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Dudamel’s binational concert was a powerful appetizer in Bogotá

By Julián Montaña, 07 July 2015
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“orchestral mass and the right direction of musical ideas managed to build a tidy and strong sound”
Reviewed at Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Bogotá on 6 July 2015
Programme
Beethoven, Egmont, Op.84: Overture
Dudamel, Suite de Libertador
Beethoven, Fidelio, Op.72: Overture
Beethoven, Fantasia in C minor for piano, chorus, and orchestra "Choral Fantasy", Op.80
Performers
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela
Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá
Sergio Tiempo, Piano
Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor
Coro de la Ópera de Colombia
Coro Filarmónico Juvenil
Sociedad Coral Santa Cecilia
Julieth Lozano Rolong, Soprano
Sergio Monsalve, Countertenor
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Mark Pullinger, 28th August
Between gigs at Wembley as Coldplay’s support act, the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra brings its distinctive brand of infectious music-making to the Southbank.
****1
Simón Bolívar Orchestra and Dudamel celebrate El Sistema
Roy Westbrook, 16th January
An evening of audience roars begins as soon as Gustavo Dudamel first mounts the podium at the Barbican. 
****1
An Edinburgh night to remember as Dudamel returns to the Simón Bolívar
David Smythe, 26th August
The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel and cuatro player Jorge Glem set the Edinburgh International Festival alight with a mix of Venezuelan music and a terrific Mahler 1. 
*****
Dudamel conquers Barcelona with Beethoven
Pep Gorgori, 13th March
In Barcelona, Gustavo Dudamel and Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela continued their Beethoven cycle with performances of the Fifth and Sixth. 
*****
Dudamel and the Bolívars: a “socks-on” kind of ensemble
Jacob Slattery, 7th October
Maestro Gustavo Dudamel and the musicians of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra are undoubtedly the most prominent ambassadors for Venezuelan orchestral music today, and they hit the stage on Friday for their second night at Carnegie Hall’s opening weekend.
***11
Cecilia Bartoli as Maria in Salzburg
Jonathan Sutherland, 13th May
A case of “seeing double” in Salzburg, as Cecilia Bartoli brings West Side Story to her Whitsun Festival. 
***11
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Coro Filarmónico JuvenilCoro de la Ópera de ColombiaEgmont, Op.84: OvertureFantasia in C minor for piano, chorus, and orchestra "Choral Fantasy", Op.80Fidelio, Op.72: OvertureGustavo DudamelJulieth Lozano RolongLudwig van BeethovenOrquesta Filarmónica de BogotáSergio TiempoSimón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of VenezuelaSociedad Coral Santa Cecilia
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Julián Montaña
Julián Montaña
Julián Montaña es magíster y candidato a doctor en Musicología de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. Es profesor universitario y traductor. Trabaja en diversos proyectos editoriales sobre música como Lector Musical, y colabora con orquestas sinfónicas de Colombia y salas de conciertos en Bogotá realizado notas de programa de conciertos.