“¡Viva Maestro! is a stunning, poignant look at this incredible moment in history through the lens of classical music…An emotional, uplifting journey…¡Viva Maestro! feels remarkably timely.”
The Globe and Mail/Amil Niazi
“Character is at the heart of ¡Viva Maestro! — Dudamel’s personal character and the character of his music making…what you see is what you hear, and that’s what makes him and the movie riveting.”
Los Angeles Times/Marc Swed
“The film is an inspiration all around… ¡Viva Maestro! will surely rank as one of the great films about music this year.”
Shock Ya/Harvey Karten
“In ¡Viva Maestro!, Ted Braun’s celebratory doc, the audience will be enmeshed in the glory that is Dudamel…For those who love classical music and art, ¡Viva Maestro! is a film for you.”
POV Magazine/Marc Glassman
“Theodore Braun’s exceptional documentary ¡Viva Maestro! is not to be missed… the perfect confluence of music, drama, and uplifting story.”
Easy Reader New/Neely Swanson
“This documentary tells an absolutely heart-wrenching story…captures remarkable moments, both poetic and devastating.”
Violinist.com/Laurie Niles
“Dudamel is a joyfully appealing figure, and the film benefits from following such an amiable subject.”
New York Times/Teo Bugbee
Superstar conductor Gustavo Dudamel faces the test of a lifetime when social unrest in his Venezuelan homeland challenges his conviction that music has the power to unite, in writer- director Ted Braun’s emotional affirmation of the resilience of art in a time of political crisis.
