Spanish actress and director María Valverde and conductor Gustavo Dudamel are making “El Canto de las Manos.” Deadline is reporting that the duo will make a feature documentary that tells the story behind a deaf choir’s unique production of the Beethoven opera “Fidelio.” Valverde will direct the doc and DJ Kurs, Artistic Director of the acclaimed Deaf West Theatre company {…}

Harvard University has announced that Gustavo Dudamel will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Music. The university said, “Known for his dynamic musicianship and his devotion to the power of the arts, Gustavo Dudamel is an internationally renowned conductor. Currently the music and artistic director of both the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, {…}

Gustavo Dudamel, the LA Philharmonic’s Music Director, will receive the UCLA Medal, the highest honor of excellence for extraordinary accomplishment given to an individual by the university. He will receive the award during a ceremony on May 7 from UCLA Chancellor Gene Block. The medal, which is designed by Tiffany & Co., is awarded to those who have achieved exceptional {…}

Gustavo Dudamel will join Clare Adamson, MSP, Convener of the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee, in conversation at the Scottish Parliament on August 25. The special discussion is hosted by the Festival of Politics in partnership with the Edinburgh International Festival (EIF), where Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela will perform their first international concerts {…}