Rodolfo Botelho Vieira is a violinist from Azores, Portugal. Earned his BM from Academia Nacional Superior de Orquestra in Lisbon, Portugal, MM, CP and was finishing DM as scholarship recipient at Northwestern University in violin and music technology where he also served as teaching assistant to Gerardo Ribeiro. Prizewinner at Meadowmount School of Music Chamber Music Competition as first violin of String Quartet, violin competitions Concurso RDP-Jovens Musicos, Julio Cardona International Competition. Vieira plays chamber music, and has had coaching with Guarneri String Quartet, Mathias Tacke (Vermeer Quartet), Gerardo Ribeiro, Hans Jensen, Patricia McCarty.