This week, Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela kick off a five-city tour of the United States, sharing the music of Latin America with audiences in
Berkeley (Nov. 29 & 30),
Chicago (Dec. 2),
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 4), and
Philadelphia (Dec. 5), and at
New York’s Carnegie Hall (Dec. 10 & 11).
Their musical programs will feature music by Latin American composers Carlos Chávez, Julián Orbón, Silvestre Revueltas, Esteban Benzecry, Antonio Estévez, and Heitor Villa-Lobos. Audiences in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. will have a chance to hear Gustavo and the Bolívars perform Strauss’s tone poem
Eine Alpensinfonie.
Gustavo and the Bolívars’ New York concerts are part of
Carnegie Hall’s Voices from Latin America festival. Developed under the guidance of Gustavo, composer
Osvaldo Golijov, jazz pianist and composer
Chucho Valdés, and singer, songwriter, and guitarist
Gilberto Gil, Voices from Latin America encompasses the music of many regions, with particular emphasis on Brazil, Cuba, Venezuela, and Mexico.
As part of this residency, on December 8, Gustavo, Dr. José Antonio Abreu, and Dr. Leon Botstein will participate in a panel discussion about El Sistema’s influence on educational thinking in the United States.
Join them at Carnegie Hall.
Musical America has named Gustavo Dudamel the 2013 Musician of the Year. In announcing the honor, the publication hailed the Venezuelan conductor for his “charisma, tireless advocacy for music education, and expressive music-making.”
Gustavo returns to Tel Aviv in 2013, conducting his first performances of the New Year with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in performances that feature cellist Emanuele Silvestri. Gustavo and the IPO present Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 alongside Strauss’s tone poemsDon Juan and Till Eulenspiegel (January 15, 16, 18, 19) and Mozart’s Serenade No. 9 (January 17, 20, 21). Pianist Arie Vardi will join Gustavo for an all-Mozart afternoon concert on January 18.
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