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A young musician puts bow to strings in Caracas, Venezuela, where her classical music training comes compliments of El Sistema the System. Today, about half a million young Venezuelans are enrolled in the programs centers. A shining alumnus: Gustavo Dudamel, music-director-to-be for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Venezuela's El Sistema

( Susana Gonzalez / For The Times )

A young musician puts bow to strings in Caracas, Venezuela, where her classical music training comes compliments of El Sistema the System. Today, about half a million young Venezuelans are enrolled in the programs centers. A shining alumnus: Gustavo Dudamel, music-director-to-be for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

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