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Santiago Cañón Valencia
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Born in Bogotá, Colombia in May 1995, Santiago Cañon Valencia has always been surrounded by music. His father, Ricardo Cañon, is a clarinetist with the Bogotá Philharmonic, and his mother, Rocío Valencia, studied the cello. His older sister, Natalia, is a violinist, and several other relatives are musicians. Santiago began studying cello at age four under the supervision of his mother and continued his formal studies for the next eight years with the Polish cellist Maestro Henryk Zarzycki. Under Maestro Zarzycki's instruction, Santiago began to perform and enter cello competitions in Colombia from the age of five. He entered his first international contest, the V Carlos Prieto International Cello Competition in Morelia, Mexico, in August 2006, where, at the age of eleven, he was awarded the Elizabeth Parisot Prize for Promising Young Cellist. As a result of his performance there and his participation in the competition's master classes, Maestro Prieto took a special interest in Santiago and recommended him to his friend, Yo-Yo Ma. Therefore, when Yo-Yo Ma visited Bogotá in June 2007, Santiago had the opportunity to meet privately with the great cellist, play for him, and even receive individual instruction from him. Since Maestro Zarzycki left Bogotá to return to his native Poland in March 2007, Santiago has been without a permanent teacher. He studied in New Zealand with cellist James Tennant from September through December 2007, where he had the opportunity to give several recitals with the pianist Katherine Austin and to perform Haydn's Cello Concerto in D Major with the Chamber Orchestra of the University of Waikato. As a result of his success there, the University of Waikato invited Santiago to return to New Zealand, where he studied again with James Tennant from July through December 2008.
In January of 2009, he was Invited as "Young Talent" to perform at the III Cartagena International Music Festival.
He has played as a soloist with Bogotá´s Philarmonic Orchestra, Medellín´s PhilarmonicOrchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Waikato´s University (New Zealand), Symphonic of Tolima´s University and National Symphonic Orchestra of Colombia and inFebruary of 2010, he was invited to play the Shostakovich cello concerto # 1 with Bogotá´s Philarmonic Orchestra with the conductor Lior Shambadal.
Currently, he is studying with James Tennant at the University of Waikato in the elite "Soloist Stream" for Bachelor of Music in Performance.
Recently, he played two times the Shostakovich Cello Concerto # 1 with the HangZhou Philharmonic Orchestra with the conductor Yang Yang at the III Beijing International Music Cello Competition 2010. Beijing Concert Hall, 29 & 30 of October 2010
PRIZES:
- December 2011 (age 16) First Prize in "Gisborne International Music Competition" 2011
- February 2011 (age 15) "Mayra & Edmundo Esquenazi Scholarship" through Salvi Foundation. Bogotá, Colombia
- December 2010 (age 15) Vice - chancellor´s Prize for Excellence in The Performing Arts. Hamilton, New Zealand.
- October 2010 (age 15) Joint top prize at the III Beijing International Music Cello Competition 2010
- 2010 (age 14) Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship, University of Waikato, New Zealand.
- 2010 March (Age 14): Sponsored by Pacific Rubiales Foundation in Colombia to live in New Zealand for cello study during the year 2010.
-April 2009 (age 13) "Most Promising Young Performer" and best performance of the New Zealand piece at the VII ADAM Internetional Cello Festival & Competition, Christchurch, New Zealand, April 3/09
-Oct. 2006(age 11)-First Place, Luis Angel Arango Young Performers Competition for 2007 in Bogotá, Colombia.
-Aug. 2006 (age 11)-Elizabeth Parisot Prize for Promising Young Cellist at the V Carlos Prieto International Cello Competition in Morelia, Mexico.
-Oct. 2001 (age 6)-Special Commendation Diploma from the Bogotá Philharmonic for his artistry, talent, and dedication.
-Dec. 2000 (age 5)-Honorable Mention in the Luis Angel Arango and Batuta Foundation National Strings Competiton.
MASTER CLASSES:
Yo-YoMa, Aldo Parisot, Frans Helmerson, Gary Hoffman, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, William Molina, Alban Gerhardt, Pieter Wispelwey, Andrés Diaz, Wen Sinn Yang, Li Wei Qin, Suren Bagratuni, Alisa Weilerstein, Philippe Müller, Uzi Wiesel and others.
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SANTIAGO´S UPCOMING CONCERTS:
VI Cartagena International Music Festival: January 2012. Cartagena, Colombia
Shostakovich Cello Concerto # 1:New Zealand Youth Symphony Orchestra: NZSO, February 2012
Beijing International Music - Cello Competition 2010
October 22- October 31
Beijing, China
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Santiago got the top prize:
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Independent
Hometown:
Bogotá
Country:
Colombia
Occupation:
Student / Musician
Schools:
Conservatorium of Music University of Waikato, New Zealand
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