Jose Abreu和他的音乐'济贫'

Jose Abreu大概是近代最了不起的社会活动家和教育家.
作为一个学院里的经济学家,他却在过去三十多年里致力于"济贫"--把古典音乐训练带给委内瑞拉社会底层的孩子们.
至今他的音乐教学体系里有50多个音乐中心,100个青少年乐团,50多个儿童乐团,影响到25万个孩子. 他培养了整整一代人.
其中最出名的乐团是Simon Bolivar青少年乐团. ,有些姣姣者已成为世界级音乐家.
Gustavo Dudamel就是他体系的产物,以后成为他的学生兼助手.27岁的他最近刚被任命为洛杉矶爱乐乐团的总监,这是音乐界非常瞩目的大事.

"Music has to be recognized as an ... agent of social development in the highest sense, because it transmits the highest values -- solidarity, harmony, mutual compassion. And it has the ability to unite an entire community and to express sublime feelings." ---José Antonio Abreu

下面是他在的TED大奖后的发言:

简介他充满人性的文化革命及对改变贫困的作用:

[weston]

回复种菜得菜的评论:
He understands the power of music at completely different level and is able to utilize it for social changes.
I wish he gets Nobel prize someday for his great work.

[种菜得菜]

I am so impressed by this great man.