Brazilian pianist Ronaldo Rolim inspires audiences with thoughtful programs that beautifully balance his “consummate elegance” (New York Concert Review) with an energetic dynamism and fire. Demonstrating a “special ability to present touching interpretations” (El Norte), he has performed extensively over four continents as a guest soloist, recitalist and chamber musician, consistently in demand for his “mastery of phrasing, agogic accents, and dynamics” (Oberbaselbieter Zeitung). A prizewinner at numerous prestigious international competitions, including Géza Anda, Bösendorfer, James Mottram, San Marino, Lyon, and Teresa Carreño, Mr. Rolim has performed with ensembles such as the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, Musikkollegium Winterthur, Concerto Budapest, Phoenix Symphony, European Philharmonic Orchestra of Switzerland, Symphony Orchestra of the St. Petersburg State Academic Capella, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as many of Brazil’s foremost ensembles. A frequent presence at international music festivals, he has been featured in solo recitals and chamber music performances at Ravinia, Rio Folle Journée, Accademia Musicale Chigiana, Septembre Musical, Musikdorf Ernen, Académie Musicale de Villecroze, and the Kingston, Walla Walla and Crescent City Chamber Music Festivals. Recent and upcoming engagements include performances of Ravel’s G major Concerto and Poulenc's Concerto for Two Pianos with the Minas Gerais Philharmonic, Liszt’s Concerto No.2 with Symphony Tacoma, Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No.4 with the Porto Alegre Symphony, Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the Northwest Sinfonietta, besides multiple solo and chamber music performances in Europe and the Americas.
