He is currently the principal conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Las Palmas and musical director of the Temporada de Zarzuela de Canarias.
Between 2017 and 2023 he was the assistant conductor to the principal conductor of the OFGC, conductor of the Youth Orchestra of Gran Canaria and artistic coordinator of the Schoolchildren's Season of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Gran Canaria.
He obtained the Superior Diploma in Violin (Castilla y León 2007) and the Superior Diploma in Choir Conducting (Canary Islands 2012). Between 2012 and 2017 he studied conducting at the HochschulefürMusik Detmold under the professorship of Maestro Karl Heinz Bloemeke and HochschulefürMusik Carl Mariavon Weber Dresden under the professorship of Maestro Georg Christoph Sandmann, where he obtained a master's degree in conducting.
Between 2012 and 2015 he published five musical releases with the Mercurio Editorial label, including three volumes of the OEFBB, of which he was the founder, as well as other works to rescue the historical-musical heritage of the Canary Islands.
He has worked as assistant conductor to different maestros such as Karel M. Chichon, Daniel Oren, Victor Pablo Pérez and Alessandro D'Agostini. He has also worked at theatres such as Opéra National de Bourdeaux, Lithuanian National Opera, Tenerife Opera, Las Palmas Opera, Paris Opera, Szeged National Opera, with different titles such as Così fan tutte, The Magic Flute, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Carmen, Rigoletto, Aida, Cavalleria Rusticana, La Traviata or Elisir d’amore.
He has worked with great solists such as Ermonela Jaho, Charles Castronuovo, Ludovic Tézier, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Jessica Pratt, Celso Albelo, Jorge de León, Nino Machaidze, Daniela Barcellona, Ivan Ayón Rivas and the famous pianist Ivo Pogorelich.
He has conducted the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra, Las Palmas Symphony Orchestra, Granada City Orchestra, Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, Gaetano Donizetti Orchestra, Udine Symphony Academy Orchestra, Detmolder Kammer Orchester, North Czech Philharmonic, Nuribom Young Chamber Orchestra, Lausitzer Philarmonie Görlizt, Elbland Philarmonie Orchester, Dresdner Kammer Philarmonie, Erzgebirgische Philharmonie Aue, Slovenian Radio and Television Orchestra, Budapest National Opera Orchestra Lithuanian Opera Orchestra or Szeged Symphony Orchestra.
Among his recent engagements we highlight that he has replaced Maestro K.M. Chichon with the Mahler's Symphony N.3 as part of the OFGC season and has made his debut withthe Szeged Symphony Orchestra (Hungary) at the National Theatre of Szeged.
His future projects include the zarzuelas La del manojo de rosas and El barbero de Sevilla as part of the 31st Temporada de Zarzuela de Canarias. He has been invited by the University of Havana and the Orchestra of the Lyceum of Havana (Cuba) to hold a workshop and concert of the zarzuela repertoire; He has conducted Carmina Burana with the Las Palmas Symphony and has returned to the Las Palmas Opera Season with the Donizettian title Roberto Devereaux.
Date of last modification: June 2024
It cannot be altered without permission. Please destroy any previous biographical material.
Between 2017 and 2023 he was the assistant conductor to the principal conductor of the OFGC, conductor of the Youth Orchestra of Gran Canaria and artistic coordinator of the Schoolchildren's Season of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Gran Canaria.
He obtained the Superior Diploma in Violin (Castilla y León 2007) and the Superior Diploma in Choir Conducting (Canary Islands 2012). Between 2012 and 2017 he studied conducting at the HochschulefürMusik Detmold under the professorship of Maestro Karl Heinz Bloemeke and HochschulefürMusik Carl Mariavon Weber Dresden under the professorship of Maestro Georg Christoph Sandmann, where he obtained a master's degree in conducting.
Between 2012 and 2015 he published five musical releases with the Mercurio Editorial label, including three volumes of the OEFBB, of which he was the founder, as well as other works to rescue the historical-musical heritage of the Canary Islands.
He has worked as assistant conductor to different maestros such as Karel M. Chichon, Daniel Oren, Victor Pablo Pérez and Alessandro D'Agostini. He has also worked at theatres such as Opéra National de Bourdeaux, Lithuanian National Opera, Tenerife Opera, Las Palmas Opera, Paris Opera, Szeged National Opera, with different titles such as Così fan tutte, The Magic Flute, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Carmen, Rigoletto, Aida, Cavalleria Rusticana, La Traviata or Elisir d’amore.
He has worked with great solists such as Ermonela Jaho, Charles Castronuovo, Ludovic Tézier, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Jessica Pratt, Celso Albelo, Jorge de León, Nino Machaidze, Daniela Barcellona, Ivan Ayón Rivas and the famous pianist Ivo Pogorelich.
He has conducted the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra, Las Palmas Symphony Orchestra, Granada City Orchestra, Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, Gaetano Donizetti Orchestra, Udine Symphony Academy Orchestra, Detmolder Kammer Orchester, North Czech Philharmonic, Nuribom Young Chamber Orchestra, Lausitzer Philarmonie Görlizt, Elbland Philarmonie Orchester, Dresdner Kammer Philarmonie, Erzgebirgische Philharmonie Aue, Slovenian Radio and Television Orchestra, Budapest National Opera Orchestra Lithuanian Opera Orchestra or Szeged Symphony Orchestra.
Among his recent engagements we highlight that he has replaced Maestro K.M. Chichon with the Mahler's Symphony N.3 as part of the OFGC season and has made his debut withthe Szeged Symphony Orchestra (Hungary) at the National Theatre of Szeged.
His future projects include the zarzuelas La del manojo de rosas and El barbero de Sevilla as part of the 31st Temporada de Zarzuela de Canarias. He has been invited by the University of Havana and the Orchestra of the Lyceum of Havana (Cuba) to hold a workshop and concert of the zarzuela repertoire; He has conducted Carmina Burana with the Las Palmas Symphony and has returned to the Las Palmas Opera Season with the Donizettian title Roberto Devereaux.
Date of last modification: June 2024
It cannot be altered without permission. Please destroy any previous biographical material.
2024-2025 Performances
CARMINA BURANA
31 of May of 2024 Auditorio Alfredo Kraus (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
31 of May of 2024 Auditorio Alfredo Kraus (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
CARMEN
18 of March of 2025 Amigos Canarios de la Ópera (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
20 of March of 2025 Amigos Canarios de la Ópera (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
22 of March of 2025 Amigos Canarios de la Ópera (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
31 of May of 2024 Auditorio Alfredo Kraus (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
31 of May of 2024 Auditorio Alfredo Kraus (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
CARMEN
18 of March of 2025 Amigos Canarios de la Ópera (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
20 of March of 2025 Amigos Canarios de la Ópera (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
22 of March of 2025 Amigos Canarios de la Ópera (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
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Reviews
DOÑA FRANCISQUITA. TEATRO pérez galdós. 2022
"[...] el enfoque desde el podio de Rafael Sánchez-Araña fue más que acertado, primando la mesura y acompañamiento a los cantantes y evitando el ímpetu innecesario; la incidencia en los pasajes más elegíacos de la partitura fue clave en su dirección ante una convincente Sinfónica de Las Palmas." Agustín Arocha, Ópera actual
LUISA FERNANDA. TEATRO CUYÁS. 2021
"[...] Rafael Sánchez Araña supo extraer de la OFGC esa energía que, sin abruptos cambios, logró enlazar con los momentos más elegíacos de la partitura." Agustín Arocha, Ópera actual
GALA LÍRICA. AUDITORIO ALFREDO KRAUS. 2022
"Excelente estuvo la Orquesta granacanaria con la más que acertada dirección de Rafael Sánchez-Araña" Cayetano Sánchez, Ópera actual
CONCIERTO ORQUESTA SINFÓNICA DE LAS PALMAS. 2019
"El maestro Sánchez-Araña, absolutamente atento en todo momento a la coordinación entre la formación orquestal y los solistas, logró la adecuada imbricación de todas las partes implicadas.[...] No podía tener mejor resultado este concierto conmemorativo que, con absoluta nitidez, reveló la madurez de una formación orquestal sin ánimo de lucro y preservadora de los valores musicales canarios, con más de 20 años de trayectoria y que, bajo la dirección de Rafael Sánchez-Araña, ha alcanzado un destacado nivel técnico, experiencia formativa y ductilidad en el repertorio. " Juan Manuel Ruiz, Ritmo
Don PASQUALE. TEATRO PÉREZ GALDÓS 2022
"El grancanario Rafael Sánchez-Araña debutó en el podio de la temporada de ACO con nota. No solo sostuvo la tensión de la Filarmónica Gran Canaria en todo momento sin perder la vivacidad necesaria en la ópera bufa italiana, sino que consiguió sin estruendos la comunión con los cantantes. Magnífica su dirección del melancólico solo de trompeta en la introducción del “Povero Ernesto”." Agustín Arocha, Ópera actual
TERCERA DE MAHLER. ORQUESTA FILARMÓNICA DE GRAN CANARIA. 2022
"El enmarañado primer movimiento, que dura tanto como muchas sinfonías completas, fue expuesto con seguridad en su poliédrica sucesión de episodios, desde la llamada inicial de las 8 trompas que reaparece a lo largo del movimiento, a las ominosas intervenciones de los trombones, o las diversas marchas militares, subrayando las intervenciones de la amplísima percusión y los sucesivos crescendos [...] El minueto del segundo movimiento proporcionó la deseada relajación, en un ambiente bucólico de tempi bien balanceados y excelentes intervenciones de maderas y cuerdas, frecuentemente en pizzicato. En el Scherzo, Sánchez Araña recreó convincentemente su carácter onírico, situando a la trompeta de postillón no tras el escenario sino en el vestíbulo de acceso, lo que curiosamente proporcionó un sonido más atmosférico que se difundía por toda la sala sinfónica [...] una vistosa lectura de la Tercera de Mahler, la mejor de las intervenciones de Rafael Sánchez Araña hasta ahora con la Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, que ratifica su trayectoria en ascenso" Juan Francisco Román Rodríguez, Ritmo