Rodolfo Cardoso

Origin

São Paulo, SP

Also known as

Rodolfo Cardoso de Oliveira

Years Active

1978

Genres

classical music, brazilian popular music, jazz

Instruments

percussion, drums, timpani

Biography

Rodolfo Cardoso de Oliveira is a Brazilian instrumentalist, percussionist, and drummer, born in São Paulo, SP, on December 6, 1955. With a degree in Music Education from the University of Brasília (UnB), he deepened his percussion studies with professor Luiz Almeida da Anunciação. His career stands out for its versatility, moving between classical and popular music.

With vast experience, Rodolfo Cardoso served as the principal timpanist in important orchestras in the country, such as the Brasília Symphony Orchestra, the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, and the Symphony Orchestra of the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro, totaling 17 years of work. At the same time, he developed a solid career in popular music, participating in shows and recordings alongside renowned Brazilian artists.

His work in Brazilian popular music is marked by collaborations with names such as Antônio Adolfo, Paulo Moura, Marisa Gata Mansa, Cássia Eller, Zélia Duncan, Caetano Veloso, Carlos Malta, Tim Rescala, Wagner Tiso, Cauby Peixoto, Angela Maria, Emilinha Borba, Marlene, Zizi Possi, and Leila Pinheiro, among others. In addition to his career as a musician, Rodolfo Cardoso also dedicated himself to teaching, having been a percussion professor at the Brasília School of Music and, later, at the University of Rio de Janeiro (Uni-Rio).

Discography

• Chamber Bossa (2015)