Biography

Principal Guest Conductor of the

Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano

Associate Director of Euskadiko Orkestra

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Jaume Santonja has just been announced as Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano - formerly known as "La Verdi" - and it is associate director of  Euskadiko Orkestra - Symphony Orchestra of the Basque Country - as well as guest conductor in many of the orchestras of his native Spain: National Orchestra and Choir of Spain - OCNE, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana - OCV, Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife - OST, Orquesta Filarmónica de Malaga, Royal Philharmonic of Galicia - RFG, Bilbao Symphony Orchestra - BOS, Oviedo Philharmonic, etc.  

Jaume has been assistant director of the renowned  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - CBSO  in the United Kingdom and has appeared at the head of the orchestras  BBC National Orchestra of Wales - BBC NOW, the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra , Phion Orkest, Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano “LaVerdi”, Malta Philharmonic Orchestra , among others.

Appointments to highlight this season are his debuts with the  Hong Kong Philharmonic - HKPhl, Arturo Toscanini Philharmonic, Belgrade Philharmonic  and visits to the concert seasons of the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano “LaVerdi”, Euskadiko Orkestra and the  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - CBSO.  

In June 2020 Jaume was one of the four participants in the  prestigious Ammodo conducting masterclass organized by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam under the tutelage of maestro Iván Fischer.

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Jaume is the founder of the AbbatiaViva music collective.

Santonja has been awarded in several international conducting competitions and has a Master of Music (Directing) in the  Royal Conservatory of Antwerp (Belgium) as well as a Master of Music (Percussion) in  the Amsterdam Conservatorium (Holland). Jaume is a graduate in percussion from ESMuC (Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya, Barcelona).

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