Carles Santos

Born in Vinaròs, Valencian Community (Spain) Carles Santos began his formal musical education at the prestigious Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu in Barcelona.

There, he received awards that gave him the opportunity to continue his studies in Paris, where he worked with Magda Tagliaferro, Jacques Février, Robert Casadesus, and Marguerite Long, among others.

A grant awarded by the Juan March Foundation in 1968 allowed Santos to move to the United States, where he met and worked with a number of avant-garde artists, principally Philip Corner and including John Cage.

In the 1980s, Santos began to design scenic musical shows, which he staged in such venues as the Sydney Opera House, the Hebbel Theater in Berlin, and the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona.

His musical shows are marked by extravagance, sexual themes, and deliberate provocation, with the goal of questioning established concepts, albeit with a sense of humor.