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Alberto Santana
Spanish-born Alberto Santana is Music Director and Conductor of the
Hungarian Chamber Symphony Orchestra, a position he has held since
1998. He also appears regularly as guest conductor with several orchestras
in Hungary and abroad. His tours have covered Hungary, Austria, Germany,
ex-Yugoslavia, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Venezuela, and the United
States.
As the Music Director of the HCSO, Maestro Santana's concept of
concert programming perfectly combines the well known Classic and
Romantic repertoire with contemporary music, and he has a special
fondness for rediscovering rarely performed works.
Born in Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain), Santana began his musical
studies at the age of six. He graduated from the Conservatorio Superior
de Música de Tenerife majoring in Piano. In 1986 he entered the
Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, studying Composition with
Emil Petrovics and János Vajda, while continuing his studies with
Franco Donatoni in Siena, and with Leonard Bernstein in Schleswig-Holstein.
He has also worked as a coach and conductor at the International
Opera Studio of the Zürich Opera in Switzerland.
As a conductor, Alberto Santana recognizes Sir Georg Solti as his
principal artistic inspiration. For several years, invited by the
Maestro, he attended Solti’s rehearsals and performances in London
and Salzburg. The personal guidance and influence he received from
the Maestro have determined his artistic choices.
   
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