From September 28 to October 9, the Center for Social Action Through Music in Caracas will be the venue for the 2011 Young Pianists' Festival presented by the National System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras of Venezuela.

The festival features soloists Ana Karina Álamo, Kristhyan Benítez, Olga López and Javier Rameix (Venezuela), Alexander Romanovsky (Ukraine), Ferhan and Ferzan Önder (Austria), and Alexía Mouzá (Greece-Venezuela) and comprises recitals, symphony concerts and master classes.

The Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, the Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra, and the Caracas Symphony Youth Orchestra, three of El Sistema’s top orchestras, will participate in the festival under the baton of maestros Pablo Castellanos, Giancarlo Guerrero, Christian Vásquez, Dietrich Paredes and Manuel López

Festival Schedule

Wednesday 28
Simón Bolívar Hall
5:00 p. m.

Thursday 29
Fedora Alemán Hall.
5:00 p. m.

Friday 30
Simón Bolívar Hall
5:00 p. m.

Saturday 1
Simón Bolívar Hall
5:00 p. m.

Sunday 2
Fedora Alemán Hall.
11:00 a. m.

Friday 7
Simón Bolívar Hall
5:00 p. m.

Saturday 8
Simón Bolívar Hall
5:00 p. m.

Sunday 9
Fedora Alemán Hall
11:00 a. m.

All concerts and recitals are free and open to the public.