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Cláudio Santoro
Person · male · Brazil · Manaus · born 1919 · died 1989 · recording since 1998
Brazilian composer (1919–1989)
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Also known as クラウジオ・サントロ
Timeline
11 events▣ Album 8◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1910s
1980s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Um Concerto, três Sonatas, uma Sonatina, um Canto, um Vocalise e uma música para Orquestra de Cordas
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2020s
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Album: Symphonies nos. 11 and 12 / Concerto Grosso / Three Fragments on BACH
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Album: Symphonies nos. 4 and 6 / Choro Concertante for Saxophone / Fantasia for Violin
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Album: Symphonies nos. 13 & 14 / Viola Concerto / Concerto for Chamber Orchestra
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Biography
English biography410 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1361237849
Biography
Cláudio Franco de Sá Santoro (23 November 1919 – 27 March 1989) was an internationally renowned Brazilian composer, conductor and violinist.
Early life
A native of Manaus, the capital of Amazonas, Santoro started to study violin and piano as a child. His efforts made the Government of Amazonas send him to study at the Conservatório Brasileiro de Música in Rio de Janeiro.
Career
At the age of 18, he was already teaching violin at the conservatory. He was a pupil of Hans-Joachim Koellreutter, a composer who influenced him. 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 fourteen symphonies, three piano concertos and seven string quartets.
He was invited by the Government of the German Federal Republic for the Program "Resident Artist in West Berlin" (1966–67) and by the Brahms Foundation as Resident Artist of the Brahms House (Baden Baden).
Claudio Santoro died in Brasília in March 1989 at the age of 69 while conducting the rehearsal of a concert scheduled to commemorate the 14 July bicentennial of the French Revolution.
Posts
His positions, titles and activities include being founder and principal of the Chamber Orchestras of Radio MEC and the University of Brasília, the Symphonic Orchestra of the Radio Club of Brazil and the National Theater of Brasília; titular, Coordinating professor for of the Music Department of the University of Brasília; President of the Brasília Section of the Order of the Musicians of Brazil; Musical Director of the Cultural Foundation of the Federal District; member of the Managing Council of the Inter-American Music Council; organizer and director of the Center of Diffusion and Information for the music of Latin America together with the Institute of Comparative Studies of Music and Documentation (former West-Berlin); Member of the Brazilian Academy of Music, the Brazilian Academy of Arts and the Academy of Music and Letters of Brazil, of which he was President.
Between 1970 and 1978 he was Professor of Conducting and Composition, Director of the Orchestra and the Music Department of Heidelberg-Mannheim's State Superior Music School, in Germany. Orchestras he guest-conducted include the Philharmonic of Leningrad, Moscow State Orchestra, RIAS Berlin, ORTF Paris, OSSODRE Montevideo, Beethovenhalle Bonn, Symphonic of the Radio of Prague, Philharmonic of Bucharest, Symphonic of Orchestra of Porto, Philharmonic of Sofia, PRO ART (London) Île de France (Paris), Symphonic of the Leipzig Radio, Symphonic of Magdeburg, Philharmonic of Warsaw, as well as the main Brazilian orchestras.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 18 | 78.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -9 | 8.7th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (9 release groups · 8 studio albums)
Albums · 8
Symphonies 4 & 9 / Ponteio / Frevo
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:00:13
1Symphony No. 4 "Sinfonia da Paz" (Symphony of Peace): I. Allegro6:272Symphony No. 4 "Sinfonia da Paz" (Symphony of Peace): II. Lento - Allegro - Lento10:263Symphony No. 4 "Sinfonia da Paz" (Symphony of Peace): III. Allegro moderato e deciso8:514Ponteio6:045Symphony No. 9: I. Andante - Allegro molto8:256Symphony No. 9: II. Andante (con moto)5:107Symphony No. 9: III. Scherzino2:468Symphony No. 9: IV. Allegro8:529Frevo (Arr. for Orchestra)3:12Symphony no. 5 / Symphony no. 7 "Brasília"
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:10:58
1Symphony no. 5: I. Andante mosso - Allegro moderato13:002Symphony no. 5: II. Allegro molto assai5:373Symphony no. 5: III. Lento. Tema con variazioni6:154Symphony no. 5: IV. Moderato - Allegro vivo8:315Symphony no. 7 "Brasília": I. Andante14:046Symphony no. 7 "Brasília": II. Adagio (quasi recitativo)7:437Symphony no. 7 "Brasília": III. Vivo (Scherzo)5:128Symphony no. 7 "Brasília": IV. Allegro molto10:36Symphonies nos. 11 and 12 / Concerto Grosso / Three Fragments on BACH
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:09:16
1Concerto grosso: I. Andante7:112Concerto grosso: II. Lento molto4:053Concerto grosso: III. Allegro vivo – Finale3:114Symphony no. 11: I. Andante – Allegro7:395Symphony no. 11: II. Allegro3:206Symphony no. 11: III. Lento – Allegro vivo6:107Três Fragmentos sobre BACH: I. Adagio – Allegro moderato4:088Três Fragmentos sobre BACH: II. Lento5:019Três Fragmentos sobre BACH: III. Allegro vivo (ma non troppo)3:1110Symphony no. 12 "Concertante Symphony for 9 Soloists": I. Andante12:5511Symphony no. 12 "Concertante Symphony for 9 Soloists": II. Allegro2:4812Symphony no. 12 "Concertante Symphony for 9 Soloists": III. Allegro – Moderato9:37Fantasias Sul América / Violin Sonata
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 58:11
1Fantasia Sul América for Solo Flute3:352Transições para um Encontro de 3 Fantasias: No. 1, Andante0:183Fantasia Sul América for Solo Oboe4:334Transições para um Encontro de 3 Fantasias: No. 2, Expressivo lento0:375Fantasia Sul América for Solo Clarinet2:596Transições para um Encontro de 3 Fantasias: No. 3, Lento0:347Fantasia Sul América for Solo Bassoon3:038Transições para um Encontro de 3 Fantasias: No. 4, Final. Allegro0:189Fantasia Sul América for Solo Guitar2:2810Fantasia Sul América for Solo Horn3:3911Fantasia Sul América for Solo Trumpet2:5412Fantasia Sul América for Solo Trombone2:3213Fantasia Sul América for Solo Tuba2:0214Fantasia Sul América for Solo Piano3:3415Fantasia Sul América for Solo Violin3:5416Fantasia Sul América for Solo Viola3:0817Fantasia Sul América for Solo Cello4:0318Fantasia Sul América for Solo Double Bass2:5219Fantasia Sul América for Voice & Piano3:5520Sonata for Solo Violin: I. Prelúdio1:2921Sonata for Solo Violin: II. Allegro com brio1:4322Sonata for Solo Violin: III. Lentamente1:3623Sonata for Solo Violin: IV. Allegro gracioso2:25Symphony no. 8 / Cello Concerto
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:06:53
1Cello Concerto: I. Moderato (improvisando) – Cadência – Allegro19:342Cello Concerto: II. Lento4:463Cello Concerto: III. Allegro deciso ma molto espressivo7:254Symphony no. 8: I. Allegro5:335Symphony no. 8: II. Andante5:456Symphony no. 8: III. Final3:4673 Abstrações: I. —2:0983 Abstrações: II. —2:2293 Abstrações: III. —3:3110Interações Assintóticas10:4711One Minute Play1:15Symphonies nos. 4 and 6 / Choro Concertante for Saxophone / Fantasia for Violin
2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:13:27
1Canto de Amor e Paz10:102Symphony no. 4 "Sinfonia da Paz": I. Allegro6:363Symphony no. 4 "Sinfonia da Paz": II. Lento – Allegro – Lento9:524Symphony no. 4 "Sinfonia da Paz": III. Allegro moderato e deciso8:055Choro concertante8:316Symphony no. 6: I. Allegro giocoso4:387Symphony no. 6: II. Lento5:228Symphony no. 6: III. Scherzo2:449Symphony no. 6: IV. Allegro6:1610Fantasia11:132024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:08:58
1Sonata 1942: I. Lento2:342Sonata 1942: II. Alegre brincando e gracioso3:083Sonata 1942: III. Muito lento3:004Piano Sonata no. 1: I. Lento2:275Piano Sonata no. 1: II. Allegretto2:396Piano Sonata no. 1: III. Andante – Allegro3:387Piano Sonata no. 2: I. Allegro3:598Piano Sonata no. 2: II. Lento3:049Piano Sonata no. 2: III. Allegro vivo3:3210Piano Sonata no. 3: I. Allegro energico6:0011Piano Sonata no. 3: II. Adagio4:2412Piano Sonata no. 3: III. Moderato4:2813Piano Sonata no. 4 "Fantasia": I. Allegro deciso7:1414Piano Sonata no. 4 "Fantasia": II. Andante3:3215Piano Sonata no. 4 "Fantasia": III. Allegro molto4:3916Piano Sonata no. 5: I. Adagio – Allegro vivo4:3917Piano Sonata no. 5: II. Andante2:1718Piano Sonata no. 5: III. Livre angustiado3:44Symphonies nos. 13 & 14 / Viola Concerto / Concerto for Chamber Orchestra
2025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:05:48
1Viola Concerto: I. Allegro5:572Viola Concerto: II. Andante5:353Viola Concerto: III. Allegro moderato deciso4:394Symphony no. 13: I. Tempo ♪ = 60 – Allegro5:045Symphony no. 13: II. Moderato quasi andante4:206Symphony no. 13: III. Allegro5:167Symphony no. 13: IV. Grave – Allegro7:558Concerto for Chamber Orchestra: I. Andante3:269Concerto for Chamber Orchestra: II. Moderato4:3810Concerto for Chamber Orchestra: III. Epílogo. Lento2:5011Symphony no. 14: I. Allegro5:3612Symphony no. 14: II. Andante (lento) quasi adagio4:3213Symphony no. 14: III. Moderato con anima6:00
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Um Concerto, três Sonatas, uma Sonatina, um Canto, um Vocalise e uma música para Orquestra de CordasSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:12:551Concerto n° 3 para Piano e Orquestra "Para a Juventude": Allegro5:28 2Concerto n° 3 para Piano e Orquestra "Para a Juventude": Lento4:11 3Concerto n° 3 para Piano e Orquestra "Para a Juventude": Allegro vivo4:39 4Sonata n° 3 para Violoncelo e Piano: Allegro deciso4:42 5Sonata n° 3 para Violoncelo e Piano: Lento4:33 6Sonata n° 3 para Violoncelo e Piano: Allegro deciso5:01 7Sonatina para Oboé e Piano: Andante1:45 8Sonatina para Oboé e Piano: Allegro1:29 9Sonata para Violino: Prelúdio1:54 10Sonata para Violino: Allegro ben ritmado1:07 11Sonata para Violino: Lentamente1:35 12Sonata para Violino: Allegro gracioso1:36 13Sonata n° 3 para Piano: Allegro enérgico4:46 14Sonata n° 3 para Piano: Adágio3:35 15Sonata n° 3 para Piano: Moderato3:18 16Canto de Amor e Paz11:59 17Vocalise3:22 18Música para Orquestra de Cordas7:55 | Compilation | 1998 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Cláudio Santoro head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 18 | 78.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -9 | 8.7th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cl%C3%A1udio_Santoro.tifaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/95c4d4c1-7592-47b5-9814-2e2c3f05502adiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/95c4d4c1-7592-47b5-9814-2e2c3f05502acore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1103858seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cl%C3%A1udio_Santorobiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cl%C3%A1udio_Santoro
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Brazilian musicians
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Image: Unknown Unknown · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1103858 · MusicBrainz: 95c4d4c1-7592-47b5-9814-2e2c3f05502a
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