{"id":255967,"date":"2022-08-02T19:11:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T23:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=255967"},"modified":"2022-08-02T19:11:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T23:11:46","slug":"tania-leon-a-cuban-who-triumphs-in-classical-music-without-forgetting-salsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/culture\/music-culture\/tania-leon-a-cuban-who-triumphs-in-classical-music-without-forgetting-salsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Tania Le\u00f3n, a Cuban who triumphs in classical music without forgetting salsa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S.-based Cuban composer and pianist Tania Le\u00f3n, who will be honored this year by the Kennedy Center in Washington, along with George Clooney, U2, among other artists, tells EFE that she does not forget to enjoy and dance with salsa despite her long career in classical music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI can direct (Igor) Stravinsky or play (Aaron) Copland, but I dance salsa. For Cubans, dancing is fundamental, it is part of the daily diet,\u201d she underlines, recalling the nights of her adolescence in Havana\u2019s La Tropical, with live bands.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats to our very own Tania Le\u00f3n who today was announced as a Kennedy Center Honoree! A celebrated composer, conductor, educator and Pulitzer Prize winner, Ms. Le\u00f3n became a founding member of Dance Theatre of Harlem in 1969 serving as the organization&#39;s first Music Director. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RoEMWqZCQ9\">pic.twitter.com\/RoEMWqZCQ9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DanceTheatreofHarlem (@DTHballet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DTHballet\/status\/1550239950997803009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 79-year-old pianist pointed out that she has had a life \u201cfull of surprises\u201d since she left Havana more than 50 years ago, and although the dream of studying at the Paris Conservatory was not fulfilled, New York City welcomed her and became a world reference in music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le\u00f3n has directed musicals on Broadway, as well as heading orchestras inside and outside the United States. In her catalog there are 40 chamber works, 10 orchestral pieces, 6 ballets, an opera and numerous vocal compositions and piano pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"R\u00edtmicas by Tania Le\u00f3n\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JaJCi3SE0Cc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI only wanted to be a pianist in Paris and study with Nadia Boulanger,\u201d she points out, \u201cbut life is full of ups and downs and surprises, and I ended up settling down and making my life in New York.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On December 4th, Tania Le\u00f3n will be honored together with actor George Clooney, the Irish band U2, led by Bono, Christian pop singer Amy Grant and legendary singer Gladys Knight, with the tribute to a lifetime of the prestigious Washington center for the performing arts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAn unexpected surprise,\u201d Le\u00f3n she said about this distinction from the Kennedy Center, which is usually attended by the president of the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She says she didn&#8217;t expect the Pulitzer Prize for music last year either, which she won for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stride<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a piece commissioned by the New York Philharmonic for an initiative that celebrated the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThese things exist, but one does not look for them,\u201d says Le\u00f3n about the awards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>PLAN B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTo think that I emigrated with two diplomas: one in music and the other in public accounting, because my family considered it was necessary to have a plan B in life and the piano did not offer them much financial security.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_255970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-255970\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/musica-pianista-tania-leon-683x1024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-255970\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/musica-pianista-tania-leon-683x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/musica-pianista-tania-leon-683x1024-1.jpg 683w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/musica-pianista-tania-leon-683x1024-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-255970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S.-based Cuban composer and pianist Tania Le\u00f3n, who will be honored this year by the Kennedy Center in Washington along with George Clooney and U2, among other artists, told EFE that she does not forget to enjoy and dance with salsa despite her long career in classical music. Photo: Gail Hadani\/EFE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her departure from Cuba in 1967 was on one of the so-called \u201cfreedom flights\u201d organized by the Catholic Church. Her initial destination was Miami, but her jump to Paris was delayed because immigration regulations forced her to wait five years to obtain a passport.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFrom the age of 9 I told my family that I would live in Paris. There was a force that called me,\u201d she said, but her lack of resources forced her to look for another path and \u201cthe sofa\u201d offered by a couple who were friends in New York led her to try her luck in the Big Apple.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le\u00f3n was unable to take classes in Paris with Boulanger (1887-1979), who was a French composer, pianist, organist, conductor, intellectual and teacher who trained and taught many of the great composers of the 20th century.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But, instead, just turned 24 years old, without speaking English and with a solid knowledge of music theory, which is the universal language of musicians, he met by accident in New York famous black dancer and choreographer Arthur Mitchel, \u201cwho changed the weathervane of my personal boat.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mitchel saw her working on the piano at a dance academy in the black neighborhood of Harlem, invited her to a performance at Lincoln Center to see ballet for the first time, and told her about his project to create the Harlem Dance Theater.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe asked me to write something for him so that he could turn it into a choreography, and I took the plunge. Not only did I start composing, but I was also a founding member in 1969 and the first music director of the group.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently with two marriages that ended in divorce and no children, Le\u00f3n continues \u201cone hundred percent active and healthy,\u201d as she said, \u201cage is in the spirit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She has only retired as a university professor in New York, although she does residencies that include classes and a concert with her music. She is currently a visiting professor in Philadelphia, she will soon do the same with Yale University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One pending issue is composing for the cinema, a surprise that she will have to wait for because she is currently working on three orchestral pieces and a piece commissioned by a flutist that will keep her busy until the beginning of 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI write without a piano, as if it were a letter. It is a very particular process, very individual,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite her academic and classical training, Le\u00f3n recognizes that she does not discriminate against any type of music and that salsa especially continues to be her favorite.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jorge Mederos\/EFE<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI can conduct Stravinsky or play Copland, but I dance salsa. 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