Welcome to AdamGolka.com2009 Max I. Allen Classical Fellow of the American Pianists Association
2008 Gilmore Young Artist

22-year-old pianist Adam Golka is the winner of two of America's most prestigious pianistic awards: the 2008 Gilmore Young Artist Award and most recently the 2009 Max I. Allen Classical Fellowship Award of the American Pianists Association.

Adam's News!

>>>MARCH 7, 2010: Rachmaninoff Third Concerto at Isaac Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall!

FEBRUARY 27, 2010: Chopin 200th Birthday Celebration in Houston - the two Chopin concerti!

AUGUST to OCTOBER 2009: In the span of five weeks, Adam played the first two Beethoven concerti (Fort Worth Symphony), a Tokyo recital debut, Prokofiev's Second Concerto (Phoenix Sympony), and Rachmaninoff's Third Concerto (South Dakota Symphony). Read about these concerts in the press and concerts sections.

Adam is prominently featured in International Piano Magazine, July/August 2009 issue. Read the article in the press section.

Adam performed the world premiere of Richard Danielpour's Piano Fantasy (2008), commissioned for Adam by the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, in his recitals at the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy in Chicago (July 31), Dakota Sky International Piano Festival (Aug. 3), and the Dame Myra Hess Recital Series (Aug. 5).

April 4th, 2009: Adam has been named a Classical Fellow by the American Pianists Association! After a competitive process which began with nominations and culminated in solo, chamber, lieder, and concerto performances in Indianapolis in spring 2009, Adam has received the prestigious Max I. Allen Fellowship, valued at $75,000. See press for more information, and stay tuned for upcoming articles, photos, etc.!

Adam commissions the esteemed American composer Richard Danielpour as part of the Gilmore Young Artist Award. Stay tuned in coming months for more information about Adam's 2009-2010 plans for premiering the 15-minute "Fantasy for Piano," based on the final chorale from Bach's St. Matthew's Passion.

Adam makes is UK Debut this month, playing Ravel's Left Hand Concerto with the BBC Scottish Symphony and Donald Runnicles conducting. Learn more in the concerts section.

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.