1.2K views · 42 reactions |  Sunset in Caracas was accompanied by the sound of classical music on Sunday as thousands of Venezuelan musicians tried to set the record for "the world's largest orchestra" | FRANCE 24 English | Facebook

The remarkable accomplishment of a great humanist, José Antonio Abreu, who dedicated his life to set up the 'Sistema' in 1975, an extraordinary music and social project which has been running in Venezuela in an attempt to transform the lives of the nations poorest children. It has been using classical music to tackle the social problems of a country where 60% of the population live below the poverty line. By offering free instruments and tuition through a network of after-school centres all over