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Gustavo Dudamel conducts Dante, a new ballet by Thomas Adès
21st Apr 2023
Based on Dante's La Divina Commedia, Thomas Adès's three-part ballet receives a virtuosic performance from the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with music that moves from the grotesque to the sublime, incorporating a touch of Franz Liszt along the way.
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John Williams's soundtrack for Star Wars: The Force Awakens
25th Dec 2015
James feels the power of the Force with John Williams's new Star Wars soundtrack...
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Gustavo Dudamel conducts a new oratorio by John Adams
10th Mar 2014
James explores The Gospel According to the Other Mary, excellent performances from Kelley O’Connor as Mary Magdalene and Tamara Mumford as Martha.
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Gustavo Dudamel
15th Aug 2011
The young Venezuelan conductor proves himself to be ‘a great musician with sound musical instincts ‘ in live recordings of Bruckner, Sibelius and Nielsen with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
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El Sistema
7th Dec 2009
A life-affirming and moving documentary by Paul Smaczny charting the evolution of the Venezuelan music education programme which produced the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra.
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Fiesta! - Dudamel and the Venezuelans
19th May 2008
The Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra scintillate in a programme of Latin American showpieces including music by Revueltas, Romerto, Ginastera and Castellanos.
