Buenos Aires · Composer & conductor
Gabriel
Senanes
Composer, orchestral conductor
and multi-instrumentalist.
General and artistic director · 2002–2004
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.
Biography at Fundación Konex ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Selected recordings
Listen to the music.
Anthologies, chamber music and recordings by SenaneS 3.
Listen ↗Cuerdas
Sound anthology · Vol. I
Listen ↗Vientos
Sound anthology · Vol. II
Listen ↗Teatro
Sound anthology · Vol. III
Listen ↗A toda costa
SenaneS 3
Listen ↗Luz verde
SenaneS 3
Listen ↗Riberas
Paquito D’Rivera & Buenos Aires String Quartet
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)SenaneS 3
Gabriel Senanes.
Pablo Marcovsky.
Diego Arnal.
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 the archive Gabriel shared in his Facebook group.
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Teaching
A course in
Music Appreciation
with Gabriel Senanes.
With a composer and conductor who served as general and artistic director of Teatro Colón and contributed to the Latin Grammy-winning album Riberas.
Composition & arrangingUniversity teaching at UNA.
Experience across genresSymphonic and chamber music, tango, jazz, rock and folk music.
Syllabus, format and dates to be confirmed.
Enquire about the course ↗Press & interviews
In the press.
Headlines and interviews are in their original language (Spanish).
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)23 September 2017
“Mi secreta ambición es hacer música sin vacíos expresivos”
Interview with Gabriel Senanes.
Read interview ↗ (opens in a new tab)18 August 2012 · Diego Fischerman
Contra el vacío expresivo
Senanes at the Buenos Aires Tango Festival.
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