Buenos Aires · Composer & conductor
Gabriel
Composer, orchestral conductor
and multi-instrumentalist.
Study with Gabriel SenaneS
Composition & conducting
Symphonic music,
chamber and popular music.
Works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, film and theatre. Composition, arranging and musical direction with artists from tango, rock, jazz and folk music.
The OAS, MIT and Camerata Bariloche are among the institutions that have commissioned his work.
Updated biography ↗ (opens in a new tab)Selected recordings
Listen to the music.
Anthologies, chamber music and recordings by SenaneS 3.
Listen on Spotify ↗Cuerdas
Sound anthology · Vol. I
Listen on Spotify ↗Vientos
Sound anthology · Vol. II
Listen on Spotify ↗Teatro
Sound anthology · Vol. III
Listen on Spotify ↗A toda costa
SenaneS 3
Listen on Spotify ↗Luz verde
SenaneS 3
Listen on Spotify ↗Riberas
Paquito D’Rivera & Buenos Aires String Quartet
Also on Spotify
Cartón lleno ↗ (opens in a new tab)Kasakoff plays SenaneS ↗ (opens in a new tab)All albums on his label ↗ (opens in a new tab)The album featuring Paquito D’Rivera and the Buenos Aires String Quartet won the Latin Grammy for Best Classical Album. It includes music and arrangements by Senanes, who also contributed to its musical direction and production.
View the award ↗ (opens in a new tab)The trio
SenaneS 3
Three multi-instrumentalists performing compositions by Senanes.
- Gabriel Senanes
- Saxophone, piano, guitar, bansuri and vocals
- Pablo Marcovsky
- Piano, saxophone, guitar and vocals
- Diego Arnal
- Bass, trumpet, guitar and vocals
Biography
Composer.
Conductor.
Teacher.
Journalist and physician.
Born in Buenos Aires in 1956. His musical training and professional practice are part of a career that also spans journalism and medicine.
Read the full biography ↗ (opens in a new tab)Music Director of Buenos Aires
Cultural administration for the City of Buenos Aires.
Teatro Colón
General and artistic director. In 2003 he orchestrated the concert featuring Martha Argerich, Mercedes Sosa and Camerata Bariloche.
Latin Grammy for Riberas
Best Classical Album, featuring Paquito D’Rivera and the Buenos Aires String Quartet.
Konex Award
Diploma of Merit in Classical Music, in the Communication & Journalism edition.
Teaching at UNA
Began teaching Composition and Arranging II, as documented by the Legislature in 2023.
Radio Nacional Clásica
Award recognising his established career as a composer.
Recognition by Buenos Aires
Ceremony recognising him as an Outstanding Cultural Personality, on 16 April.
Personal archive
At Gabriel’s home · September 2000.
With Wynton Marsalis
and Fernando Suárez Paz.
A photograph from Gabriel’s personal archive.
Teaching
Lessons and courses with
Gabriel SenaneS
Study composition, arranging and orchestration with the former Teatro Colón director who worked on the 2005 Latin Grammy-winning album Riberas.
Syllabi, format, dates and prices to be confirmed.
Enquire about private lessons ↓Courses proposed by Gabriel
- 01Music for musicians
- 02Arranging and composing
- 03Orchestration: an intensive course for live and recording uses
In action
Gabriel conducts.
Concerts, works and conversations selected by Gabriel.
Watch the SenaneS 3 channel ↗ (opens in a new tab)
(opens in a new tab)Tu don, aire · Camerata R40 · Radio Nacional Clásica
Press & interviews
In the press.
Headlines and interviews are in their original language (Spanish).
13 December 2025 · Diego Fischerman
Entre orquestas de cuerdas y muzzarella
Senanes presents the first volume of his Sound Anthology.
Read article ↗ (opens in a new tab)3 September 2024 · Mauro Apicella
Gabriel Senanes: de sus años como periodista y oncólogo a tocar con Gian Franco Pagliaro y componer para la Sinfónica Nacional
Read interview ↗ (opens in a new tab)18 August 2012 · Diego Fischerman
Contra el vacío expresivo
Senanes at the Buenos Aires Tango Festival.
Read article ↗ (opens in a new tab)Gabriel Senanes: “Componer es un trabajo muy muy duro”
Federico Monjeau interviews Gabriel about composition and conducting.
Read article ↗ (opens in a new tab)