Ecuadorian violinist (Cuenca, 1991). He was trained in Quito as a violinist and comprehensive artist with maestro Leonid Greco. He graduated with honors from the National Conservatory of Music in Quito and the Technical University of Manabí. In 2010, he won a full scholarship and moved to Madrid to pursue advanced professional studies at the Reina Sofía School of Music with the prestigious and internationally recognized maestro Zakhar Bron. He later obtained a Master's degree in Musical Research from the International University of La Rioja.

Santy Abril has received masterclasses from renowned international teachers, including Bogos Mortchikian, Shlomo Mintz, Menahem Pressler, Dimitry Petoukhov, Daniel Guedes, Lara St. John, Andrey Baranov, Gaby Lester, Lynn Chang, Roman Patočka, Emmanuel Siffert, Olga Kaler, Noé Inui, among others.

In Spain, he was part of the Freixenet Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Antoni Ros Marbà, and the E.ON Camerata of the Reina Sofía School of Music, conducted by maestro Hansjörg Schellenberger, performing in the main auditoriums of Spain. He was the founder of the Trío Ramales, with which he debuted at the Sony Auditorium in Madrid under the direction of Maestra Márta Gulyás.

He has stood out as an assistant professor at the Greco Violin School (2011-2016). Assistant teacher at the International Strings Camp in Villa de Leyva, Colombia (2013). Academic Director of the International Classical Music Encounter in Ambato (2012-2015). Teacher at the First Álvaro Manzano Festival in Ambato (2022). Concertmaster of the EVG Camerata, Concertmaster of the National Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra in Ecuador, and jury member in several music competitions in Ecuador.

In 2017, he toured Spain as a first violinist with the Joven Orquesta Nacional de España (JONDE), performing Mahler's IX symphony, and in the same year, he recorded a CD of Ecuadorian academic music with the Cuenca Symphony Orchestra (Ecuador) with the violin concerto by the renowned Ecuadorian composer and arranger Jorge Oviedo.

Throughout his extensive artistic career, he has participated in countless concerts, festivals, and competitions, which have led him to stand out in countries such as the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Spain, Germany, Australia, and Ecuador, performing under the baton of great conductors such as Emmanuel Siffert, Nicolas Krauze, Gerardo Estrada, Álvaro Manzano, Fernando Varcárcel, Claudio Cohen, Ion Bressan, Adrián Chamorro, Yury Sobolev, David Handel, Christophe Talmont, Gaétan Kuchta, Marnix Steffen, among others.

Currently, he maintains a career as a soloist, chamber music artist, violinist in various Ecuadorian ensembles, Violin Teacher at the Central University of Ecuador since 2018, and Concertmaster of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ecuador since 2022.

He plays a Scott Cao violin, model "Il Cannone - 1743", built in 2014.

Among his awards and recognitions are:

Laureado en el primer concurso de música de cámara organizado por el Colegio Alemán en Quito. Trío Sadel (2020)
Mención especial en el concurso “Mi concierto en Casa” en honor al 250 aniversario de Beethoven organizado por la delegación de la Unión Europea en Ecuador. (2020)
Finalista en el Primer Concurso Latinoamericano de Violín "Festival Mintz". Tucumán, Argentina (2018)
Finalista para la Beca Ardian de la Orquesta Konzerthaus de Berlín (2018)
Diploma al Mérito Estudiantil – Universidad Técnica de Manabí (2016)
Ganador del XI Premio Internacional Violines Por la Paz – Latinoamérica, Quito (2013)
Mención de Mejor Estudiante del 2º Campamento Internacional de Cuerdas en Villa de Leyva, Colombia (2012)
Primer Premio en el concurso Jóvenes Talentos de la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional del Ecuador, Quito 2011
Pergamino honorífico por sus destacados logros académicos en el Conservatorio Nacional de Música de Quito (2010)
Finalista en el concurso mundial de violín LCI en Sydney, Australia (2010)
Primer Premio en el Concurso latinoamericano de Violín de Lions Club International (FOLAC) en Salta, Argentina (2010)
Primer premio y Premio Absoluto en el XXXI Concurso de Música Clásica del Centro Cultural Ecuatoriano - Alemán, Guayaquil (2007)
Primer Premio en los concursos del II y III Festival Internacional para Instrumentistas de Cuerdas, Quito (2007-2008)
Medalla al Empeño, Mención de Honor y beca de estudios en el I Festival Internacional para Instrumentistas de Cuerdas, Quito (2006)