Alexander Paley Music Festival
· Festival Musicians: Jose Ramos Santana ·
A native of Puerto Rico, Jose Ramos Santana performs a wide and diverse repertoire while being and acknowledged master of Spanish music.
José Ramos Santana's guest appearance with the American Composers Orchestra during the Sonidos de Ias Americas Festival was described as "powerful.... Mr. Ramos Santana played with virtuosity and precision" (Allan Kozinn, New York Times). The event was his third Carnegie Hall appearance in one year.
Mr. Ramos Santana's performance on the world premier recording of "Glosas" by composer Roberto Sierra, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Klein conductor, garnered this praise: "Jose Ramos Santana... is indeed extraordinary in his performance, which excites our desire to repeat this auditory experience." (Hi Fi Review)
Mr. Ramos Santana has been guest soloist with major orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, Detroit Symphony, the Puerto Rico Symphony, the New Mexico Philharmonic, Moscow Philharmonic Latin-American tour, Orchestra of L'Hermitage of Saint Petersburg, Russia, and many others. A top-prize winner of the Gina Bachauer International Competition, he has performed extensively as a recitalist and in distinguished music festivals
Mr. Ramos Santana is a graduate of the Juilliard School where he studied with Adele Marcus and Sylvia Rabinof. He has also coached with Leon Fleisher and Alicia de Larrocha. During the summers, Mr. Ramos Santana is an artist faculty member of the International Keyboard Institute and Festival at Mannes College in New York City.