Turibio Santos
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Turibio Soares Santos is considered one of the best Brazilian guitar players alive.
He established himself with a wide repertoire of pieces by Heitor Villa-Lobos
, Ernesto Nazareth
, Francisco Mignone
, and by accompanying musicians like Clara Sverner, Paulo Moura
and Olivia Byington
on many CDs.
At the age of 10 he was attracted to the classical guitar, his first teacher being Antonio Rebello and later Oscar Càceres. In 1962 he gave his first recital in Rio de Janeiro, followed by a series of concerts all over Brazil. In the following year the Villa-Lobos Museum invited him to play the Brazilian composer’s “Twelve Studies for Guitar” and “The Mystic Sextet”, given its first public hearing. 1964 marked the formation of a duo with Oscar Càceres and several tours of South America. Turibio Santos decided to establish himself in Europe in 1965, in which year he won the first prize in the O.R.T.F.’s International Guitar Competition in Paris.
His appearances in programmes on the ORTF
and the BBC
as well as his world première recording on disc of Heitor Villa-Lobos's “Twelve Studies” have made him known to the European public.
Many orchestras have welcomed him as a soloist, such as the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
, l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
, the English Chamber Orchestra
and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
. In 1974 he joined Yehudi Menuhin
and Mstislav Rostropovich
in the opening Concert for the Creation of International Funds for Musical Collaboration organised by UNESCO
.
Turibio Santos is Director of the Museu Villa-Lobos in Rio de Janeiro
.
He established himself with a wide repertoire of pieces by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Heitor Villa-Lobos was a Brazilian composer, described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music". Villa-Lobos has become the best-known and most significant Latin American composer to date. He wrote numerous orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal works...
, Ernesto Nazareth
Ernesto Nazareth
Ernesto Júlio de Nazareth was a Brazilian composer and pianist, especially noted for his creative tango and Choro compositions.Ernesto Nazareth was born in Rio de Janeiro, one of five children. His mother, Carolina da Cunha gave him his first piano lessons...
, Francisco Mignone
Francisco Mignone
Francisco Paulo Mignone is one of the most significant figures in Brazilian classical music, and one of the most significant Brazilian composers after Heitor Villa-Lobos...
, and by accompanying musicians like Clara Sverner, Paulo Moura
Paulo Moura
Paulo Moura was a Brazilian clarinetist and saxophonist....
and Olivia Byington
Olivia Byington
Olívia Byington is a Brazilian singer.Olívia started her career as a vocalist with the rock band, Antena Coletiva, with Jacques Morelembaum, at the end of the 1970s. She was immediately considered by the critic Sérgio Cabral as the “best singer of her generation”...
on many CDs.
At the age of 10 he was attracted to the classical guitar, his first teacher being Antonio Rebello and later Oscar Càceres. In 1962 he gave his first recital in Rio de Janeiro, followed by a series of concerts all over Brazil. In the following year the Villa-Lobos Museum invited him to play the Brazilian composer’s “Twelve Studies for Guitar” and “The Mystic Sextet”, given its first public hearing. 1964 marked the formation of a duo with Oscar Càceres and several tours of South America. Turibio Santos decided to establish himself in Europe in 1965, in which year he won the first prize in the O.R.T.F.’s International Guitar Competition in Paris.
His appearances in programmes on the ORTF
Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française
The Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française was the national agency charged, between 1964 and 1974, with providing public radio and television in France.-Post World War II:...
and the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
as well as his world première recording on disc of Heitor Villa-Lobos's “Twelve Studies” have made him known to the European public.
Many orchestras have welcomed him as a soloist, such as the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra is the main orchestra in the principality of Monaco...
, l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France is a French radio orchestra providing music for Radio France. It specializes in contemporary music and was founded in 1937.- Names of the orchestra :*Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France...
, the English Chamber Orchestra
English Chamber Orchestra
The English Chamber Orchestra is a British chamber orchestra based in London. The full orchestra regularly plays concerts at Cadogan Hall, and the ECO Ensemble performs at Wigmore Hall...
and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is a British orchestra based in London. It tours widely, and is sometimes referred to as "Britain's national orchestra"...
. In 1974 he joined Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE was a Russian Jewish American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. He was born to Russian Jewish parents in the United States, but became a citizen of Switzerland in 1970, and of the United Kingdom in 1985...
and Mstislav Rostropovich
Mstislav Rostropovich
Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, KBE , known to close friends as Slava, was a Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor. He was married to the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya. He is widely considered to have been the greatest cellist of the second half of the 20th century, and one of the greatest of...
in the opening Concert for the Creation of International Funds for Musical Collaboration organised by UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
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Turibio Santos is Director of the Museu Villa-Lobos in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
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