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Introspective Tchaikovsky: The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra at La Scala

By James Imam, 01 September 2015
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Reviewed at Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 30 August 2015
Programme
Tchaikovsky, The Tempest, Symphonic Fantasia in F minor, Op.18
Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture
Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 6 in B minor, "Pathétique", Op.74
Performers
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela
Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor
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Grooving with The Dude: the Bolívars make Bernstein and Falla dance
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
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Jonathan Sutherland, 13th May
A case of “seeing double” in Salzburg, as Cecilia Bartoli brings West Side Story to her Whitsun Festival. 
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James Imam
James Imam
James Imam is an arts journalist writing for publications including The Financial Times, The Times, Musical America and Opera magazine. He grew up in Manchester, read anthropology at Cambridge and has since lived in Milan. As a once-aspiring countertenor he has an abiding interest in Baroque music.