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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

A history of music, poverty and hope

 (This article was originally written for Th!nk about it: Developing world)

I feel the urge to confess, before I say anything, that I’m prouder than pride itself to share my nationality with Gustavo Dudamel. I have yet to meet a venezuelan who doesn’t get goosebumps when s/he hears that Dudamel is conducting the Gothenburg Symphony, or the Los Angeles Philharmonic.