When you give an instrument to a young person

that doesn't have any hope,

you are giving a world of possibilities.

GUSTAVO
Musical Education

In music, you have to listen to each others,

you have to create harmony with other instruments

you start to listen differently.

When you apply that in the society,

you become a different person

you are a different human being.

I was blessed to be born in a country

where we have Maestro José Antonio Abreu

and a program called El Sistema.

We are all the time together

playing and listening to each other,

creating harmonies and understanding.

YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles) is a program
inspired by El Sistema.

It is not just an orchestra.

It is

not just a music school.

It is a program 
that provides hope and inspiration.

Master Abreu always said:

"Start small ...

And from that, you get bigger and bigger.

"

It's incredible to see El Sistema in Japan.

In Korea.

In Sweden.

And here in Los Angeles.

It's all around the world!

They are children...

listening

and seeing other children,

all doing music.

And a family is created

where everyone trusts each other.

I think that's the ideal.

Music as a fundamental human right.

That for me is the most important thing.

Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

Gustavo Dudamel
Artistic and Musical Director