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SOLOISTSantiago Cañón Valencia
Santiago Cañón Valencia is a Colombian cellist and comes from a family of musicians. His mother started teaching him cello when he was 4 years old and he continued his studies with Henryk Zarzycki until January of 2008.
Santiago has performed extensively since he was 12 years of age.
More recently, now living in the Waikato and in his first year of a Bachelor of Music at the University of Waikato, 15-year-old Santiago, a Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship recipient, has placed top equal in the 2010 Beijing International Music Competition.
Santiago says he likes competitions. “Yes they are stressful, but they are also fun. You want to do your best to succeed so you push yourself to the limit. The work you have to do before it isn’t always fun, but it’s all worth it.”
The Trust Waikato Symphony Orchestra is pleased to be able to be part of Santiago’s performance career.
Santiago performed as guest soloist at the Tchaikovsky 5 Concert in early November 2011
