Gabriela Ortiz

• One of Mexico’s most prominent composers today, with an international career that includes recent commissions from the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
• Rhythmically driven musical language synthesizes high art, folk music, and jazz in novel, sophisticated ways
• Her music, which includes works for chamber ensemble, orchestra, opera, dance, and cinema, frequently addresses gender and racial issues, social justice, and environmental concerns
• Awards include the National Prize for Arts and Literature, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, the Fulbright Fellowship, and Banff Center for the Arts Residency

Works by Gabriela Ortiz include:
Antrópolis (2019) for orchestra
Yanga (2019) for choir, percussion quartet and orchestra
Kauyumari (2021) for orchestra
Altar de Cuerda (2022) for violin and orchestra

For more information and sound samples, please visit www.gabrielaortiz.com.

Looking Ahead: Spanish (Sep 26-27) and German (Oct 5-7) premieres of Kauyumari with Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León and Thierry Fischer; world premiere of Dzonot for cellist Alisa Weilerstein, LA Phil, and Gustavo Dudamel at Disney Hall (Oct 3-4) and Carnegie Hall (Oct 9); violinist Maria Dueñas and pianist Alexander Malofeev give the world premiere of De Cuerda y Madera in Austria (Oct 12) before touring the work to Berlin (Oct 15) and Carnegie Hall (Oct 22)

“Gabriela is one of the most talented composers in the world—not only in Mexico, not only in our continent—in the world. Her ability to bring colors, to bring rhythm and harmonies that connect with you is something beautiful, something unique.”
—Gustavo Dudamel