John Rudolph

John Rudolph
Percussion
John Rudolph joined the Toronto Symphony Orchestra as Principal Percussion in 1997 after 21 years with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. He received his early musical training in Philadelphia where he studied with Alan Abel of the Philadelphia Orchestra. The recipient of a Master of Music degree from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., John studied with Russell Hartenberger and Tony Ames. While in university, he performed with the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center and Wolf Trap Farm Park. As a soloist, John has appeared with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the CBC Vancouver Orchestra several times and performed marimba concertos with the Okanagan Symphony in 1997. He has performed with both the Edmonton Symphony and the Toronto Symphony as soloist in Young People's Concerts. As a chamber musician, John has participated in summer festivals at Tanglewood, Temple University and the Courtenay Youth Music Centre, and was a frequent performer with the Vancouver Chamber Music Festival. He performed with Vancouver New Music, Masterpiece Music and the Curio Ensemble. He has appeared in flute and percussion recitals with his wife Kathleen in festivals across North America. John teaches percussion and timpani at the Glenn Gould Professional School of the Royal Conservatory of Music and also at the University of Toronto.

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