The Promise of Music Gustavo Dudamel Conducts the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela

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The Promise of Music Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela The Promise of Music Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela he concert given by the Simón Bolívar Youth Or- chestra of Venezuela under its conductor Gustavo Dudamel at the Beethovenfest 2007 in Bonn was Conductor Gustavo Dudamel T a highlight of the musical year. Over 200 young mu- Orchestra The Simón Bolívar sicians between the ages of 10 and 24, many from Youth Orchestra underprivileged backgrounds, performed with nearly of Venezuela untamable energy under the baton of a young maestro destined to conduct the most fabled orchestras in the Concert world. Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica” Born in 1981, Gustavo Dudamel is a product of José Pablo Moncayo García Huapango Venezuela’s “Sistema de Orquestas,” which was found- Arturo Márquez Danzón No. 2 ed by J. A. Abreu to allow children of all social milieus Alberto Ginastera Quatro danzas del ballet to learn an instrument and play in an ensemble. After “Estancia”, Op. 8b (Estancia Suite) winning a competition in 2004, Dudamel quickly went Length: 94' on to conduct several major orchestras. Critics try to Cat. no. A055122390000 capture Dudamel’s effect on musicians and audiences with words such as “electricity,” “vibrancy” and “mag- ic,” and Sir Simon Rattle has called him “the most as- Documentary “The Promise of Music” tonishingly gifted conductor I have ever come across.” Directed by Enrique Sánchez-Lansch Length: 90' In the riveting 90-minute documentary “The Promise Cat. no. A05016554 of Music” directed by Enrique Sánchez Lansch (award- winning “Rhythm Is It”), we follow Dudamel as he pre- pares his orchestra in Caracas for its concert in Bonn, A production of Unitel and we accompany the young musicians on their trip and Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images to Europe. The film also features comments by such in cooperation with the Deutsche Welle TV distinguished musicians as Claudio Abbado, Daniel shot in HDTV 1080 Barenboim, Sir Simon Rattle and Esa-Pekka Salonen.

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