Gustavo Dudamel’s Final Hollywood Bowl Concert Will Benefit Venezuela After Earthquakes

Gustavo Dudamel’s farewell to Los Angeles will besides usability arsenic a use for his homeland of Venezuela, which suffered catastrophic losses from copy earthquakes successful precocious June.

Dudamel and nan Los Angeles Philharmonic announced Monday that nan beloved composer’s last Hollywood Bowl performance arsenic nan orchestra’s euphony and creator director, primitively programmed arsenic “Celebrating Gustavo astatine nan Bowl: A Musical Legacy,” will alternatively beryllium called “A Concert for Venezuela.” Still scheduled for Aug. 23, nan performance will raise costs for communities affected by nan earthquakes.

“Venezuela will ever beryllium my home, and each moment, my thoughts are pinch nan families whose lives person been everlastingly changed by this tragedy,” Dudamel said successful a statement. “The suffering is immense, but truthful is nan spot and resilience of our people. This performance astatine nan Hollywood Bowl is an invitation to guidelines together and toggle shape our compassion into action.”

A afloat programme and typical guests will beryllium announced later. Dudamel and nan musicians will lend their clip and services free of charge.

Donations will use Dudamel’s Earthquake Recovery to Support Venezuelan Communities fund, successful business pinch nan United Nations Development Programme and nan Development Bank of Latin America and nan Caribbean fund. The L.A. Phil will lend $50,000 to nan fund, announced President and Chief Executive Kim Noltemy.

“In moments of profound need, our work arsenic an institution extends beyond nan stage,” she said. “We are grateful for nan opportunity to supply nonstop financial support to alleviation efforts for communities successful Venezuela pinch a $50,000 charitable aid and to guidelines alongside Gustavo successful bringing this performance to life astatine nan Bowl.”

Twin earthquakes connected June 24 devastated Venezuela, pinch much than 3,300 deaths and much than 30,000 group reported missing. As world rescue teams depart and locals are near to hunt done rubble, Venezuelans abroad, including L.A. restaurants, person looked for ways to nonstop support.

Dudamel, who was calved and raised successful Barquisimeto, Venezuela, wrote successful a 2015 op-ed for The Times that he is simply a “product” of El Sistema, nan country’s government-funded younker euphony program. He has been nan euphony head of nan Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra since 1999.