André M. Santos

Born in Lisbon, November 1984. After completing a degree in economics in the Universidade Nova de Lisboa (2006), he began in 2007 a degree in classical guitar in the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa with Piñero Nagy, and he completed his graduation in 2010 in the Sevilleʼs Conservatorio Superior under the guidance of Francisco Sanchez Bernier. In 2015 André fi nished his degree in composition in the E.S.M.L. and had António Pinho Vargas, Carlos Caires, and Luís Tinoco as his teachers.

Throughout his career he has already played with several artists such as Teresa Salgueiro (formerly from Madredeus), Mariza, Mísia, soloist with Lisbon Sinfonietta Orchestra and Gulbenkian Choir, and many other groups with whom he has performed in many different countries. He is a resident member of the Jury at the “Almada’s Intervention Music National Competition” since 2007. In 2011 he received the Young Talent award from the Almada municipality. As a composer he wrote the piece for the Young Musicians Award 2014 in the category of Accordion (commissioned by Antena 2 – RTP). He has written for different projects and music styles, ranging from small chamber music groups to full-sized orchestras. His music has been performed by some of the most notorious Portuguese music interpreters and in several countries from the USA to China. He is the guitar player of the group Melech Mechaya and Lisbon Guitar Quartet. In 2016 André was honored with the Newly Published Music Competition Award by the National Flute Assotiation (EUA) with the work “O motivo da menina Laite” for solo flute.