CÁRMELO DE LOS SANTOS

Violin

BIOGRAPHY

Brazilian-born violinist Cármelo de los Santos enjoys an exciting career as a soloist, chamber musician, and pedagogue. From his extensive concerto experience to his most recent performances of the 24 Caprices by Paganini and the Sonatas and Partitas by Bach, his virtuosity and commitment to communicate the essence of music captivates audiences worldwide. Cármelo has performed as a guest soloist with over 60 orchestras, including the New World Symphony, Santa Fe Pro-Musica, the Santa Fe and New Mexico Symphonies, the Montevideo Philarmonic, Orquestra Musica d’Oltreoceano (Rome), and the major orchestras in Brazil. Cármelo is a winner of several international competitions including the 4th Júlio Cardona International String Competition (Portugal). In 2002 Cármelo made his New York debut as soloist and conductor in the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall with the ARCO Chamber Orchestra. Cármelo is Professor of Violin at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, and is the concertmaster of the New Mexico Philharmonic, holding the Karen McKinnon Concertmaster Chair. He regularly performs on several distinguished violins, Chris Pedersen (2024), Luiz Bellini (1987), Angelo Soliani (1791), and “Le Brun” Antonio Stradivari (1714).

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