Gustavo Dudamel: Leningrad Symphony

Founded in 1975 in Venezuela by the musician and economist José Antonio Abreu, El Sistema is the largest social and musical organization in the world. Based on innovation and the collective practice of music, it promotes artistic excellence and has created a global network of orchestras and choirs.

Over the years, Gustavo Dudamel has conducted various ensembles from El Sistema on different tours around the world. On this occasion, we will see him leading the Sinfónica Nacional Juvenil de Venezuela.

We will be able to listen to Shostakovich's well-known Leningrad Symphony, a wartime work brimming with heroism and humanity. It was composed during World War II and exposes and exemplifies the brutality of those times.