1908

March 14. March 14th. Pianist Arnaldo Estrella is born in Petrópolis.

February 21. February 21st. Recital by Guiomar Novaes (at age 14) with works by Luiz Levy (1st Brazilian Rhapsody), Schubert, Moret, Chopin, Liszt, Mendelssohn (Concerto No. 1, with second piano accompaniment), and Godard. Steinway Hall, São Paulo.

March 20. March 20th. Guiomar Novaes (at age 14) solos Mendelssohn's Concerto No. 1, probably with second piano accompaniment. Steinway Hall, São Paulo.

April 11. April 11th. Recital by Guiomar Novaes (at age 14) with works by Luiz Levy (1st Brazilian Rhapsody), Chopin, Alabieff-Liszt, Alexandre Levy (Brazilian Tango), and Liszt. Main Hall of the Escola do Povo, São Vicente (SP).

May 18. May 18th. Recital by students of professors H. Ruegger, Felix de Otero, G. Bastiani, Paulo Florence, and Luigi Chiaffarelli. Guiomar Novaes, at age 14, performed Alexandre Levy's Brazilian Tango and Luiz Levy's Brazilian Rhapsody No. 1. José Augusto de Souza Lima (brother of João de Souza Lima) performed Felix de Otero's Nocturne and Sinding's Spring Song. Edith Capote Valente performed Bach's Chromatic Fantasy. Olga Vergueiro performed Saint-Saëns' Souvenir d'Italie. Celina Branco (violin), still a child, performed D'Ambrosio's Romanza and Drdla's Serenade, probably with piano accompaniment by one of the professors. In the second part, the poet Olavo Bilac gave a literary lecture on the theme "The Fetishism of Brazilian Poets." Steinway Hall, São Paulo. July 31. Guiomar Novaes (at age 14) performs Saint-Saëns' Concerto No.

July 31. 4 as a soloist, probably with second piano accompaniment. Steinway Hall, São Paulo. September 3rd.

September 3. Recital by Guiomar Novaes (at age 14) with 5 Studies in G-flat major (three of them varied by Godowsky), and Liszt's Rhapsody No. 10. Steinway Hall, São Paulo. November 12th.

November 12. Recital by Guiomar Novaes (at age 14) with works by Gottschalk (Grand Triumphal Fantasy on the Brazilian National Anthem) and Godard, as part of the National Exhibition commemorating the 1st Centenary of the Opening of the Ports of Brazil. São Paulo State Pavilion, Praia Vermelha Exhibition (inaugural ceremony). Rio de Janeiro.