Polish-American pianist ADAM GOLKA has appeared as soloist with dozens of orchestras, including the BBC Scottish Symphony, NACO (Ottawa), Warsaw Philharmonic, Shanghai Philharmonic, as well as the San Francisco, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, New Jersey, and San Diego symphonies. Adam performed cycles of Beethoven’s 32 Sonatas in NYC, Orlando, and Houston in 2020, and he also performed recitals as part of the “Sir Andras Schiff Selects” project at Klavier-Festival Ruhr (Essen), Tonhalle Zürich, Maison de France (Berlin), and 92Y Subculture (NYC). Chamber music is an integral part of Adam Golka’s musical life. He performs frequently with the Manhattan Chamber Players, participated in Marlboro Music, and he is a regular of the Krzyżowa-Music “Music for Europe” festival. Adam has also created a series of 32 short films about preparing to perform the 32 Beethoven Sonatas, called “32@32” (available on YouTube). Adam is an Artist Teacher at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
