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.

April 16, 2025

Columbia University announces Tania León as the 2025 recipient of the William Schuman Award

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Upcoming Schedule

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Blue Hill, ME
July 9-13, 2025

Kneisel Hall Festival

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Ostrava, Czech Republic
August 11-31, 2025

Ostrava Days Festival

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Featured Press

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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