What is José Antonio Abreu?
{{Infobox person | name = José Antonio Abreu | image = Antonio ABREU.jpg | caption = Abreu in 2007 |birth_name = José Antonio Abreu Anselmi | birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|5|7|mf=y}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|3|24|1939|5|7|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Valera]], Venezuela | residence = | death_place = [[Caracas]], Venezuela | death_cause = | known = founder of [[El Sistema]] | alma_mater = [[University of Michigan]] | occupation = [[orchestra conductor]], [[pianist]], [[economist]], [[educator]], [[activist]], and [[politician]]. | website = | footnotes = }} {{Spanish name|Abreu|Anselmi}} '''José Antonio Abreu Anselmi''' (May 7, 1939 &ndash; March 24, 2018) was a [[Venezuela]]n orchestra conductor, pianist, economist, educator, activist, and politician. He was best known for his association with [[El Sistema]]. He was [[Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/jul/29/classicalmusicandopera1|title=Gustavo Dudamel|first=Ed|last=Vulliamy|date=29 July 2007|publisher=|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> He was honored with the 2009 [[Latin Grammy Trustees Award]], an honor given to personalities that have contributed to music by the [[Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences]]. Abreu died of complications from [[chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]] in [[Caracas]] on March 24, 2018 at the age of 78.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elpais.com/internacional/2018/03/24/america/1521928472_820222.html|title=Muere José Antonio Abreu, maestro de Gustavo Dudamel|first=Alonso|last=Moleiro|date=25 March 2018|publisher=|via=elpais.com}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * Biography on [https://web.archive.org/web/20060428000616/http://www.rightlivelihood.org/recip/abreu.htm Right Livelihood Award] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20051031192120/http://www.analitica.com/vas/1999.08.4/articulos/18.htm The Work of José Antonio Abreu] {{in lang|es}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Abreu, Jose Antonio}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:2