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January 8. January 8th. Recital by the Z. Autuori Quartet with pianist José de Souza Lima, presented by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture. February 19th.

February 19. Recital by Guiomar Novaes with works by Scarlatti (2 Sonatas), Chopin (Sonata No. 2), Scriabin (2 pieces), Stierlin Vallon, Blanchet, Mendelssohn-Ritter, Albéniz, Stojowski, Liszt. Sant'Anna Theatre, São Paulo (SP). [access the program here] March (probably the 13th).

Humberto Milano (violin) and Barrozo Netto (piano) perform Grieg's Sonata for violin and piano. Barrozo Netto performs two pieces of his own composition (Slow Waltz and Capricious Waltz), and two pieces by Rachmaninoff (Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 and Polichinelle). Also participating were musicians Maria Leonôr H. de Rezende (vocals), Maria de Lourdes Costa Pereira (vocals), Humberto Milano (violin), with piano accompaniment by Barrozo Netto and Amelia de Mesquita. Teatro Caxambuense, Caxambu (MG). [access the program here] April 20.

April 20. Recital by Maria Carreras for the Sociedade de Cultura Artística de São Paulo.

April 30. Inauguration of the Theatro Guarany (Teatro Guarani), in Pelotas (RS).

May 1. Recital by Ignaz Friedman with works by Mendelssohn, Chopin, Brahms, and Liszt-Wagner.

May 4. TMRJ. May 4. Recital by Ignaz Friedman with works by Chopin, Liszt, and Schumann.

May 6. TMRJ. May 6. Ignaz Friedman recital featuring works by Chopin, Suk, Friedman, Liszt, Wagner-Brasson, Gaernor, and Brahms.

May 8. TMRJ. May 8. Ignaz Friedman recital featuring works by Chopin.

May 10. TMRJ. May 10. Ignaz Friedman recital featuring works by Chopin, Brahms, Schumann, Friedman, and Liszt.

May 15. TMRJ. May 15. Maria Carreras recital, with the participation of violinist Leonidas Autuori from the São Paulo Artistic Culture Society.

June 5. Ignaz Friedman recital featuring works by Beethoven, Mozart, Gluck, Bach-Busoni, Scriabin, Moszkowski, Friedman, Poldini, and Schulz-Evler.

June 8. TMRJ. June 8. Ignaz Friedman's recital featuring works by Beethoven, Schumann, Debussy, Albéniz, Liszt, and Schubert-Liszt.

June 10. TMRJ. June 10. Ignaz Friedman's recital featuring works by Beethoven, Schumann, Debussy, Albéniz, Liszt, and Schubert-Liszt (same program as June 8).

June 13. TMRJ. June 13. World premiere of Villa-Lobos's "A lenda do caboclo," performed by Artur Iberê de Lemos. Teatro São Pedro, Porto Alegre (RS).

June 28. Barrozo Netto performs works by Beethoven (Sonata No. 14), Granados, and Leopoldo Miguéz (Scherzetto). Also participating in the recital were an orchestra, Perez Bello (vocals), Germaine D'Orfer, Lluis (cello), Dora Santos (vocals), Paul Fort (performing his own works), and Lambelet (violin). Aboard the ship "Massilia," crossing the equator ("Fête de la ligne") in the Atlantic Ocean. [access the program here] July 22nd (initially scheduled for the 6th, but later rescheduled).

July 22. "Homage to Professor Barrozo Netto." Irene Nogueira da Gama performs works by Barrozo Netto (Slow Waltz, Galhofeiro, Prelude and Fugue, and Caprice Waltz). Also participating in the recital were Lydia de Albuquerque Salgado (vocals) performing the songs Dorme, Canção de Lavina, Jesus and Adeus, by Barrozo Netto; Humberto Milano (violin) performing Ária and Melodia, by Barrozo Netto; Maria Malafaia; Maria Sabina de Albuquerque; Alfredo Gomes (cello) performing Canto d'amor and Nostalgia, by Barrozo Netto; and Angela Vargas Barbosa Vianna. The piano accompaniment was provided by Rossini de Freitas. The recital was preceded by a speech by Hermes Fontes. Jornal do Commercio Hall, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] August 14. Recital by Heloísa Accyoli de Brito.

August 14. TMRJ. August 24. Recital by Wilhelm Backhaus with works by Beethoven (Sonata No.

August 24. 23), Chopin (4 Studies and 4 more pieces), Liszt (4 pieces). Theatro Guarany, Pelotas (RS). [[access the program here], available at the UFPel Musical Documentation Center] September 30. Recital by Guiomar Novaes with works by Bach-Moor, Scarlatti (2 Sonatas), Chopin, Blanchet (2 Preludes), Vallon, Scriabin (2 pieces), Albéniz, Stojowski and Liszt (Mephisto Waltz).

September 30. TMRJ. [access the program here] October 21. World premiere of Rodante (part of the Simples collection), by Villa-Lobos, performed by Ernani Braga, at the Salão Nobre of the Jornal do Commercio, Rio de Janeiro.

October 21. World premiere of Alegria na horta (part of the Floral Suite), by Villa-Lobos, performed by Arthur Rubinstein. Rio de Janeiro. October 26.

October 26. Recital by the Z. Autuori Quartet with pianist Agostino Cantù, presented by the Sociedade de Cultura Artística de São Paulo. October 30.

October 30. Recital by Guiomar Novaes with works by Chopin (Sonata No. 3, among other pieces). Teatro Lírico, Rio de Janeiro. October 31.

October 31. Recital by Luba D'Alexandrowska, presented by the Sociedade de Cultura Artística de São Paulo.

October 30. Recital by Iza Queiroz Santos (1st Prize Gold Medal from the National Institute of Music), benefiting the Sailor's Shelter, with works by Bach-Tausig, Beethoven, Borodin, MacDowell, Chopin, Alberto Nepomuceno, Leopoldo Miguéz, and Liszt. TMRJ.

November 12. November 12th. Innocencia Rocha solos Mendelssohn's Capriccio Brillante Op. 22, and Valina Rocha solos Mendelssohn's Concerto No. 1 in G minor, with orchestra conducted by Francisco Braga. TMRJ. November 12th (same day as the concert above, but at a different time).

November 12. Recital by Mathilde Nunes with works by Bach-Busoni, Beethoven, De Falla, Debussy, Chopin, and Wagner-Liszt. TMRJ. November 13th.

November 13. Recital by Maria Amélia de Rezende Martins with works by Bach-Tausig, Franck, Mendelssohn, Chopin-Liszt, Caritú, Granados, Albéniz, Scriabin, and Leschetizky. TMRJ. November 21st.

November 21. Premiere of A Fiandeira, by Villa-Lobos, by Ernani Braga, in the Main Hall of the Jornal do Commercio, Rio de Janeiro.

Elsewhere in the world

January 5. January 5th. Guiomar Novaes performs Saint-Saëns' Concerto No. 4 as a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski. Carnegie Hall (Great Hall), New York, USA.

February 12. February 12th. Guiomar Novaes performs Saint-Saëns' Concerto No. 4 as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra (New York) conducted by Willem Mengelberg. Carnegie Hall (Great Hall), New York, USA.

February 15. February 15th. Guiomar Novaes performs Saint-Saëns' Concerto No. 4 as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra (New York) conducted by Willem Mengelberg.

March 25. Carnegie Hall (Great Hall), New York, USA. March 25th. Guiomar Novaes recital with works by Beethoven (Sonata No. 32), Glück-Friedman, MacDowell, Chopin (2 pieces), Rubinstein, Moszkowski, Agostino Cantù (Polonaise), Albéniz. Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. [access the program here] April (probably the 23rd).

Alfredo Oswald recital.

April 7. New York, USA. April 7th. Mark Hambourg recital with works by Bach-D'Albert, Schumann (Fantasia), Chopin (13 pieces, including 6 Etudes), Poulenc, Palmgren (2 pieces), Rachmaninoff, Ravel and Schubert-Tausig. [access the program here]

April 16. Salle Gaveau, Paris, France. [access the program here] April 16th. Nininha Velloso-Guerra's recital features works by Franck-Selva, Beethoven (Sonata No. 13), Chopin, Chabrier, Poulenc, Milhaud (Printemps and Tangok, the latter being its world premiere), and Debussy (3 pieces).

April 26. Salle Pleyel, Paris, France. April 26. "Concert de musique brésilienne (premières auditions)". Nicolino Milano (violin) and Barrozo Netto (piano) perform Leopoldo Miguéz's Sonata for violin and piano and Henrique Oswald's Sonata Op. 36. The trio formed by Barrozo Netto (piano), Nicolino Milano (violin), and André Hekking (cello) performs Alberto Nepomuceno's Trio and Henrique Oswald's Trio Op. 45, all pieces being premieres in France and likely in Europe. Salle Erard, Paris, France. [access the program here] May 6.

May 6. First of two days of the Triennial Competition for the Louis Diémer Prize among male students of the Paris Conservatory who won First Prize between 1911 and 1920. Participants included Cognet, Éricourt, Léonardi, Baume, Audoli, and Perlemuter. Paris Conservatory, France. [access the program here] May 7.

May 7. Second of two days of the Triennial Competition for the Louis Diémer Prize among male students of the Paris Conservatory who won First Prize between 1911 and 1920. Participants included Cognet, Éricourt, Léonardi, Baume, Audoli, and Perlemuter. Paris Conservatory, France. [access the program here] May 28. Barrozo Netto performs his own compositions: Slow Waltz, Capricious Waltz, and Second Capricious Waltz.

May 28. Nicolino Milano (violin) and Barrozo Netto (piano) perform Leopoldo Miguéz's Sonata for Violin and Piano and Henrique Oswald's Sonata Op. 36. Gina Falvy (vocals) performs songs by Arthur Napoleão (Adieu! Je pars) and Massenet. Tilkin Servais (baritone) performs songs by Alberto Nepomuceno (Les yeux élus and Il flotte dans l'air), Barrozo Netto (Conseil pour l'homme), and Vreuls. Camargo (vocals) performs works by Carlos Gomes (Forma sublime, from the opera Salvator Rosa), Elias Lobo Netto (guitar), Leoncavallo, and Massenet. Nicolino Milano performs his own works (Rêverie) and works by Hubay. Gina Falvy (vocals) and Camargo (vocals) perform Sento una forza indomita, from the opera O Guarani, by Carlos Gomes. Pianist Macedo performed Gottschalk's Fantasy on the American Anthem on solo piano. Piano accompaniment by Daniels. Royal Conservatory of Brussels, Belgium. [access the program here] June 14th. 5th audition of the Marguerite Long Piano School, with the participation of Laurence Heuneberg, Paul Doguereau, Nadine Khouzam, Pauline Barbé, Wanda Landowski, Marie-Jeanne Audoli, Raymond Le Gay, Lucette Descaves, Jean Doyen, Simone Plichon, Renée Gillly, Lida Chavelson, Alice Debray, Rose Ay Lejour, Suzanne Hamburg, Pierre Montpellier, Marcelle de Guéraldi, Jacques Fevrier, João de Souza Lima, Henriette Fauré, Emile Baume, Jeanne Kiffer, Yvonne Pic, Hélène Pignari and Gabrielle L'Hote.

June 14. Souza Lima performed Chopin's Polonaise No. 6 "Heroica". Location unidentified, Paris. [access the program here] December 8th.

December 8. Tribute from the Brazilian Colony in Paris to Ambassador Gastão da Cunha. Tobias Moscoso performed Gottschalk's Grand Triumphal Fantasy on the Brazilian National Anthem. Souza Lima performed works by Liszt (Mephisto Waltz) and Alexandre Levy (Brazilian Tango). Vera Janacopulos (vocals) and D. Iovanovitch (piano) performed songs by Francisco Braga (Dead Virgins) and Alberto Nepomuceno (Trovas). Nicolino Milano (violin) and Maria do Carmo M. da Silva (piano) performed Elpidio Pereira's Sonata for Violin and Piano, Nicolino Milano's Cateretê, and Kreisler's Tambourin. Mello Vianna (vocals), Ferrieux (piano), and Nicolino Milano (violin) performed works by R. Strauss (Serenade) and Nicolino Milano (Like the Sun's Glow). Maria do Carmo M. da Silva performed works by Henrique Oswald (Study No. 3) and Chopin (Polonaise Heroica). Corbiniano Villaça (probably vocals) and an unidentified pianist performed works by Francisco Braga (Declaration) and Elpidio Pereira (My Land). Mello Vianna (vocals) and Ferrieux (piano) performed an aria by Charpentier. Hotel de Crillon, Paris, France. [access the program here]