José Antonio Santesteban, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

José Antonio Santesteban

Basque composer

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1835

Place of Birth: Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain

Date of Death: 21-Sep-1906

Profession: composer, organist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About José Antonio Santesteban

  • José Antonio Santesteban (San Sebastián, 18 October 1835 – San Sebastián, 21 September 1906) was a Basque composer, the most famous of the musical family of that name (his father was José Juan Santesteban and his son was pianist Jesús de Santesteban), who wrote the first opera in Basque, Pudente, to a libretto by Serafin Baroja.
  • In 1879 he succeeded his father's post as organist in Santa Maria, Donostia. In 1863 he inaugurated the installment of a Cavaillé-Coll organ in Santa Maria, Donostia and in 1879 he succeeded his father's post as organist of the parish.

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