Revolución Diamantina
GRAMMY WINNER
Best Contemporary Classical Composition / Best Orchestral Performance / Best Classical Compendium
Grammy winner Gabriela Ortiz is one of the foremost composers in Mexico today, and one of the most vibrant musicians emerging in the international scene.
Her musical language achieves an extraordinary and expressive synthesis of tradition and the avant-garde; combining high art and folk and popular music in novel, frequently refined and always personal ways. Her compositions are credited for being both entertaining and immediate as well as profound and sophisticated; she achieves a balance between highly organized structure and improvisatory spontaneity.
“In the powerful and brilliant local premiere of Mexican composer-phenom Gabriela Ortiz’s Revolución diamantina, a ballet in six acts for symphony orchestra and eight amplified voices, guest conductor Giancarlo Guerrero, eight women members of the terrific new-music choir The Crossing, and the full force of the Boston Symphony Orchestra collaborated for 45-plus minutes of sonic splendor that stealthily crept then surged, thrust, and clamored, with abundant color and arresting drama into the ears of a rapt Symphony Hall audience Thursday evening for an “event” of the first magnitude, reflecting the immense talent of a gifted story-teller who writes for an orchestra with a masterful hand.”
– The Boston Music Intelligence
Grammy winner Gabriela Ortiz is one of the foremost composers in Mexico today, and one of the most vibrant musicians emerging in the international scene.
Her musical language achieves an extraordinary and expressive synthesis of tradition and the avant-garde; combining high art and folk and popular music in novel, frequently refined and always personal ways. Her compositions are credited for being both entertaining and immediate as well as profound and sophisticated; she achieves a balance between highly organized structure and improvisatory spontaneity.
NEWS

The Gabriela Ortiz Composing Studio Concludes Another Groundbreaking Season—Applications Now Open for 2026
The Gabriela Ortiz Composing Studio, a cornerstone of OAcademy’s Artist Diploma, continues to champion the voices of emerging composers from around the world. Designed for classically trained artists seeking to refine their craft, forge global connections, and gain...
The Gabriela Ortiz Composing Studio Concludes Another Groundbreaking Season—Applications Now Open for 2026
The Gabriela Ortiz Composing Studio, a cornerstone of OAcademy’s Artist Diploma, continues to champion the voices of emerging composers from around the world. Designed for classically trained artists seeking to refine their craft, forge global connections, and gain...

Gabriela Ortiz’s Kauyumari Shines at Waldbühne with Berliner Philharmoniker and Gustavo Dudamel
On a radiant summer evening filled with rhythm, emotion, and cultural richness, the legendary open-air stage of the Waldbühne hosted a breathtaking concert featuring the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by the ever-energetic Gustavo Dudamel. Marking his fourth...
Gabriela Ortiz’s Kauyumari Shines at Waldbühne with Berliner Philharmoniker and Gustavo Dudamel
On a radiant summer evening filled with rhythm, emotion, and cultural richness, the legendary open-air stage of the Waldbühne hosted a breathtaking concert featuring the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by the ever-energetic Gustavo Dudamel. Marking his fourth...

Gabriela Ortiz Curates Tanglewood’s Festival of Contemporary Music
Gabriela Ortiz curates six concerts of chamber and orchestral music as the 2025 director of Tanglewood’s Festival of Contemporary Music this July. This summer, composer Gabriela Ortiz is the 2025 director of Tanglewood’s Festival of Contemporary Music (July...
Gabriela Ortiz Curates Tanglewood’s Festival of Contemporary Music
Gabriela Ortiz curates six concerts of chamber and orchestral music as the 2025 director of Tanglewood’s Festival of Contemporary Music this July. This summer, composer Gabriela Ortiz is the 2025 director of Tanglewood’s Festival of Contemporary Music (July...