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8,573 Venezuelan musicians set world’s largest orchestra record

Venezuela has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest orchestra with 8,573 musicians playing together for more than five minutes. The record was set by the country’s National System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras, known as “El Sistema”. The previous such record for an orchestra was made by Russia when 8,097 musicians played together in St. Petersburg.

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The broadcast included a recording of Guinness World Records expert Susana Reyes announcing that the Venezuelan musicians had been successful in setting a new record after they played LaMarche Slave by Pyotr Tchaikovsky for more than five minutes.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

  • Venezuela Capital: Caracas;
  • Venezuela Currency: Venezuelan bolívar;
  • President of Venezuela: Nicolás Maduro.

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Sumit Arora

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