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To Play and to Fight

To Play and to Fight

2007

8

Categories:

  • Documentary
  • Music

Overview:

The captivating story of the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra System - an incredible network of hundreds of orchestras formed within most of Venezuela’s towns and villages. Once a modest program designed to expose rural children to the wonders of music, the system has become one of the most important and beautiful music phenomena in modern history. To Play and To Fight presents interviews and performances by many of the world’s most renowned musicians including the great tenor Placido Domingo, Claudio Abbado, Sir Simon Rattle, Guiseppe Sinopoli, and Eduardo Mata, as they reflect on the impact of such a far-reaching social project. The documentary also presents the inspirational stories of world class musicians who have been trained by the Venezuelan system, including The Berlin Philharmonic’s youngest player Edicson Ruiz and world class conductor Gustavo Dudamel.

Alberto Arvelo

Director, Writer

Pedro Mezquita Arcaya

Producer

Nestor L. López-Durán

Producer

Carlos Díaz

Writer, Line Producer

Cast:

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  • Claudio Abbado

    Claudio Abbado

    Self - Interviewee
  • José Antonio Abreu

    José Antonio Abreu

    Self - Interviewee
  • Edicson Ruiz

    Edicson Ruiz

    Self - Interviewee / B...
  • Simon Rattle

    Simon Rattle

    Self - Interviewee / C...
  • Plácido Domingo

    Plácido Domingo

    Self - Interviewee / T...
  • Giuseppe Sinopoli

    Giuseppe Sinopoli

    Self - Interviewee