Pianist Gabriela Montero criticizes U.S. Aid for El Sistema

Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero has sharply criticized the planned U.S. funding worth millions for the Venezuelan government’s music program, El Sistema. According to the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, the State Department, in conjunction with Congress, plans to allocate $57 million (approximately 49 million euros) to the Fundación Musical Simón Bolívar. Among other things, the money […]