Guilhaume Santana
Bassoon
About
Principal bassoonist of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Franco-Chilean bassoonist Guilhaume Santana trained in Hanover with Dag Jensen and at the Karajan Academy in Berlin. A prizewinner of the Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Prize and the European Competition in Wattrelos, he has also held the position of principal bassoon with the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie and with Claudio Abbado’s Orchestra Mozart in Bologna.
A regular guest with ensembles such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and La Scala in Milan, he has appeared as a soloist with Sinfonia Varsovia, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, and the Orchestra Mozart, under conductors including Claudio Abbado, Daniele Gatti, and Gustavo Gimeno.
A sought-after chamber musician, he collaborates with Leif Ove Andsnes, Emanuel Ax, Tabea Zimmermann, Sabine Meyer, and the Berliner Barocksolisten. He has recorded for Deutsche Grammophon and Claves Records.
Alongside his performing career, Guilhaume Santana teaches bassoon and chamber music at the Hochschule für Musik in Saarbrücken and at the Barenboim–Said Academy in Seville, having previously taught at the ESMUC in Barcelona, the Pôle Supérieur/HEAR in Strasbourg, and the Shanghai Conservatory.
Sion Academy Masterclass
20.02.2026 -> 22.02.2026 : Winter Academy Professors
