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To Play and to Fight (2007)

To Play and to Fight (2007)

Music Documentary

Only those who dream achieve the impossible.

Release Date: 2007, March 20
Directors: Alberto Arvelo
Countries: Venezuela
Production: Cinema Sur, Explorart Films, Cines Unidos, BintFilm
Cast: Plácido Domingo, Simon Rattle, Claudio Abbado, José Antonio Abreu, Edicson Ruiz

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.