1934

The Artistic Culture Society of Rio de Janeiro is created. [[access here] the list of concerts promoted by the Society during its first 5 years of existence, between 1934 and 1938] January 15th.

January 15. Souza Lima performed works by Chopin (2 pieces) and Liszt (2 pieces). Raul Larangeira (violin) and Migliori (piano) performed works by Pugnani, Ries, Tchaikovsky and Sarasate. Also participating in the recital were José Osório (probably singing), Maria Paula (recitation) and Procopio Ferreira ("Moments of Sensation"). Clube Comercial, Salão Ramos de Azevedo, São Paulo. [access here the program] January 23rd. [access the program here]

January 23. Recital by Anna Candida de Moraes Gomide for the Artistic Culture Society of São Paulo.

February 1. February 1st. Composer and pianist Ernesto Nazareth passes away.

February 22. February 22nd. Recital by Roberto Tavares for the Artistic Culture Society of São Paulo. [probably TMSP].

March 20. Recital by Frank Smit (violin) and Antonietta Rudge (piano) by the Sociedade de Cultura Artística de São Paulo. [probably TMSP]. May 10.

May 10. Souza Lima solos Francisco Mignone's Brazilian Fantasy No. 3 (first performance in São Paulo) with the Orchestra of the Centro Musical de São Paulo conducted by Ernst Mehlich. TMSP.

May 16. Recital by Souza Lima, by the Cultura Artística do Rio de Janeiro (probably TMRJ). May 25.

May 25. Recital by Souza Lima with works by Beethoven (Sonata No. 23), Chopin (4 pieces), Francisco Mignone (Elegant Waltz and Microbinho), Liszt (2 pieces). Teatro Santo Estevam, Piracicaba, SP. [access the program here] May 26.

May 26. Recital by the trio formed by Antonietta Rudge (piano), Frank Smit (violin) and Iberê Gomes Grosso (cello) by the Cultura Artística do Rio de Janeiro (probably TMRJ). May 31st.

May 31. Recital by Michael Von Zadora with works by Handel, Beethoven (one of the Sonatas Op. 27 and the Scottish Sonata), Chopin (one of the Sonatas, probably No. 3, and 5 Nocturnes), Paganini-Liszt (5 Etudes). National Institute of Music, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] June 6th.

June 6. Recital by Egon Kornauth (piano), Remja Waschitz (violin), Paulina d'Ambrosio (violin), Wolfgang Schneider (cello) and Iberê Gomes Gross (cello) by the Cultura Artística do Rio de Janeiro (probably TMRJ).

June 10. June 10th. Recital by Michael Von Zadora with works by W. F. Bach-Zadora, Bach-Busoni (Toccata in C major, and 2 Choral Preludes), Bach-Zadora, Chopin (6 Etudes), Liszt. (probably National Institute of Music), Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] June 12.

June 12. Recital by Risette and Maria de Lourdes Gusmão (piano duo). (probably National Institute of Music), Rio de Janeiro. June 16 (or 14).

Recital by Claudio Arrau, by the Artistic Culture of Rio de Janeiro (probably TMRJ). June 18. 1st of the "2 Great Historical Concerts of Brazilian Music", organized by Iberê Lemos.

June 18. Souza Lima performs Francisco Mignone's 2nd Brazilian Fantasy (probably its world premiere) and Villa-Lobos' Momoprecoce (probably its Brazilian premiere) with the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theatre Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Heitor Villa-Lobos. João Caetano Theatre, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] June 19th. Recital by Michael Von Zadora with works by Bach, Bach-Busoni, Chopin (Sonata No.

June 19. 2), Mendelssohn, Liszt. National Institute of Music, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] June 20th. 2nd of the "2 Great Historical Concerts of Brazilian Music", organized by Iberê Lemos.

June 20. Souza Lima performed works of his own composition (Improvisation No. 1), by Luiz Levy (Burlesque Tango), Fructuoso Vianna (Dance of Blacks), and Villa-Lobos (unspecified Ciranda, probably No. 8 "Vamo atrás da serra, Calunga"). José Vieira Brandão and Villa-Lobos (two pianos) performed two Brazilian tangos by Ernesto Nazareth: Atrevido and Turuna, in arrangements by Villa-Lobos, which would later be included in his Brazilian Concerto for Two Pianos and Choir. João Caetano Theatre, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] June 21. Recital by Michael Von Zadora with works by Liszt, Beethoven (32 Variations in C minor), Scarlatti, Schubert (Sonata in A minor), Alkan, Verdi-Liszt.

June 21. National Institute of Music, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] June 21. Paulo Gondim is born in Fortaleza (CE).

June 21. June 25th. 1st day of the Advanced Virtuosity Course taught by Michael von Zadora (in Portuguese).

June 25. The theme of this day was "Piano Technique - The Style of Bach", and the Goldberg Variations (first performance in Brazil) and a Bach-Busoni Fantasy (also first performance in Brazil) were performed. Studio Nicolas Hall, Rio de Janeiro. [access the complete course program here] June 26th. 2nd day of the Advanced Virtuosity Course taught by Michael von Zadora (in Portuguese). [access the program here]

June 26. The theme of this day was "The Technique and Interpretation of Chopin's Etudes", and some of the Etudes were performed. Studio Nicolas Hall, Rio de Janeiro. [access the complete course program here] June 26th. Recital by Claudio Arrau for the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture. [probably TMSP]. [access the program here]

June 26. June 28th. Recital by Claudio Arrau for the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture. [probably [TMSP].

June 28. June 30th. 3rd day of the High Virtuosity Course taught by Michael von Zadora (in Portuguese).

June 30. The theme of this day was "Liszt's Piano Works," and the following pieces were performed: Legend No. 2 "Saint Francis of Paola Walking on the Waves," 3 Paganini-Liszt Studies, and excerpts from Years of Pilgrimage. Studio Nicolas Hall, Rio de Janeiro. [access the complete course program here] July 3rd. 4th day of the High Virtuosity Course taught by Michael von Zadora (in Portuguese). [access the program here]

July 3. The theme of this day was "Ferruccio Busoni - The Pianist - The Teacher - The Composer," and 2 Sonatinas were performed (one of them being Sonata No. 6, based on Bizet's opera Carmen) and the Toccata, all by Busoni. Studio Nicolas Hall, Rio de Janeiro. [access the complete course program here] July 16th. Sergio de Vasconcellos Corrêa in São Paulo (SP). [access the program here]

July 16. July 19th. "Concert-conference on Modern Music by pianist Michael von Zadora in homage to the National Institute of Music and the Conservatory of Music of the Federal District".

July 19. The works discussed and performed were Three Studies in sonatina form, by Lorenzo Fernandez; Prelude, by Itiberê da Cunha; 4 Morceaux (Motus, Berceuse, Jazz, España), by Zadora; and Toccata by Busoni. National Institute of Music, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] July 24th. Recital by Maria Amelia Rezende Martins (piano), Daniil Karpilowski (violin), Orlando Frederico (viola), Alfredo Gomes (cello), Antonio Leopardi (double bass), Leão Malamud (clarinet), Edmond Dutro (bassoon) and Giuseppe Zocco (horn) by the Cultura Artística do Rio de Janeiro (probably TMRJ).

July 24. July 27th. Recital by Nayde Jaguaribe de Alencar (who would later be called Nayde Alencar de Sá Pereira) with works by Francisco Mignone (Elegant Waltz, Cateretê, Congada, Microbinho and Cucumbizinho), Villa-Lobos (The Punchinello, from The Baby's Offspring No.

July 27. 1), Antonio Leal de Sá Pereira (Brazilian Tango), Barrozo Netto (On ​​the Way), Paurillo Barroso (Hindu Dream), Aloysio de Alencar Pinto (Lament and Nocturne), João Nunes (Music Box), Aloysio de Castro (The Cloches of the Evening), Camargo Guarnieri (Brazilian Dance). In the second part of the recital, singers Carmen Abreu, Maria Luiza Jaguaribe, and Luci Moreira Maia performed works by Celeste Jaguaribe (Num postal), Camargo Guarnieri (Minha viola), Hekel Tavares (Os oinhos dela), Aloysio de Alencar Pinto (Mágoa de cabocla and Valsa), Luigi Maria Smido (Alda), and an anonymous artist (Toada brasileira). Clube dos Diários, Fortaleza (CE). [access the program here] August 4th.

August 4. Recital by Jascha Heifetz (violin) and Emanuel Bay (piano) with works by Saint-Saëns (Sonata No. 1), Glazunov (Concerto), Bloch (Baal Shem), Stravinsky (Berceuse), Bax (Mediterrâneo), Halffter-Heifetz (Dança da cigana), and Ravel (Tzigane). TMRJ.

August 10. August 10th. Concert with orchestra conducted by Ernst Mehlich, with soloist Mieczyslaw (Miécio) Horszowski, by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture. [probably TMSP]. August 20.

August 20. Recital by Mieczyslaw (Miécio) Horszowski by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture. [probably TMSP]. August 23. Recital by Souza Lima with works by Bach-Busoni (Chaconne), Schumann (Symphonic Studies), Chopin (4 pieces), Debussy, Nin, Liszt and Paganini-Liszt-Busoni.

August 23. Theatro Amazonas, Manaus, AM. [access the program here] August 24. Recital by Wilhelm Kempff, by the Rio de Janeiro Society of Artistic Culture (probably TMRJ).

August 27. Recital by Mieczyslaw (Miécio) Horszowski with works by Frescobaldi-Respighi, Scarlatti (2 Sonatas), Beethoven (Sonata No.

August 27. 31), Chopin, Tansman (Four Polish Dances), Debussy. Leopoldo Miguez Hall, National Institute of Music, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] August 29. Recital by Wilhelm Kempff with works by Bach (Toccata in D major), Mozart (Sonata No.

August 29. 11), Reger (Humoreske Op. 83), Kempff (Swedish Wedding Music), Beethoven (Sonata No. 26). National Institute of Music, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] September 6.

September 6. Souza Lima recital with works by Beethoven (Sonatas No. 23 and No. 14), Souza Lima (Improvisation No. 1 and Playing Jazz), Weber-Ganz, Délibes-Dohnányi, Chopin (2 pieces), Paganini-Liszt, Verdi-Liszt. Main Hall of the Brewery, Manaus, AM. [access the program here] September 10th.

September 10. Souza Lima recital with works by Couperin, Scarlatti, Liszt (Fantasy on B-A-C-H), Chopin (4 pieces), Debussy, Ravel-Ericourt, De Falla, Liszt (2 pieces). Unidentified location, Manaus, AM. [access the program here] September 11th.

September 11. Concert with orchestra conducted by Ernst Mehlich, with Tomás Terán as soloist, by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture. [probably TMSP]. September 19. Recital by Moriz Rosenthal for the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture. [probably TMSP].

September 25. Moriz Rosenthal solos Chopin's Concerto No.

September 25. 1 with the orchestra of the Luso-Brazilian Musical Exchange Center, conducted by Joanídia Sodré. TMRJ. September 27. Souza Lima recital with works by Bach-Busoni (Chaconne), Beethoven (Sonata No.

September 27. 23), Debussy, De Falla, Souza Lima (Playing Jazz), Délibes-Dohnányi, Chopin (3 pieces), Liszt (2 pieces). Theatro da Paz, Belém, PA. [access the program here] October 1st. Souza Lima recital with works by Beethoven (Sonata No.

October 1. 14), Schumann (Symphonic Studies), Ravel-Ericourt, Debussy, Nin, Weber-Ganz, Chopin (3 pieces), Liszt, Paganini-Liszt. Prof. Mário Neves Concert Hall, Belém, PA. [access the program here] October 13th. Tomás Terán solos Bortkiewicz's Concerto No.

October 13. 1 with the Municipal Orchestra conducted by Walter Burle-Marx. TMRJ. [access the program here] October 13th. Souza Lima recital with works by Beethoven (Sonata No.

October 13. 14), Schumann (Symphonic Studies), Francisco Mignone (Elegant Waltz and Microbinho), Weber-Ganz, Délibes-Dohnányi, Chopin (3 pieces), Liszt, Paganini-Liszt-Busoni. Theatro Carlos Gomes, Natal, RN. [access the program here] October 14th. Arnaldo Marchesotti recital (first blind professor to graduate in Brazil) with works by Bach, Scarlatti-Tausig, Rameau-Godowsky, Beethoven-Rubinstein, Moszkowski, Albéniz, Fructuoso Vianna (Dance of the Blacks), Sgambati, Schubert-Tausig, Chopin (3 pieces) and Liszt (2 pieces).

October 14. TMRJ. November 3rd. Souza Lima recital featuring works by Bach-Busoni (Chaconne), Beethoven (Sonata No.

November 3. 23), Debussy, De Falla, Souza Lima (Playing Jazz), Delibes-Dohnányi, Chopin (3 pieces), Liszt (2 pieces). Main Hall of the Beneficência Caixeiral, Salvador, BA. [access the program here] November 10th. Souza Lima recital featuring works by Beethoven (Sonata No.

November 10. 14), Schumann (Symphonic Studies), Francisco Mignone (Elegant Waltz), Debussy, Nin, Weber-Ganz, Chopin (3 pieces), Paganini-Liszt, Paganini-Liszt-Busoni. Main Hall of the Portuguese Reading Room, Salvador, BA. [access the program here] November 14th. Recital by Tomás Terán with works by Bach-Tausig, Beethoven (Sonata No.

November 14. 12), Halffter, Granados, Villa-Lobos (Duas cirandas), Mompou (Subúrbios), Albéniz, Brahms, Schumann, Chopin. TMRJ. [access the program here] November 15th.

November 15. Yolanda Ferreira solos one of Bortkiewicz's concertos with the Municipal Orchestra conducted by Henrique Spedini. TMRJ. November 19th.

November 19. Recital by Souza Lima with works by Bach-Saint-Saëns, Scarlatti, Liszt (Fantasia and Fugue on B-A-C-H), Milhaud (Sumaré, from Saudades do Brasil), Ravel, De Falla, Camargo Guarnieri (Requebrando - No. 2 from the Children's Suite) and Fructuoso Vianna (Corta-jaca). Approximately 10 encores were performed. Music School Hall, Salvador, BA. [access the program here] November 21st.

November 21. Yolanda Ferreira performs another solo in one of Bortkiewicz's concertos with the Municipal Orchestra conducted by Henrique Spedini.

November 28. TMRJ. November 28th. Lecture by Alonso Aníbal da Fonseca on Chopin's Etudes, with the participation of pianists Nelly Freire Braga, Mariquita Leal, Nair Ramos, Maria de Lourdes P. de Almeida, Déa Orcioly, Lia Villas-Boas and Maria dos Anjos de Oliveira Rocha. Metropolitan Curia Hall, São Paulo.

December 2. December 2nd. Recital by Bidú Sayão (vocals), Ary Ferreira (flute) and Radamés Gnattali (piano) with works by Handel, Mozart, Rossini, Schubert, Liszt, Massenet, Persico, Giordano, Longas, Guetary, Alberto Costa (Swans).

December 13. TMRJ. December 13th. Recital by Leonidas Autuori (violin) and Francisco Mignone (piano) by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture. [probably TMSP].