2026 UK Tour
Edinburgh International Festival: Beethoven 7 & Ortiz
Beethoven’s celebratory Seventh Symphony meets Gabriela Ortiz’s powerful “Glitter Revolution” ballet.
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Fri Aug 14, 2026 7:30pm
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Edinburgh International Festival: Beethoven 7 & Ortiz
Revolución diamantina is Gabriela Ortiz’s bold response to the 2019 feminist uprising around Mexico’s epidemic of violence against women. Named after an event where protesters threw pink glitter at Mexico City’s chief of police to denounce the rape of a woman by local officers, “Ortiz’s atmospheric, percussion-rich score fizzes with a sense of restless unease” (BBC Music Magazine).
Gustavo Dudamel says, “Gabriela Ortiz’s music speaks to both the body and the spirit, full of visceral primeval rhythms and mysterious, soulful sound-worlds.” As a testament to their amazing partnership, Dudamel revisits the Grammy-winning Revolución diamantina.
To kick off the program, Dudamel channels the ecstatic, whirling energy of Beethoven’s Seventh, described by the composer himself as his “most excellent symphony.” Its introduction simmers and builds with sweet woodwind phrases between booming string chords, eventually soaring ahead to a prancing finale with joyful mania.
Artists
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Choir
- Grant Gershon, Artistic Director
- Jenny Wong, Associate Artistic Director
Program
Intermission
Gabriela ORTIZ
LA Phil commission
with generous support from the Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund
Usher Hall
Please note that Usher Hall is a guest venue.
Lothian Road Edinburgh, EH1 2EA
LA Phil On Tour
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