Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife
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Orchestra
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in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital , second-most populous city of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the 21st largest city in Spain, with a population of 222,417 in 2009...
on the island of Tenerife
Tenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
in the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
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. The Tenerife Symphony Orchestra is considered one of the best symphony orchestras in Spain
Spain
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.
The symphony orchestra was first opened in 1970. It is presently the seat of the Auditorio de Tenerife
Auditorio de Tenerife
The Auditorio de Tenerife "Adán Martín" , was designed by architect Santiago Calatrava Valls. It is located on the Avenue of the Constitution in the Canarian capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife , and next to the Atlantic Ocean in the southern part of Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife...
. One of the best conductors in history was Víctor Pablo Pérez.
The orchestral groups has recorded the main symphony rooms in Spain
Spain
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, Germany
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and the United Kingdom
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, it had artists including Krystian Zimerman
Krystian Zimerman
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and Kyung Wha Cheng and others.
The OST has been awarded with the Grand Prix de l’Academie francaise du disque lyrique (French Lyric Disc Academy Grand Prix), the Cannes Classical Awards, Diapason D'or (in 1994 and 1995) and the Choc de Le Monde de la Musique. All awards were awarded at the international level. It also had been awarded by the Premio Ondas in its editions in 1992 and 1996.