Rudolf P. Golez started basic piano lessons at age four with his mother. As he progressed, he enrolled at Lourdes College, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines with Sister Lourdes Allegado, RVM who prepared him for his Premier Piano Recital Playing Polonaise Heroic of Chopin.
Rudolf left for New York City at 13 and studied at the renowned Juilliard School under Seymour Lipkin. In one of hie visits to the Philippines at 17, he made his orchestral debut with the Manila Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Sergio Esmilla, Jr. playing Beethoven's 4th Concerto. Further studies brought him to Graz, Austria and finally graduated with the degree of Master in Music major in Piano Performance at the University of the Philippines in Diliman. In 1995 he performed at the Kneisel Hall in Bangor, Maine. He joined the Festival of Light in Hong Kong under the Chopin Society of Hong Kong. In the same year, he also joined the Piano Festival in Barcelona and Tenerife under Solomon Mikowsky. Rudolf was prizewinner at the 2004 First ASEAN Chopin International Piano Competition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In 2006, he was featured soloist at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Filipino Young Artists Series. Other performances that won critical acclaim were performances with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra under the great composer/conductor Cristobal Halffter of Madrid playing Nights in the Gardens of Spain by de Falla. And with the Manila Symphony Orchestra playing the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2. His solo concerts feature a rich variety of classical to contemporary items in piano literature. He joined the Philippine delegation of artists who performed during the Philippine-China Friendship Day celebration at the Philippine pavilion in shanghai, China (2010). Other notable performances include anniversary concerts of the great composers-Mozart (2006), Chopin(2010), Liszt (2011) and Debussy (2012). Rudolf has pioneered this single-composer type concert which has been so effective with the forwarding of music appreciation. As an advocate of classical music, Rudolf concert's are mainly with commentary which enhance the listening experience of the audience. In 2011, he had a successful Concert tour in California, South Carolina, New York and Vermont that was well-received by audiences and critics alike. Apart from Rudolf's concert life, he is an educator and serves in three universities in the Philippines, the Liceo de Cagayan University, Cebu Normal University and the Philippine Women's University. “deeply moving,eloquent, with finesse and a deep musicality” -Jim Lowe, Times Argus Barre, VT “refined nuances expressed through a masterful technique combined with artistic sensitivity” - Rosalinda Orosa, Philippine Star |
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