MEET THE ARTIST

Ludmila Santini is an internationally renowned Swedish composer of modern music and concert pianist with partial Czech roots. Her unique position on the contemporary music scene is reinforced by numerous international awards and collaborations with renowned musicians. Recognition from a voting member of the Grammy Awards jury confirms her world-class status.

Early Prodigy

As a small girl, she was considered a child prodigy. She began playing the piano at the age of 4 and composed her first pieces before she even learned to read music.

At the age of 8, she began her first successful series of concert performances and, as a child, participated in composition competitions alongside adult authors. Since the early 1990s, her musical compositions have been heard on various radio and TV stations.

Artistic profile and style

She graduated from the State Conservatory of Music, majoring in piano. Her artistic style is characterized by a distinctive melodic line, combining elements of jazz, pop, and classical music.

Thanks to her quality as an author and performer, she has earned a high international reputation. In addition to her songs, she also writes instrumentals whose expressiveness alternates with calm romantic tones. 

Music professionals characterize her work as classical
-crossover with brilliant Chopin-like dynamics.

International achievements and awards

In July 2001, she was awarded an honorable mention for her brilliant interpretation of her song "Sunset Moments" at the prestigious John Lennon Songwriting Contest (New York, USA).

The jury of this competition includes music legends and megastars such as Flea (RHCP), Nathan East, Prince Royce and Natasha Bedingfield.

In June 2003, under the patronage of the Czech Embassy in Stockholm, she released the instrumental album Forever, which she recorded together with Swedish saxophonist and XL Big Band leader Berndt Sjörgen. 

In October 2003, she won the 1st prize for virtuosity and originality at the MusicContest International Instrumental Competition in Golden (Colorado, USA) for her composition "You Are Always in My Heart" and has won numerous other music awards.

Artistic collaboration and concert activities

She had been composing and performing for a long time in Sweden, where she made her mark on a wider audience with a successful tour in the local concert halls.

Swedish audiences will be familiar with Ludmila primarily from her performances with saxophonist Viktor Cehlin and singer Elin "Elly Eve" Svensson, founder of the prestigious vocal group GET UP Soul Choir, which collaborates with stars such as Eric Benét, Zara Larsson, Peter Jöback, and Sanna Nielsen.

Ludmila performed with the renowned jazz saxophonist Tomáš Křemenák (known from his jazz projects with Michal David, Pavel Jakub Ryba & The Fish Men and Milan Svoboda's Prague Bigband) on the Czech music scene.

She has performed dozens of solo piano recitals, during which her concert tours have taken her to stages in other European countries.

Present 

She currently lives and works in Prague. 

These days she is actively involved in composing and arranging, working in recording studios, and collaborating on projects with foreign musicians.

She performs solo and in collaboration with soprano Natali Santini.

She is also popular on the social platform LinkedIn, where she has more than 23 000 followers.

PRAISE

"Beautiful music."
Steve Dunster - film composer
Whiteley, United Kingdom

" 'You Are Alway's In My Heart'.  Beautiful Composition!!!! Really nice."
Tony Liggens
Corona, California (USA)

"Absolutely beautiful compositions!"
Jarrod Neufeld
Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada)

" 'You Are Always In My Heart' is just beautiful, Ludmila!"
Bill Harris
Charlotte, North Carolina (USA)

"Beautiful work! <3"
Kim Morrison-Godfrey - producer, composer and arranger
Hendersonville, Tennessee (USA) (

"Love your music and 'passion'."
Wayne Wesley Johnson
Whitehouse Station, New Jersey (USA)

"Wonderful music and great picture!"
Thisbe Vos
Los Angeles, California (USA)

"Beautiful, dear Ludmila.. Thank you!!"
Dr. Marcio Renzo - psychoanalyst and hypnotherapist
São Paulo, Brazil

"Wonderful performance!"
Martin Max Schreiner - composer
Sudbury, Massachusetts (USA)

"You have excellent piano skills, very impressed, & wonderful music...True talent!!"
Ryan Cregan
Blackpool, United Kingdom

"Christmas Snow is such a beautiful song."
Vince Tomanelli
Montreal, Canada

"Really Stunning"
George Matoian
San Pedro, California (USA)

"Beautiful Music"
Janine Knap
Palmerston North, New Zealand  

"I am in tears. Amazing!"
Riccardo Di Stefano - music/TV producer, composer
and orchestrator, founder of ARDIStudio
Los Angeles, California (USA)

"Beautiful music! Thank-You! :)"
Eclipse 6, Vocal Group
Sandy, Utah (USA)

" 'Forever' gorgeous piano and sax Ludmila. So much talent. Much success with my best wishes from LA."
Dr. Francis Charles Brunicardi - chief of general surgery
at UCLA Medical Center
Santa Monica, California (USA)  

"The dialogues of both instruments are on the borderline between jazz and musical romanticism, but they have a calm and relaxing character. The compositions evoke the mood of the meditative recordings of the overseas Windham Hill label."
Pavel Víšek - music reviewer of "Forever" album
Rock & Pop Magazine, Prague (Czech Republic)

INFO FOR ORGANIZERS

• Guarantee of a Brilliant Artistic Performance 
  – Renowned, repeatedly awarded concert pianist with classical music education
  
• Fresh and innovative approach to modern piano music – global music award John Lennon Songwriting Contest
• Audience‑captivating performances in the classical crossover genre – a distinctive interpretive signature with Chopinesque dynamism 
• Creative collaborations with excellent saxophonists, pop and R&B singers – original authorial and interpretive projects 
• Dozens of international tours and solo recitals
  – concerts with worldwide acclaim 
• Performances with guaranteed emotional impact on the audience – from intimate recitals to large concert halls 

"Beautiful music, all the best!"
Marcus Hernandez - musical director of Orchestra Fuego
Land O' Lakes, Florida (USA)

"Your playing and crossover style is amazing! Keep up the excellent work!"
Erik-Peter Mortensen - film composer and conductor 
New York City, New York (USA)

"Magical, deep, harmonious, intense and positive. This is true music."
Alberto Puviani - composer (Warner Music, RAI Italy, TRB rec)
Modena, Italy

"Beautiful playing." 
G. Andrew Maness - Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music
Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts (USA)

"Fantastic music - thank you so much."
Dr. Ing. Harald Cura 
Nürnberg, Germany 

"Lovely music that paints lovely pictures in my mind. Taking me back to past memories. Wonderful. True Art."
Jan Schnell
Odense, Denmark

"Beautiful sound.. so relaxing."
Vittorio Gerlini
Chuo City, Japan

"I loved the softness of its adaptation in the classic 'Toxic' by Britney Spears."
Francisco D.J. Moraes
Fortaleza, Brasil 

"Beautiful!"
Deborah Blake
Alpine, California (USA) 

"Wow!! Love 'Forever' !!!!!!!!"
Joyce Spencer
Rowlett, Texas (USA)

" 'Forever' is simply lovely!"
Kelesha Martin
Stockton, California (USA)

"Very nice atmosphere!"
Ruud de Vries
Amsterdam, Netherlands

"Listening to your beautiful Music, I became a Fan ! Greetins, Josie."
Josie Bernales 
Hennef, Germany

"Awesome music Ludmila, best wishes <3."
Marios Papalexis 
Athens, Greece

" 'Hope' is beautifully done."
Ruth Freedlund Buettner 
Pittsville, Wisconsin (USA)

" 'Forever' is so beautiful!"
Adri-Anne Ralph
Orange, California (USA)

"Pretty great - fine music!!"
Wolfgang Harm 
Hamburg, Germany

"Absolutely stunning beautiful music, you are a fantastic composer with an amazing talent, really outstanding performances!"
Robert Steven Hunt
Earley, United Kingdom 

"Three Cheers to 'Somna'! Ear-delightful would be an understatement."
George Warholak 
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (USA)

"Beautiful music and talent Ludmila!"
Jeff Parks
Napavine, Washington (USA)

"What a marvellous music, Ludmila! Keep making magic with your songs :)"
Alan Bay
Marisol, Argentina

"Lovely, lovely music from a beautiful soul!"
Janni Littlepage
Monterey, California (USA)

"Beautiful music, Ludmila. Congratulations!!"
Jon Luna - composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer
Madrid, Spain

"Awesome music !!! :)"
Ronggowisnu Prihadi
Tangerang, Indonesia

"True musicianship, a pleasure to listen to."
Geoff Ashford
Leeds, United Kingdom

Lisbon, Portugal

"Ludmila, your music radiates such beauty."
Jacqueline Dancy Midora 
Nashville, Tennessee