Venezuelan musician (1939-2018)

José Antonio Abreu Anselmi

Western classical music

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Venezuelan musician (1939-2018)

Genres

Western classical music

Awards Received

Right Livelihood Award

Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Order of Francisco de Miranda

Erasmus Prize

Glenn Gould Prize

National Music Prize of Venezuela

Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts

Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class

Polar Music Prize

Officer of the Legion of Honour

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Latin Grammy Trustees Award

honorary doctor of the Chopin University of Music

Frankfurter Musikpreis

Music

Member of, past and present

Royal Philharmonic Society

José Antonio Abreu Anselmi (May 7, 1939 – March 24, 2018) was a Venezuelan orchestra conductor, pianist, economist, educator, activist, and politician best known for his association with El Sistema. He was honored with the 2009 Latin Grammy Trustees Award, an honor given to people who have contributed to music by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.