Cláudio Franco de Sá Santoro
(Manaus
, 23 November 1919–Brasília
, 27 March 1989) was an
internationally renowned Brazilian
composer and violinist.
Biography
Early life
A native
of Manaus, the capital
of Amazonas
, Claudio Santoro started to study violin and piano as a
child. His efforts made the Government of Amazonas send him to study in Rio de Janeiro
, at the Musical Conservatory of
Rio de Janeiro.
Career
At the age of 18, he was already a teacher of the
violin course at the conservatory. He was a pupil of
Hans-Joachim Koellreutter,
composer that influenced Santoro.
He also studied in Paris
with
Nadia Boulanger. He
co-founded and played in the
Brazilian Symphony
Orchestra. His prolific output was mostly instrumental and
includes nine symphonies, three
piano
concertos and seven
string
quartets.
Claudio
Santoro died in Brasília in March
1989 while conducting the rehearsal of a concert scheduled to
commemorate the 14 July bicentennial of the
French Revolution. His 70th
birthday would have been in November.
Renown
He
received a prize from the Lili
Boulanger Foundation, in Boston
.
Amongst the judges were the composers
Igor Stravinski and
Aaron Copland.
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