Gustavo Adolfo Dudamel Ram�rez (born January 26, 1981) is a Venezuelan conductor (conducting) and violinist. He is currently the principal conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony in Gothenburg, Sweden, and music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Los Angeles, California. and artistic director of the Orquesta Sinf�nica Sim�n Bol�var in Caracas, Venezuela.