
Winner of Artist's International Auditions (New York), Sor
Competition (Rome), Young Musicians Award (Lisbon) and prizewinner at Paris,
Verona, Valencia, Montelimar, Sernancelhe among other competitions, Pedro
Rodrigues started his musical studies at the age of 5 and the study of classical
guitar at 9 with José Mesquita Lopes with whom he completed his course of study
with highest honours and as recipient of the Gulbenkian Scholarship.
Later, he continued his studies with Alberto Ponce at the École Normale de
Musique de Paris, receiving the Diplome Supérieur de Concertiste de Guitare "a
l'unanimité avec felicitations" and he has also taken master classes with Leo
Brouwer, David Russell, Joaquin Clerch e Darko Petrinjiak.
Pedro Rodrigues performed either as soloist, chamber music ensembles or
orchestras in Europe, America and Africa in prestigious halls like Carnegie's
Weill Hall - New York, Salle Cortot - Paris, Ateneo - Madrid, Endler Hall - Cape
Town, Centro Cultural de Belém - Lisbon, Gulbenkian Foundation - Lisbon, Casa da
Música - Oporto and made recordings for RTP, RDP, RTM, SABC, WIPR Broadcasting
Companies and for NUMÉRICA, JNS Music and Nuova Venezia recording labels.