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The sensational series Sounds Venezuela returns for a third year, welcoming back the superstar conductor Gustavo Dudamel and his electric Simón BolÍvar Symphony Orchestra. The festival celebrates Venezuela’s Sistema, a world-famous programme designed to connect young people from underprivileged backgrounds with classical music. They join us for a week’s residency featuring an informal family concert, a lively brass and percussion concert of Latin and classical music, plus much more to be announced.

Royal Festival Hall
Dudamel & Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela
Saturday 23 June 2012
A sensation wherever they play, the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela make an exciting return to Royal Festival Hall with their charismatic conductor Gustavo Dudamel for the next stage
Green Bar, Level 4
In Harmony Liverpool String Quartet
Saturday 23 June 2012
A wonderful opportunity to listen as the string quartet from Faith Primary School in West Everton, Liverpool, give their first ever London performance.
Level 5 Function Room
Saturday 23 June 2012
Become a member of a Bucket Band with Dan Trahey, Director of Artistic Program Development for OrchKids, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's education initiative that provides social and learning opport
Blue Bar, Level 4
Saturday 23 June 2012
Meet young musicians from National Orchestra for All, as they take part in a creative music workshop with composer and animateur Fraser Trainer.
Level 5 Function Room
Nucleo: Tomorrow's Warriors and Kuumba
Saturday 23 June 2012
Based at Southbank Centre throughout the weekend, Tomorrow's Warriors specialise in jazz and have a variety of ensembles for young people aged 11 to 25.
The Clore Ballroom
The Big Concert - SBSOV and Big Noise
Saturday 23 June 2012
On 21 June, Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Orchestra of Venezuela perform a spectacular concert in the heart of Raploch, Stirling.
The Clore Ballroom
Stockwell Children's Orchestra, In Harmony Lambeth
Saturday 23 June 2012
Join the children of Stockwell Children's Orchestra from In Harmony Lambeth as they open the Nucleo with a performance with cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, Chairman and Founder of In Harmony Sistema E
Blue Bar, Level 4
Saturday 23 June 2012 - Sunday 24 June 2012
Find out about paper orchestras and why the system has been developed in Venezuela. Have a go at playing a paper instrument.
Blue Room, Spirit Level
Coda Fiddle Orchestra with Members of Bellowhead
Saturday 23 June 2012
Coda Fiddle Orchestra is a participatory community music project based in Boscombe that works with children, young people and their families from across Bournemouth.
The Clore Ballroom
LPO's The Band and Animate Orchestra
Saturday 23 June 2012 - Saturday 23 June 2012
Open rehearsal for The Band and Animate Orchestra with LPO and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
Gamelan Room
Saturday 23 June 2012 - Sunday 24 June 2012
Come and experience the beautiful Javanese gamelan percussion orchestra at Southbank Centre.
White Room, Spirit Level
Saturday 23 June 2012
Young cellists of all ages take part in an open masterclass with Southbank Resident Artist and cellist Oliver Coates.
White Room, Spirit Level
Music for Little Ears and Voices (Music for 0-2 Year Olds)
Saturday 23 June 2012 - Tuesday 26 June 2012
Music making for parents and babies, with Tim Sutcliffe from In Harmony Lambeth.Suitable for small children ages two years and under.
The Clore Ballroom
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Live from the Royal Festival Hall
Saturday 23 June 2012
Live relay screening of the Simón Bolívar Orchestra of Venezuela in concert in Royal Festival Hall, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel.
Royal Festival Hall
Dudamel & Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela
Saturday 23 June 2012
Experience the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra in rehearsal as conductor Gustavo Dudamel puts the orchestra through its paces.
White Room, Spirit Level
Music for Little Ears (Music for 2-4 Year Olds)
Saturday 23 June 2012 - Tuesday 26 June 2012
Music making for parents and babies, with Tim Sutcliffe from In Harmony Lambeth.Suitable for children aged two to four-years-old.Workshops -Saturday 23 June
Royal Festival Hall
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Family Concert
Sunday 24 June 2012
A sensation wherever they play, the exuberant Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra performs a concert especially for families in Royal Festival Hall.
Royal Festival Hall
Players from the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela
Sunday 24 June 2012
Players from the world-famous Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra perform a mixture of Latin and classical music in a lively and informal atmosphere.
Purcell Room
Sunday 24 June 2012
A one-hour concert by the young Venezuelan quartet, formed from the top players in the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra.
The Clore Ballroom
Southbank Sinfonia and Southwark Youth Orchestra
Sunday 24 June 2012
Based at Waterloo, Britain's orchestra of young professionals - Southbank Sinfonia - share their energy and expertise with younger counterparts from Southwark Youth Orchestra, delving together into