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Tania León was the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Composer-in-Residence for two seasons concluding in July 2025. The orchestra’s new album on their in-house label presents four of León’s works which the orchestra has premiered in the UK and Europe including an LPO commission. Horizons (1999) is a shimmering tapestry of asymmetrical rhythms and Latin inflected orchestration. Stride (2020) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning work inspired by Susan B. Anthony with a powerful rhythmic language that blends Black music traditions from the U.S and the Caribbean. Pasajes (2022) is a vivid four-part work evoking the sounds, sights, and joyful spirit of León’s childhood in Cuba — a sonic gallery of cultural memory, celebration and radio playing in the street. Finally, Raíces (Origins) — an LPO and Concertgebouw Brugge co-commission which premiered in 20024— explores León’s multicultural heritage through a vibrant, three-part structure that fuses contemplative textures, lively Latin rhythms, and jazz-inflected exuberance. All works are new to the WFMT library.

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