John F. Hotchkis

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John F. Hotchkis, board member of the L.A. Philharmonic, with a young violinist. Hotchkis is also chairman and CEO of Ramajal LLC. El Sistema begins training kids as young as three. The best end up playing in the country's 30 professional orchestras and the national orchestra in Caracas.