CRISTÓBAL MARYÁN
Codex Mexica: Passion
for OAcademy, Yo-Yo Ma, Johnny Gandelsman and Alejandra Gómez Ordaz
Codex Mexica: Passion with Yo-Yo Ma and Johnny Gandelsman
A bold, brave, online collaboration during the pandemic between Cristóbal MarYán, world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Johnny Gandelsman, mezzo-soprano Alejandra Gómez Ordaz, visual artist and animator Juan Blanco from Ihtoa Games, 60 OAcademy fellows from countries across the American continent, and OAcademy faculty Nikki Choi and Ilmari Hopkins. All musicians recorded their parts from their rooms and were mixed and edited by three times Grammy winner Alejandro Venguer (The Joker, The Revenant).
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Live Premiere by The Mexico City Philharmonic
Codex Mexica received its live premiere by The Mexico City Philharmonic conducted by Eduardo García Barrios on February 14, 2025. The next day the piece was performed again, in the presence of Mexico City's Minister of Culture, Mrs. Ana Francis Mor. The violin and cello parts where played by Wilfredo Pérez Gaydos and Inna Nassidze respectively.
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