Santiago Cañón-Valencia

Santiago Cañón-Valencia blends the lyricism of the cello with an inquisitive exploration of unfamiliar sonic realms. Since winning Third Prize at the 2017 Queen Elisabeth Competition, he has consistently juxtaposed key works from the repertoire with new compositions and his own pieces. In Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1, he pares down his instrument to its very essence. In his own compositions Ascenso Hacia Lo Profundo and Ad Noctem, a play of rhythms, timbres and textures unfolds, in which the echoes of Bach subtly resonate.