Afro-Cuban Composer Tania Justina León and Finnish Cellist Juho Laitinen Perform May 15

Interpretations is excited to present two movers-and-shakers in the international New Classical scene. Both León and Laitinen are world-travelers and new music thrill-seekers, tirelessly promoting their works and performing the works of others for new audiences and die-hard fans around the globe. Ask them where they’ve been lately.

A rising star on the new music scene, Finnish cellist Juho Laitinen returns to New York with a solo program featuring his fellow Finns Tapio Tuomela, Kaija Saariaho, and Jukka Tiensuu, plus a brand-new work from Brooklyn composer Michael Rose.

The celebrated composer and conductor Tania Justina León (b. 1943) presents an evening of recent chamber works: a new foray into live musician+electronics and two song cycles with texts by Margaret Atwood and Derek Walcott.

Featuring: Airi Yoshioka, violin; Elizabeth Farnum, soprano; Adam Kent, piano; Diana Herold, marimba. Thursday, May 15 at 8pm. Roulette: 20 Greene Street (between Canal and Grand). General admission: $15 ($10 students, seniors, Harvestworks & DTW members; free for Roulette and Location One members). For reservations, call 212-219-8242.

Tania Justina León is an Afro-Cuban composer and conductor of contemporary classical music. Born in Havana, she is Director of Music Composition at Brooklyn College, where she has been a member of the faculty since 1985.