Tania León
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.
Tania León nominated for two Latin GRAMMY® Awards for her Composition Raíces (Origins) and Album Tania León: Horizons, Raíces (Origins), Stride, Pasajes
Tania León has received two nominations; Best Classical Composition and Best Classical Album
Upcoming Schedule
New York Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel conducts his first New York Philharmonic tour, the Orchestra’s first European tour in almost a decade. Concerts take place at the Philharmonie de Paris in Paris, France; L’Auditori in Barcelona, Spain; Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid, Spain; Philharmonie in Berlin, Germany; Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany; and Musikverein in Vienna, Austria. The repertoire includes John Adams’s On the Transmigration of Souls, featuring the Spain-based chorale Orfeó Català; the European Premieres of new works by Tania León and Zosha Di Castri; and Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 and Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5. Additional details to be announced.
