The Venezuelan National Orchestra (La Orquesta Sinfonica de Venezuela) recently built a world-class national symphony hall and installed Millennia audio path throughout the entire building. So I was gratified to learn that the 2009 TED Prize was being given to maestro José Antonio Abreu , architect of El Sistema – Venezuela’s remarakable program that molds at-risk kids into symphony orchestra musicians. 

And what musicians they are! Watch this breathtaking video of the premier youth orchestra of Venezuela, recorded live from TED2009. This is the 2nd movement of Shostakovich’s 10th Symphony.   

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