Tania León: Horizons, Raíces (Origins), Stride, Pasajes

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LPO–0135
Released July 2025

Recorded at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall:
Stride on 31 March 2023
Horizons on 25 October 2023
Raíces (Origins) on 6 March 2024
Pasajes on 21 February 2025

Producers: Andrew Walton, K&A Productions (Horizons) Tim Burton, K&A Productions (Stride); Nick Parker, Floating Earth (Raíces (Origins) & Pasajes)

Engineers: Deborah Spanton, K&A Productions (Horizons & Stride); Tom Lewington, Floating Earth (Raíces (Origins)); Mike Hatch, Floating Earth (Pasajes)

Executive Producers: Elena Dubinets, David Burke, Graham Wood

Publisher: Peermusic Classical

℗ 2025 London Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd
© 2025 London Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd

Tania León: Horizons, Raíces (Origins), Stride, Pasajes

Horizons (UK premiere performance)
Raíces (Origins) (world premiere performance & recording)
Stride (UK premiere performance; world premiere recording)
Pasajes (European premiere performance; world premiere recording)

Edward Gardner conductor
Karina Canellakis conductor
Dima Slobodeniouk conductor

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Cuban-American composer Tania León brought her bold, vibrant voice to the London Philharmonic Orchestra as Composer-in-Residence (2023–25) – premiering ground-breaking works alongside mentoring our LPO Young Composers.

Her evocative Horizons (1999) mesmerised audiences at its UK premiere, while Raíces (2024) – a vivid fusion of Latin rhythms and jazz – explores León’s multi-cultural heritage. The Pulitzer-winning Stride (2020) honours US feminist pioneer Susan B. Anthony’s legacy, blending Caribbean and orchestral traditions with electrifying energy. Closing her residency, Pasajes (2025) painted a jubilant sonic portrait of León’s Cuban childhood – each piece propelling her as a defining voice of 21st-century orchestral music.

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