The Best Classical Moments of the Week on YouTube
'When he died last Saturday at 78, José Antonio Abreu was widely remembered as the founder of El Sistema, Venezuela’s system of free music education and youth orchestras — and as the mentor of the conductor Gustavo Dudamel, one of classical music’s most famous figures. His influence spread further through the proliferation of youth orchestras in underserved communities inspired by El Sistema. Here Mr. Dudamel leads one of them, the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (known as YOLA), in a bit of Beethoven’s Ninth. Sure, older musicians might have more polish, but it would be hard to top the visceral excitement of watching this ensemble’s young timpanist beat his way into the boffo ending, live at the Hollywood Bowl.'>>>
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/30/arts/music/youtube-moments-classical.html?
