The Most Famous

CONDUCTORS from Venezuela

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This page contains a list of the greatest Venezuelan Conductors. The pantheon dataset contains 128 Conductors, 2 of which were born in Venezuela. This makes Venezuela the birth place of the 13th most number of Conductors behind Czechia, and Croatia.

Top 2

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Venezuelan Conductors of all time. This list of famous Venezuelan Conductors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. José Antonio Abreu (1939 - 2018)

With an HPI of 54.08, José Antonio Abreu is the most famous Venezuelan Conductor.  His biography has been translated into 25 different languages on wikipedia.

José Antonio Abreu Anselmi (May 7, 1939 – March 24, 2018) was a Venezuelan orchestra conductor, pianist, economist, educator, activist, and politician best known for his association with El Sistema. He was honored with the 2009 Latin Grammy Trustees Award, an honor given to people who have contributed to music by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.

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2. Gustavo Dudamel (b. 1981)

With an HPI of 48.28, Gustavo Dudamel is the 2nd most famous Venezuelan Conductor.  His biography has been translated into 36 different languages.

Gustavo Adolfo Dudamel Ramírez (born 26 January 1981) is a Venezuelan conductor. He is currently the music director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He is scheduled to become the Music and Artistic Director of the New York Philharmonic in 2026.

People

Pantheon has 2 people classified as Venezuelan conductors born between 1939 and 1981. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Venezuelan conductors include Gustavo Dudamel. The most famous deceased Venezuelan conductors include José Antonio Abreu.

Living Venezuelan Conductors

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Deceased Venezuelan Conductors

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