Dudamel's heroic Beethoven challenge

Beethoven's third symphony - the Eroica - is an exposing piece for any orchestra. Will the newly matured Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra make the grade?This is a challenge for Gustavo Dudamel and the Simon Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, make no mistake. Their programmes at the South Bank - part of a well-curated weekend of music-making that celebrates not only Venezuela's El Sistema and its Scottish and English outposts, but at least a soupçon of the spectrum of some other London-based music e...

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