articles / Classical Californians
Classical Californians: Gabriela Ortiz
Six-time Grammy–winning composer Gabriela Ortiz joins Classical Californians to share the music and musicians that have shaped her artistic life. In this episode, Ortiz speaks with deep affection about the Los Angeles Philharmonic, an orchestra whose adventurous spirit mirrors her own. Ortiz also highlights the influence of fellow Latin American composers, including Julián Orbón’s Tres Versiones Sinfónicas and Silvestre Revueltas’s electrifying Sensemayá, revealing how these works continue to resonate in her creative world.
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring: Part 1, The Adoration of the Earth – Dance of the Adolescents, LA Phil, Esa-Pekka Salonen
Debussy: La Mer First Movement, London Symphony Orchestra, Francois-Xavier Roth
Mahler: Adagietto from Fifth Symphony, Vienna Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein
Julián Orbón: Tres Versiones Sinfónicas, Sinfónica Simón Bolívar, Eduardo Mata
Silvestre Revueltas: Sensemaya, LA Phil, Esa Pekka Salonen
