The Melodic Magic of Carla Santos

Portuguese violinist Carla Santos, a graduate of the prestigious Royal College of Music in London, studied under Professor Radu Blidar for her Master’s in Performance and an Artist Diploma as an RCM Scholar. During her tenure, she performed with the RCM Symphony Orchestra under eminent conductors like Lorin Maazel and Bernard Haitink. Carla’s musical journey began at the Conservatório de Música Calouste Gulbenkian in Aveiro, concluding her studies there with top honors in 2004 and winning the Fundação Pascoal Award. She performed as a soloist with orchestras like Orquestra Filarmonia das Beiras, and during her studies at Academia Nacional Superior de Orquestra in Lisbon, she collaborated with several prominent orchestras, including Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa.

A first-prize winner at the 25th “Prémio Jovens Músicos” Competition in Portugal with the Dryads Duo, Carla has performed in major Portuguese concert halls and various prestigious venues in London. The Dryads Duo also released a CD featuring works by Janáček, Ravel, and Enescu. Carla, passionate about teaching, emphasizes the transformative role of a good teacher in shaping students’ musical expressions and individuality.