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Venezuela’s “Gustavo the Great”

February 18, 2008 by VenWorld

dudamelVenezuela’s maverick classical music conductor, Gustavo Dudamel, was featured on CBS’s 60 Minutes yesterday. Dudamel is a product of Venezuela’s renowned music education program for youth, called “El Sistema.” At the age of only 26, Dudamel was selected to lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra starting in 2009.

Check out the 60 Minutes segment that details Dudamel’s meteoric rise to success.

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Posted in Arts & Culture | Tagged 60 minutes, el sistema, gustavo dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic, venezuela, venezuelan conductor, venezuelan music | 1 Comment

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  1. on April 29, 2008 at 2:55 pm International Dance Day has Venezuela Spinning « Venezuela World

    [...] Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra, the group recently brought to world attention by conductor Gustavo Dudamel. The theater gets its name from Venezuela’s most famous female musicians, Teresa CarreƱo, a [...]



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