On JULY 18, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel continue their multi-GRAMMY® Award-winning Latin series on Platoon with the release of Gabriela Ortiz’s Yanga. This marks the orchestra’s third album on the label, following the Latin GRAMMY® Award-winning Fandango (2023) and Ortiz’s triple-GRAMMY® Award-winning Revolución diamantina. (2024)

Gabriela Ortiz writes some of the most intense and colourful music of our time - often engaging deeply with issues of social justice, gender, and the environment. Her music unites disparate worlds, and lives by a compelling rhythmic drive and street-born authenticity. This new album includes Ortiz’s new cello concerto Dzonot, inspired by the cenotes of the Yucatán Peninsula. The work was commissioned by the LA Phil, and written for cellist Alisa Weilerstein, who gave the premiere last season to wide acclaim. 

Gustavo Dudamel, a champion of Gabriela Ortiz’s work says "Yanga powerfully symbolizes the strength and resilience of those who fight for freedom, and offers a reminder of the enduring struggle against oppression that continues to this day. Through a rich blend of African instruments, traditional chants, and Afro-Latin rhythms, Ortiz crafts a soundscape that captures the spirit of resistance. Alongside her haunting, otherworldly Dzonot and her rhythmically arresting Seis piezas a Violeta, this is music that resonates with the rhythms of culture, nature, and humanity.”

18 JULY 2025 - PLAT27432

Ortiz: YANGA

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Tracklist: 

1 - Yanga [17:34]

Tambuco Percussion Ensemble • Los Angeles Master Chorale

Dzonot

2 – I. Luz vertical [05:10]

3 - II. EL OJO del Jaguar [06:03]

4 - III. Jade [10:02]

5 - IV. El vuelo de Toh [09:39]

Alisa Weilerstein - cello

Seis piezas a Violeta

6 - I. Preludio Andino [01:50]

7 - II. Geometría Austral [02:20]

8 - III. Ritmo Genésico [02:22]

9 - IV. Canto del Angelito [04:16]

10- V. Danza Esdrújula [03:38]

11 - VI. Amen [03:51]

Joanne Pearce Martin - piano

Los Angeles Philharmonic . Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel

Composer - Gabriela Ortiz

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Under the leadership of Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel, the LA Phil offers live performances, media initiatives and learning programs that inspire and strengthen communities in Los Angeles and beyond. The Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra is the foundation of the LA Phil’s offerings, which also include a multi-genre, multidisciplinary presenting program and such youth development programs as YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles). Performances are offered on three historic stages—Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and The Ford—as well as through a variety of media platforms. In all its endeavors, the LA Phil seeks to enrich the lives of individuals and communities through musical, artistic and learning experiences that resonate in our world today.