What is the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar?
Q: What is the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar?
A: The Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar is a youth orchestra from Venezuela.
Q: What is the age range of the musicians in the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar?
A: Nearly all the musicians in the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar are in their 20s.
Q: Who started the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar?
A: The economist José Antonio Abreu started the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar in 1975.
Q: How did the Venezuelan government support the formation of the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar?
A: The Venezuelan government gave children from poor backgrounds the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, and some of the best of these players were selected for the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar.
Q: Who is the artistic director of the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar?
A: Gustavo Dudamel has been the orchestra's artistic director since 1999.
Q: What kinds of music have the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar recorded?
A: The Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar has recorded music by Beethoven as well as Latin American music.
Q: When did the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar first become famous internationally?
A: The Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar became internationally famous when they played at the BBC Proms in London in August 2007.
