Awarding The Prize

GGF President Glenn Morley awards the Eighth Glenn Gould Prize to Dr. José Antonio Abreu.

Dudamel & Abreu

Mayor Miller presents Gustavo Dudamel with the City of Toronto Glenn Gould Protégé Prize.

Gustavo Dudamel Conducts

Four Seasons Centre

A full house crowds the lobby at intermission.

Education & Community Outreach Concerts

Students at Sir John A Macdonald wait for the Simón Bolívar Percussion Ensemble to perform.

Percussion Ensemble

Instruments & Gifts Presentation

Dr. Abreu receives a unique and rare replica of Glenn Gould's infamous chair with City Councillor and GGF Board of Director, Kyle Rae.

Gifts to El Sistema

Along with the instruments for the children of El Sistema, two original pencil sketches by Yuka Zuver are presented to Maestro Abreu.

Yamaha & El Sistema

Steve Butterworth (Yamaha Music Canada Ltd), Maestro Abreu and Ken Hiraoka (President, Yamaha Music Canada Ltd)

Promise of Music

One of the numerous panels and workshops from The Promise of Music Symposium on music education.

Venezuela Brass Ensemble

Maestro Thomas Clamour (Berlin Philharmonic) conducts the Venezuelan Brass Ensemble in their Canadian debut at Koerner Hall.

Rafael conducts

Up and coming Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare leads the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra in front of 12,700 school kids from across Ontario.

Rogers Centre Youth Concert

The SBYO

The youth orchestra dominates the stage.  Photo credit: Fred Bunting.