Carnegie Hall continues with the "Voices From Latin America," festival when it welcomes a showpiece performance from the dynamic Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela on Dec. 10 led by star conductor Gustavo Dudamel.
The Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela will perform Chavez's "Sinofonia india," Orbon's "Tres versions sinfonicas" and Revueltas "La noche de los Mayas."
"Our pre-Hispanic history-the Aztecs, the Mayas, the Incas-are still alive in the music of all these composers," concert conductor Gustavo Dudamel said. "Our music is so inside of the land. You can smell, you can eat, you can see all of our Americas."
The Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra started as a government-funded program to teach music to at-risk Venezuelan youth over 35 years ago has become one of the greatest success stories in classical music. The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela is the premier touring ensemble and is a part of El Sistema which is a network of youth and children Orchestras of Venezuela.
The ensemble is led by Dudamel who is principal conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The 31 -year old Venezuelan in a twist has returned to conductor the very same system that nurtured his talents.
Dudamel is the son of a voice teacher and trombonist and got his start in music from a very early age with El Sistema playing the role in his development. He studied violin at age ten and soon after studied composition.
He attended the Jacinto Lara Conservatory, where he was taught the violin by José Luis Jiménez. He then went on to work with José Francisco del Castillo at the Latin-American Violin Academy.
He began to study conducting in 1995, first with Rodolfo Saglimbeni, then later with Jose Antonio Abreu. In 1999, he was appointed music director of the Orquesta Sinfonica Simon Bolivar.
Gustavo Dudamel & SBSO- Mahler Symphony No. 2 Mov. V
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