New York University Arnold Steinhardt School of Music, The Catholic University of America, and Levine School of Music

Jose Ramos Santana is one of the most acclaimed pianist of his generation and an acknowledged master of Spanish Piano Music. He is the recipient of the 2020 Issac Albeniz Medal awarded by the  Fundaćion Issac Albeniz in Camprodon Spain. Mr. Ramos Santana is also the founder and artistic  director of the Puerto Rico International Piano Festival. Recent performance and masterclasses include the 2018 summer festival Maestros del Norte y Pianistas del Sur in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  

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Mr. Ramos Santana has established his career as a soloist with major orchestras such as the New York  Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, Detroit Symphony, Saint Louis Symphony,  Baltimore Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, 92nd Street Y Orchestra, The  New York Virtuosi, Casals Festival Orchestra, Puerto Rico Symphony, and the orchestras of New  Mexico, Sioux City, Utah, Syracuse and many others. Additional solo performances include the  Moscow Philharmonic Latin-American tour, Orchestra of L'Hermitage of Saint Petersburg, the  Orchestra of Guatemala, the Orchestra of San Salvador, and the Orquestra de los Reyes in Lima, Peru.  His recital work has taken him to major venues throughout the United States, France, Germany, Italy,  Switzerland, Spain, Central and South America, China, and Japan. He has collaborated with  distinguished musicians and conductors such as Krzsztoff Penderecki, John Adams, Dennis Russell  Davies, Jerzy Semkow, Dimitri Kitaenko, Joseph Silverstein, cellist Arto Noras, violinist Gregory  Zhislin, and pianist Vladimir Viardo.  

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Mr. Ramos Santana's much lauded guest appearance with the American Composers Orchestra at  Carnegie Hall during the Sonidos de las Americas Festival was his third Carnegie Hall performance in  one year. Mr. Ramos Santana has also performed at Zankel Hall and the Weill Recital Hall under the  auspices of La Gesse Foundation. 

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A top prize winner of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition and a participant in the Xerox Piano Artist’s Program, he has appeared in music festivals such as Spoleto, Caramoor, Casals Festival,  Grant Park Festival in Chicago, International Keyboard and Institute Festival at Mannes College,  Washington International Piano Festival, Inter-American Music Festival in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and  The Amalfi Coast Music Festival in Italy.  

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As an active member of Musica de Camara, Inc., Mr. Ramos Santana has served as jury member of the  Gershwin International Music Competition, Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Competition for Young  Pianists, Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Piano Competition, Liszt-Garrison International Piano  Competition, Louisiana International Piano Competition and William Kapell International Piano  Competition selecting jury. 

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Mr. Ramos Santana is also an established recording artist. His world premiere of "Glosas" by Roberto  Sierra on the Fleur de Son Label received critical acclaim. His collaboration with the Royal  Philharmonic Orchestra also includes recordings of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G and Saint-Saens Piano Concerto in G minor op. 22. He has also recorded the complete works for piano and violin by the  Spanish Catalonian composer Xavier Montsalvage with violinist Eva Leon on the Naxos Label. He has also been featured in documentaries on the PBS network, A&E channel and CBS Sunday Morning.

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Jose Ramos Santana is a graduate of the Juilliard School where he studied with Adele Marcus, William  Masselos, and Sylvia Rabinof. He has also coached with Leon Fleisher and Alicia de Larrocha. 

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He is Artist Faculty at New York University Arnold Steinhardt School of Music, The Catholic University of America, and Levine School of Music in Washington, D.C.  

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Mr. Ramos Santana is a Steinway Artist.