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.

March 28, 2024

Brooklyn College Announces Tania León Chair of Music, Appoints Malcolm J. Merriweather to Inaugural Position

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Upcoming Schedule

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Los Angeles, CA
October 10, 2024
8pm

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Works by León, Barber and Tchaikovsky

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner, conductor
Randall Goosby, violin

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts
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Costa Mesa, CA
October 11, 2024
8pm

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Presented by the Philharmonic Society of Orange County

Works by León, Shostakovich & Tchaikovsky

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner,conductor
Patricia Kopatchinskaja,violin

Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
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Featured Press

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NPR

The unplanned, unstoppable career of composer Tania León

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The Washington Post

Tania León changed the sound of being American

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Photo by Gail Hadani