Originally from the city of Orizaba, Veracruz, he began studying the trumpet at the age of 15 with teacher Aminta Lazaro. At 16, he started his professional training at the Instituto Superior de Música del Estado de Veracruz, in the preparatory cycle, under the guidance of Professor Jeffrey B. Smith, principal trumpet of the Xalapa Symphony Orchestra. Three years later, he continued his professional career at the same institution. In 2019, he joined the Youth Symphony Orchestra of the State of Veracruz as principal trumpet. In 2024, he began studying for a Master’s degree in musical performance at Georgia State University under the supervision of Dr. Alex Freund. That same year, he won the Honors Recital Competition at GSU. He has performed with orchestras such as the Xalapa Symphony Orchestra, the Rio Blanco Symphony Orchestra, and the GSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble.
You can find Rodrigo’s 2024 Summer Music Competition trumpet performance here.
Watch Rodrigo Narayana Pariksit Borges González perform Oboe Concerto in D Major by G. H. Stöelzel on the trumpet for the 2025 Winter Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.