Tocar & Luchar

NR 2006 Documentary
The winner of the audience award at the Miami International Film Festival, To Play and To Fight presents 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.

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Abbado
Jose Antonio Abreu
Daniel Arias
Joyce Blanco
Mark Churchill
Daniel Coronado
Gustavo Dudamel
Johnny Gomez
Kenneth Jones
Ronny Marcano
Eduardo Marturet
Eduardo Mendez
Simon Rattle
Lila Rivas
Edicson Ruiz
Himself
Himself
Himself - Violoncello
Herself - Viola
Himself
Himself - Trumpet
Himself - Conductor
Himself
Himself - Violin
Himself - Trumpet
Himself
Himself
Himself - Conductor
Herself - Violin
Himself - Bass

Crew


Alberto Arvelo Mendoza
Carlos Díaz
Alberto Arvelo Mendoza
Igor Lanz
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