GALLERY: On tour with Dudamel and the Encuentros Orchestra

“A dare: bring together 59 young people from 12 countries for 12 days in the midst of a pandemic to tackle a high-profile musical challenge. We accompany the Venezuelan teacher and his clan during an intense human and sound journey.”

by Ana Alfageme / photography by Francis Tsang
for El País

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel and actress María Valverde, co-chairs of the Dudamel Foundation, on the beach with members of the Encuentros Orchestra. On the left, the concertmaster Andreas Siles. To the right of María, the viola Ayelén Lobato, from Argentina; the Spanish cellist Paula Torres; and the Uruguayan double bass player Gastón Caballero. 📸 Francis Tsang