Tania León

composer and conductor

Tania León (b. Havana, Cuba) is highly regarded as a composer, conductor, educator, and advisor to arts organizations. Her orchestral work Stride, commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, was awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Music. In 2022, she was named a recipient of the 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements. In 2023, she was awarded the Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition from Northwestern University. Most recently, León became the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s next Composer-in-Residence—a post she will hold for two seasons, beginning in September 2023. She will also hold Carnegie Hall’s Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair for its 2023-2024 season.

December 20, 2024

The Recording Academy Announces Tania León as a 2025 Special Merit Award Honoree

Special Merit Award is presented to individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of recording.

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Upcoming Schedule

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Washington DC
April 11, 2025
8pm

Jennifer Koh and the Del Sol String Quartet

Part of Concerts from the Library of Congress

Coolidge Auditorium
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Boston, MA
May 10, 2025

Boston Conservatory at Berklee Commencement

Ms. León is to be presented an honorary Doctoral degree during the 2025 commencement of the Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music

Agganis Arena
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Featured Press

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Feature
December 2, 2022

NPR

The unplanned, unstoppable career of composer Tania León

Tom Huizenga
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December 1, 2022

The Washington Post

Tania León changed the sound of being American

Michael Andor Brodeur
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Photo by Gail Hadani