Artist Info: Rodolfo Coelho De Souza

Rodolfo Coelho de Souza (Brazil, 1952) studied composition with Olivier Toni, Cláudio Santoro and Conrado Silva. He earned a Master's degree from the University of São Paulo and a DMA in composition from the University of Texas at Austin.

Among the prizes he received are the Sarney Award of 1988 for his Galaxies for piano and orchestra, the Vitae Foundation Grant of 1990, for the composition of Tristes Tropiques, and the 2nd. prize of the Yage-Aspekte Award of 2004 for his Serenata for flute and string quartet. [read more...]