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Symphonic and Chamber Music by Cláudio Santoro

August 31, 2025, 8:00 pm

Cláudio_Santoro (Brazilian National Archives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Cláudio Santoro is one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. Fiesta will feature a selection of his work, from chamber music to full-scale orchestra pieces. Join us for music of this Brazilian master.

Playlist

Frevo
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra; John Neschling, conductor

Sonata No. 3 for cello and piano
Ney Fialkow, piano; Hugo Pilger, cello

Acalanto da rosa & Ouve o silencio
Cristiane Roncaglio, soprano; Cristian Peix, piano

Symphony No. 4 “Sinfonia da Paz”
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; John Neschling, conductor

Paulistana No.1
Nelson Freire, piano

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Meet the Host

Composer, musician, and professor, Elbio Rodríguez Barilari was born in 1953 in Montevideo, Uruguay, where he studied at the Conservatório Universitario before continuing his education in Brazil at the Cursos Latinoamericanos de Música Contemporáne. Since settling in the United States in 1998, Barilari has lectured at the University of Chicago and the Instituto Cervantes. He is currently on the faculty of the University of Illinois at Chicago.

As a composer, Barilari has received commissions from the Grant Park Music Festival, Concertante di Chicago, Chicago Park District, and Orquesta Filarmonica de Montevideo. In addition to works for orchestra, chamber ensembles and solo instruments, he has provided scores for more than forty plays in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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Symphonic and Chamber Music by Cláudio Santoro

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