TED Talks: Gustavo Dudamel And The Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra

The Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra (Sinfónica Juvenil Teresa Carreño) is the national high school age youth orchestra of El Sistema, Venezuela's groundbreaking, life-changing musical education program. Led here by Gustavo Dudamel, they play Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10, 2nd movement, and Arturo Márquez' Danzón No. 2.

Gustavo Dudamel, himself a product of the El Sistema, conducted the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela for several years, and recently was named the Los Angeles Philharmonic's music director. He also continues to conduct other orchestras around the world.

The orchestra's namesake, Teresa Carreño, was a legendary Venezuelan pianist after whom the main theater/concert hall complex in Caracas is also named.

Comments

[stayinsouth1981]

Watch the TED talks link, Crank it up and enjoy. It's nothing but inspirational! Thank you Venezuela.

[wolfgangmo]

I used to live in Caracas. The music there is wonderful. Say what you will about Chavez, but don't badmouth Venezuela or Venezelanos around me. I miss it alot and not just because of the weather and chocolate.

[CitizenFarmer]

Dudamel is as close to perfection in his art as anyone can ever hope to be. He is simply and complexly the best.

[ena]

This is a very uplifting post and wish there would be more of these please. Dudamel and his young artists can you hear my applause? Thank you for such beautiful and powerful music.

[marew]

Dudamel is amazing! He is extremely gifted. With all the rotten things going on in the world, it is a pleasure to read about Dudamel and hear some of his conducting. I predict he will be a bright star in music for a very long time.

[zola77]

great! Thank you for posting this!