Program
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- Intermission
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- Revolución diamantina
- LA Phil commission
- with generous support from the Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund
Artists
About this Performance
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-nominated Revolución diamantina. And for the first time ever, Ortiz’s music is set in motion, with Grupo Corpo—the internationally renowned dance company known for its blend of popular Brazilian culture, African rhythms, and classical technique.
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.
This performance is generously supported by the Frank Gehry Fund for Creativity.
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