Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra shone with its performance in Paris
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Published at: 17/01/2025 04:22 PM
With great success, the musicians of the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra System
began their European
tour, after a spectacular performance at the Philharmonie de Paris,
in France, in which they received a standing ovation at the two concerts offered last weekend.
According to
information from Venezolana de Televisión, the Symphony Orchestra delighted the
audience with two choral pieces inspired by nature, composed by
maestro José Antonio Abreu and performed by the choral voices of the Paris Orchestra in homage to the founder of the Venezuelan Youth and
Children's Orchestra and Choirs System.
In this regard,
Maestro Eduardo Méndez emphasized that this concert cycle represents a
new milestone in the musical history of the system, since it will
once again meet the demanding European audience. “This tour, which will kick off the anniversary
celebration, will highlight the
orchestra's high artistic level, just as we will have the opportunity to continue expanding the
methodology of the System and the first educational activity will be with the
Demos Philharmonie program in Paris,” he said.
In addition, he reported
that for this important tour they prepared a demanding repertoire with works by
Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Abreu, Lorenz, Grau and Ravel. At the same time, he indicated that they will be
accompanied by special guests such as the French mezzo-soprano Marianne
Crebasa, the Chinese pianist Yuja Wang and the Venezuelan cuatrist Jorge Glem.
During their tour,
the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra will visit the Barbican Centre in London, the
Luxembourg Philharmonie, in Germany the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Isar
Philharmoniker in Munich, the Palace of Fine Arts and the Bozar in Brussels and the National Music Auditorium in Madrid.
The visit of the Simón Bolívar
Symphony from Venezuela to Europe is the first
activity of the events scheduled to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its
founding and has the support of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, as well as other allies who contribute their grain of sand to the
dissemination of national musical talent, inside and outside our borders.
VTV/Mazo News Team