page_title: Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar
hierarchical_section_title: Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar
caption_attribution_description: English: Orchestra Simon Bolivar from Venezuela during a presentation at Sala Sao Paulo, Julio Prestes Cultural Complex, Sao Paulo - SP - Brazil.
context_page_description: The Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar is a Venezuelan orchestra. Named after the Venezuelan national hero Simón Bolívar, it is the apex of the nation's system of youth orchestras, although by 2011, it was no longer officially a youth orchestra because the average age of the players had risen too high. It was replaced as the national youth orchestra by the Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra.
  The economist José Antonio Abreu established the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar on 12 February 1978.
  Gustavo Dudamel has been the orchestra's artistic director since 1999. The orchestra has worked with many famous conductors including Claudio Abbado and Simon Rattle.
context_section_description: The Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar (Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra) is a Venezuelan orchestra. Named after the Venezuelan national hero Simón Bolívar, it is the apex of the nation's system of youth orchestras, although by 2011, it was no longer officially a youth orchestra because the average age of the players had risen too high. It was replaced as the national youth orchestra by the Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra.
  The economist José Antonio Abreu established the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar on 12 February 1978. 
  Gustavo Dudamel has been the orchestra's artistic director since 1999.  The orchestra has worked with many famous conductors including Claudio Abbado and Simon Rattle.
caption: The Orchestra during a performance in 2013 at the Julio Prestes Cultural Complex, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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