Cláudio Santoro facts for kids

Cláudio Franco de Sá Santoro (born November 29, 1919 – died March 27, 1989) was a very famous Brazilian composer, conductor, and violinist. He created many musical pieces and led orchestras around the world.

Biography

Early Life

Cláudio Santoro was born in Manaus, the capital city of Amazonas, Brazil. He started learning to play the violin and piano when he was a child. He was so good that the government of Amazonas sent him to study music. He went to a special school in Rio de Janeiro called the Conservatório Brasileiro de Música.

Career

By the age of 18, Cláudio was already teaching violin at the music school. He learned a lot from other great musicians. One of his teachers was Hans-Joachim Koellreutter, a composer who really inspired him. He also studied music in Paris with Nadia Boulanger.

Cláudio Santoro helped start the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra. He also played in it. He wrote a lot of music, mostly for instruments. This includes fourteen symphonies, which are long pieces for an orchestra. He also wrote three piano concertos and seven string quartets.

He was invited to be a "Resident Artist" in West Berlin, Germany, in 1966 and 1967. He was also a resident artist at the Brahms House in Baden Baden.

Cláudio Santoro passed away in Brasília in March 1989. He was 69 years old. He died while leading a practice for a concert. This concert was planned to celebrate a big event in French history.

Awards

Cláudio Santoro won an important award in 1948. It was called the Lili Boulanger Memorial Fund prize. The judges for this award were famous composers like Igor Stravinski and Aaron Copland.

Important Roles

Cláudio Santoro held many important positions in the music world. He helped start and lead several orchestras. These included the Chamber Orchestras of Radio MEC and the University of Brasília. He also led the Symphonic Orchestra of the Radio Club of Brazil.

He was a professor of music at the University of Brasília. He also served as the President of the Brasília section of the Order of the Musicians of Brazil. He was the Musical Director of the Cultural Foundation of the Federal District.

Between 1970 and 1978, he was a professor in Germany. He taught conducting and composition. He also directed the orchestra and music department at the Heidelberg-Mannheim's State Superior Music School.

Cláudio Santoro was a guest conductor for many famous orchestras around the world. These included the Philharmonic of Leningrad, Moscow State Orchestra, and orchestras in Paris, Prague, and London. He also conducted the main orchestras in Brazil.

See also

In Spanish: Cláudio Santoro para niños