Welcome to AdamGolka.com2008 Gilmore Young Artist Award Winner

Since his early triumph of winning the first prize at the 2nd China Shanghai International Piano Competition in 2003, 21-year-old American pianist Adam Golka has been concertizing extensively and making a name for himself as one of the most promising young artists on concert stages around the world today. This year he has been named one of two recipients of the prestigious Gilmore Young Artist Award.

Adam's News!

Watch Adam's recital from July 31st online! Click here to access the webcast of his recital at the Dakota Sky International Piano Festival, featuring works by Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, Chopin, Medtner, Albeniz, and Kapustin.

JULY 2008: Adam will replace Louis Lortie at the closing concerts of the Grand Teton Music Festival on August 15th and 16th! See concerts for more.

JULY 2008: Adam makes his Canadian debut playing Mozart's 23rd Concerto with the National Arts Centre Orchestra and Pinchas Zukerman. (Unfortunately, this concert was not reviewed!) See concerts for more.

JUNE 2008: Adam gets wonderful reviews for his performances of Brahms' First Concerto with the Houston Symphony and at the Colorado Music Festival. Read the reviews in the press section.

MARCH 2008: Adam's March 30th recital for the Wednesday Club in Harrisburg is relocated at two days' notice for a Barack Obama rally!

MARCH 2008: Adam is announced as a finalist for the prestigious American Pianists Assocation Classical Fellowship Awards. Click here for more information.

FEBRUARY 2008: Adam's first (and personally long-awaited!) public performance of a Mozart piano concerto has been a big success! Read what the Dallas Morning News said about his performance with the Fort Worth Symphony in the press section.

JANUARY 2008: Adam has been engaged to make his UK Debut next February with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Donald Runnicles. See concerts for more.

SEPTEMBER 2007: Adam is hailed by critics for his powerful performances of Rachmaninoff's Second Concerto at the season-opening concerts of the Milwaukee and Lubbock Symphonies! Read the rave reviews in the press section.

JULY 2007: Adam is proclaimed a winner of the 2008 Gilmore Young Artist Award!!! Learn more about this prestigious distinction at the Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival Homepage.

MARCH 2007: The Chicago Sun-Times hails Adam's recent recital at the Ravinia Rising Stars Series! Read the great review in the press section.

FEBRUARY 2007: Adam has been immediately re-engaged with the Milwaukee Symphony after a highly successful debut with Rachmaninoff's Third Concerto last January (read the wonderful reviews in the press section). Adam will now be returning to play Rachmaninoff's Second with music director Andreas Delfs on their opening subscription concert this September.

DECEMBER 2006: Adam finishes his 32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas recital series in Fort Worth, Texas. (See press to read the great review of his first concert.) View the Beethoven Project official website or hear some clips in the audio section!

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