Incredible Musicians. Dudamel and the Orchestra, Alexis Cardenas and Jorge Glem

Gustavo Dudamel is a well-known Orchestra director.  He´s the principal conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony in Sweden and director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in California.

Recently, he played with the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolivar in the Latin Grammy´s opening and has been recognized as Artist of the Year by Gramophone, a respected British classical music magazine, 2011.

Here you will see a video of him conducting the Orchestra and accompanied by the well-know violinist Alexis Cardenas and the amazing cuatro soloist Jorge Glem (at min 3:35 you can see an impressive cuatro solo by Jorge Glem)

Enjoy one of the finest music interpretations by the best of the venezuelan musicians.

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