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In Brazil

February 23. Recital by Guido Callignani (double bass) and José de Souza Lima (piano) by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture. April 21.

April 21. Lucilia Guimarães Villa-Lobos solos the Suite for Piano and Orchestra (complete world premiere) by Villa-Lobos, with the Orchestra of the Society of Symphonic Concerts conducted by Villa-Lobos. São Paulo. May 5.

May 5. Hylda Teixeira da Rocha (1st Prize of the National Institute of Music) solos the Hungarian Fantasy by Franz Liszt, with orchestra conducted by Francisco Braga. TMRJ. June 6.

June 6. Recital by Alexander Borovsky by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture. July 7. Iza de Queiroz Amancio dos Santos (1st Prize of the National Institute of Music) solos the Concerto in E major by Moszkowski (first performance in Brazil), with orchestra conducted by Francisco Braga.

July 7. TMRJ. June 8th.

June 8. Recital by Alexander Borovsky with works by Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, and Liszt. TMRJ.

June 10. June 10th. Recital by Alexander Borovsky with works by Beethoven (Sonata No. 32), Liadov, Glazunov, Tchaikovsky, Weber-Tausig, Chopin, and Liszt.

June 13. TMRJ. June 13th. Recital by Alexander Borovsky with works by Beethoven, Liszt, Albéniz, Gluck, Prokofiev, Liadov, Rachmaninoff, Brahms (Variations on a Theme of Paganini), and De Falla.

June 14. TMRJ. June 14th. Alfred Blumen performs Richard Strauss's Burlesque as a soloist with the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by the composer.

July 25. TMRJ. July 25th. Alfred Blumen performs one of Beethoven's concertos as a soloist with the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Richard Strauss.

July 28. TMRJ. July 28th. Rio de Janeiro debut of pianist Magdalena Tagliaferro, performing works by Bach, Mozart, Weber, Liszt, Albéniz, Debussy, Hahn, and Chopin.

July 28. TMRJ. July 28th (same day as the recital above, but at a different time). Carmen Braga (cello) performs solos of works by Mozart-Bazelaire, Tartini-Bazelaire, Veracini-Bazelaire, Francisco Braga (Toada, in its first performance in Rio de Janeiro, and probably worldwide), Luciano Gallet (Elegia and Dança brasileira), Alberto Nepomuceno (Romance and Tarantella), all with an unspecified string orchestra conducted by Luciano Gallet. Carmen Braga also performed Huré's Sonata for Cello and Piano with Luciano Gallet on piano, in its first performance in Rio de Janeiro, and perhaps in Brazil. Carmen Braga performed Karjinsky's Prelude in Russian Style and Fugue on solo cello.

July 31. TMRJ. July 31. Recital by Magda Tagliaferro with works by Franck, Ravel, Hahn, Granados, Falla and Chopin.

August 11. TMRJ. August 11. Recital by Magda Tagliaferro with works by Franck (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue), Ravel (Alborada del gracioso), Hahn (La fête de Terpsichore), Granados (Dance), De Falla (El amor brujo), Chopin (1 Nocturne, 2 Preludes, 2 Waltzes, Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise Brilliante Op.

August 13. 22). TMSP August 13. Recital by Michael Zadora with works by Handel (Aria with Variations), Beethoven, Bach-Zadora, Weber, Chopin (6 pieces), Liszt (4 pieces). Pelotas Conservatory of Music, RS. [[access the program here], available at the UFPel Music Documentation Center] August 25.

August 25. Recital by Magda Tagliaferro with works by Chopin (Sonata No. 3), Mompou, Henrique Oswald (Il neige!...), Sévérac, Honegger, Albéniz, Liszt.

September 9. Hall of the National Institute of Music, Rio de Janeiro. September 9. "Concert for Youth, organized by Prof. Carlos de Carvalho". João Octaviano performs piano solos of works by Nepomuceno (Nocturne), Leopoldo Miguéz (Scherzetto Op. 20), Henrique Oswald (3 Studies), and Francisco Braga (Corrupio). Carlos de Carvalho (vocals) and Rivadavia Luz (piano) perform songs by Alberto Nepomuceno (Mater dolorosa and Xácara) and Francisco Braga (Borboletas and Catita). Humberto Milano (violin) and Barrozo Netto (piano) perform the Sonata for violin and piano by Henrique Oswald. Frederico Nascimento (vocals) and Rivadavia Luz (piano) perform songs by Glauco Velásquez (Soledades, As letras, La feulle) and Villa-Lobos (Cromo - No. 3 from Miniaturas; Solidão - No. 1 from Historietas; A viola, No. 2 from Miniaturas). Telles de Menezes (vocals) and João Octaviano (piano) perform songs by João Octaviano (Duas almas and Os rios) and Barrozo Netto (Suprema angústia and Dorme). Barrozo Netto and João Octaviano perform Leopoldo Miguéz's symphonic poem Ave - Libertas! on two pianos, in a transcription for two pianos by the composer. [access the program here]

September 18. National Institute of Music, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] September 18. Recital with French and Russian composers. Humberto Milano (violin) and Barrozo Netto (piano) perform Fauré's Sonata Op. 13. Alfredo Gomes (cello) and Barrozo Netto (piano) perform Rachmaninoff's Sonata for cello and piano. The trio formed by Barrozo Netto (piano), Humberto Milano (violin) and Alfredo Gomes (cello) performs Vincent D'Indy's Trio Op. 29. This recital was part of a cycle of five chamber music recitals with various musicians. National Institute of Music, Rio de Janeiro. [access the complete cycle program here] October 2.

October 2. Recital with Brazilian composers. The trio formed by Barrozo Netto (piano), Humberto Milano (violin), and Alfredo Gomes (cello) performs Alberto Nepomuceno's Trio in F-sharp minor and Henrique Oswald's Trio Op. 45. Humberto Milano (violin) and Barrozo Netto (piano) perform Leopoldo Miguéz's Sonata Op. 14. This recital was part of a cycle of five chamber music recitals with various musicians. National Institute of Music, Rio de Janeiro. [access the complete cycle program here] October 16. [access the program here]

October 16. Recital with Brazilian composers. Francisco Chiaffitelli (violin) and Rossini de Freitas (piano) perform Paulo Florence's Sonata-fantasia. Works by Villa-Lobos (Quartet No. 2) and Henrique Oswald (Quartet Op. 39) were also performed by the string quartet formed by Francisco Chiaffitelli (violin), Henrique Spedini (violin), Orlando Frederico (viola), and Alfredo Gomes (cello). This recital was part of a cycle of five chamber music recitals with various musicians. National Institute of Music, Rio de Janeiro. [access the complete cycle program here] October 21. [access the program here]

October 21. Recital by Alfred Blumen with works by Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schubert, Liszt (Sonata), and Chopin.

October 30. TMRJ. October 30. Recital with works by Grieg. Alfredo Gomes (cello) and Barrozo Netto (piano) perform the Sonata Op. 36. Paulina d'Ambrosio (violin) and Barrozo Netto (piano) perform the Sonata Op. 45. And the quartet formed by Paulina d'Ambrosio (violin), Humberto Milano (violin), Ernesto Ronchini (viola) and Alfredo Gomes (cello) performs the Quartet Op. 27. This recital was part of a cycle of five chamber music recitals, with various musicians. National Institute of Music, Rio de Janeiro. [access the complete cycle program here] December 16th. [access the program here]

December 16. 23rd Concert of the violin, piano, flute and orchestra classes of the Arcangelo Corelli School of Music. Hylda Santos (violin) and Alice Santos (piano) perform Sjogren's Sonata No. 2. Nayr Cruz performs works by Henrique Oswald (Nocturne) and Chopin. Dizella A. Gomes e Souza and Nair Paiva Cruz perform Handel's 6th Concerto Grosso for 2 pianos and orchestra with a string orchestra conducted by Orlando Frederico. Also participating in the recital are Maria Yara di Baracho (violin), Helena Goulart Monteiro (violin), Sylvia Borgerth (violin), Ary Ferreira (flute), and Oscar Borgerth (violin). Main Hall of the National Institute of Music, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] December 30th.

December 30. The trio formed by Rossini de Freitas (piano), Frederico de Almeida (violin), and Newton Pádua (cello) performs Mozart's Trio in E major. Barrozo Netto performs the 1st movement of Grieg's Concerto, accompanied by Rossini de Freitas on the 2nd piano. The trio formed by Ayres de Andrade Junior (piano), Frederico de Almeida (violin), and Newton Pádua (cello) performs Mendelssohn's Trio Op. 49. Marietta C. Barrozo (vocals) performed songs and arias by Mozart, A. Vianna, and Massenet, accompanied on the piano by Julieta Gomes. National Institute of Music Hall, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here]

Elsewhere in the world

April 22. April 22nd. Recital with the participation of various musicians. Souza Lima performed works by Grieg, Sinding, Cantée, and Liszt (2 pieces). Salle du Cercle Suisse, Paris, France. [access the program here] March.

Recital by João Octaviano Gonçalves with works by Brazilian composers. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

March 4. March 4th. Witkowski conducts an unidentified orchestra performing F. Le Borne's 2nd Symphony, with the participation of G. Bouillon (violin) and Souza Lima (piano). Salle Rameau, Paris, France. [access the program here] March 9th.

March 9. "Audition de Musique Contemporaine" [Contemporary Music Audition], by the class of the Paris Conservatory and also students who received the 1st Prize in 1922. The pianists Lucette Descaves and Jean Doyen (two pianos), Yvonne Bloch, André Dufrène, Yvonne Saint, François Cholé, Carmen Guilbert, Nadine Khouzam, Paul Doguereau, Germaine Leroux, Marie-Jeanne Audoli, Raymond Le Gay, Rose-Aye Séjour, Simone Plichon, Renée Gilly, Jean Doyen, Lida Schavelson and Souza Lima participated. Souza Lima performed Andaluza, by Manuel de Falla, and El Vito, by Manuel Infante. École de Piano de Marguerite Long, Paris. [access the program here] March 10th.

March 10. Lecture by Gabriel Fauré entitled "La musique espagnole et de caractère espagnol" [Spanish Music and Music of Spanish Character], with the participation of several musicians. Souza Lima performed works by Albéniz (3 pieces), De Falla and Infante. Université des Annales, Salle du Colisée, Paris, France. [access the program here] March 22.

March 22. Recital by Souza Lima with works by Liszt (Variations on a Theme by Bach - probably Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen), Chopin (4 pieces), Debussy (2 Preludes), Samazeuilh, Albéniz, Infante, Liszt (Mephisto Waltz). Sala Erard, Paris, France. [access the program here] [access the invitation here] [access another copy of the invitation here] March 24. [access here] [access here]

March 24. Fructuoso Vianna performs works of his own composition (Prelude, Spanish Serenade), Arthur Napoleon (Song Without Words), Chopin (2 pieces). A. Bianchi de Carcano performs works by Schumann, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff. Germaine Larrat (vocals) and an unidentified pianist perform works by Toselli, Lecoq, and Britta. Georges Thiry (violin) and Ch. Frenay (violin) perform Vioti's Concerto for Two Violins. The ship's orchestra, under the direction of M. G. Thiry, performs works by Massenet and Mascagni. Pierre Cherencq recited a monologue. Aboard the ship Massilia, on the occasion of its passage across the Equator. [access the program here] March 24th.

March 24. Recital with the participation of various musicians. Souza Lima performed works by Chopin (2 pieces) and Fauré's Quartet No. 1, with Asselin (violin), Jouvensal (viola), and Clerget (cello). Location unidentified, Paris, France. [access the typed program here] March 29. [access the program here]

March 29. Recital by Fructuoso Vianna (referred to as "First Prize of the National Institute of Music of Rio de Janeiro and Palme en Or of the Belgian Crown") with works by Scarlatti (2 Sonatas), four pieces by unspecified Brazilian composers, Fructuoso Vianna (Barcarolle à l'Antique and Spanish Serenade), Arthur Napoleão (Song without words), Henrique Oswald (Barcarolle), Wagner-Bassin, Scriabin, Chopin (3 pieces). Aboard the ship Massilia. [access the program here] May 29th.

May 29. Souza Lima (referred to as "First Prize of the Paris Conservatory") performs works by Fructuoso Vianna (Prelude and Spanish Serenade) and Debussy (2 pieces). Marcelle Demougeot (vocals) and Carlos Pedrell (piano) perform 4 songs by Carlos Pedrell. Rubén Montiel (cello) and Marcel Chadeigne (piano) perform works by Glazunov, Ponce (2 pieces), and Böellmann (Symphonic Variations). Maison de l'Amérique Latine, Paris, France. [access the program here] [another copy of the program] June 30. [outro exemplar do programa]

June 30. Recital with the participation of various musicians. Souza Lima performed solo piano pieces by Le Borne (Deux coeurs) and Liszt (Valse Mephisto). Location unidentified, possibly Paris Conservatory, Paris, France. [access the program here] September 4.

September 4. Souza Lima performs Saint-Saëns' Concerto No. 4 with an unidentified orchestra conducted by Georges Cuignache. Casino Municipal, Biarritz, France. [access the program here] December 5.

December 5. Recital by Eurico Marquès (violin) and Eugène Wagner (piano) with works by Tartini (Sonata in G minor), Paganini (1st movement of the Concerto in D), Tchaikovsky, Pugnani-Kreisler, Saint-Saëns (Concerto in A), Paganini (20 Variations from the Carnival of Vienna), Rimsky-Korsakoff and Bohm. Maison Gaveau, Paris, France. [access the program here] December 21st.

December 21. Recital with various musicians. Souza Lima (piano), J. Calvet, A. Roelens and P. Mas performed Fauré's Quartet No. 1. Union Interalliée, Paris, France. [access the program here]