Rodolfo Lipizer (January 16, 1895 June 8, 1974), was an Italian violinist, professor of music, and orchestra conductor. Lipizer was born in Gorizia, Italy. The International Violin Competition Rodolfo Lipizer Prize is named in his honour. Gorizia About (Slovene: Gorica, Friulian: Gurize, German: Görz) is a town and comune in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, bordering Slovenia. It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, and it is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce.