Venezuela, with the record for the largest orchestra in the world 1:50
(CNN Spanish) -
The interpretation of the Slavic march held on Saturday, November 13 in the courtyard of honor of the Caracas military academy won the Guinness record as the largest orchestra in the world by surpassing 8,097 musicians playing simultaneously for more than 5 minutes.
The announcement was made by the organization this Saturday through a video in which it certified the feat, in the middle of an emotional celebration concert.
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12,000 Venezuelan musicians from the 23 states of the country and aged between 17 and 70 years, joined this concert that surpassed, in number of musicians, the record reached by Russia in 2019 with 8,097 musicians.
The piece was conducted by Andrés David Ascanio and was dedicated to maestro José Antonio Abreu, founder of the Venezuelan system of children's and youth orchestras and choirs.
The system is a state initiative created with the objective of promoting values through music among children in the poorest areas of the country.
In the concert in which the Guinness record was achieved held in a military space, the questioned president Nicolás Maduro was not present.
In his place, the vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, made an appearance.
Maduro's son, Nicolás Maduro Guerra, also joined the concert.
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With information from Osmary Hernández.