FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2008 file photo, Jose Antonio Abreu, 69, director of the National Network of Youth and Child Orchestras of Venezuela, a foundation that provides music classes for impoverished children, poses for photographs during an interview with The Associated Press in Oviedo, northern Spain. British musician Peter Gabriel and Venezuelan composer Jose Antonio Abreu on Tuesday were named the winners of the 2009 Polar Music Prize. AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2008 file photo, Jose Antonio Abreu, 69, director of the National Network of Youth and Child Orchestras of Venezuela, a foundation that provides music classes for impoverished children, poses for photographs during an interview with The Associated Press in Oviedo, northern Spain. British musician Peter Gabriel and Venezuelan composer Jose Antonio Abreu on Tuesday were named the winners of the 2009 Polar Music Prize.

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