Brazilian pianist Ronaldo Rolim is a prominent figure among an emerging generation of outstanding musicians. Acclaimed for his “consummate elegance” (New York Concert Review) and “mastery of phrasing, agogic accents, and dynamics” (Oberbaselbieter Zeitung), he has performed extensively over four continents, in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Zurich’s Tonhalle, London’s Wigmore Hall, the Great Hall of the Liszt Academy in Budapest, and Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts. He is a Winner of the 2017 Astral National Auditions and has captured top prizes at numerous prestigious international competitions, including the Géza Anda, James Mottram, Bösendorfer, San Marino, Lyon, and Teresa Carreño competitions. He holds degrees from Peabody Conservatory and Yale School of Music, among others.

The all-Brazilian music recital is a celebration of the 200 years of Brazilian independence & 100 years of the Modernist Movement in Brazil. The Program includes:

Lorenzo Fernandez: Prelúdios do Crepúsculo, Op.15
Henrique Oswald: Two Nocturnes, Op.6
Almeida Prado: Cartas Celestes, Volume 3
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No.4
Catarina Domenici: New Work
Camargo Guarnieri: 4 Ponteios and Toccata