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January 6. January 6th. Recital by Hydarnés Vidal de Couto, together with Adelermo Matos (tenor) and Alaíde Briani (soprano). TMRJ. January 13th.

January 13. Recital by Esther Naiberger with works by Scarlatti, Chopin, Prokofiev, João Octaviano (Brazilian Scenes No. 1 "On the Banks of the Paraíba"), Villa-Lobos (Serenade Impressions), Gottschalk (Grand Triumphal Fantasy on the Brazilian National Anthem). Also participating in the recital were Iara Coelho (vocals), Antônio Silva (organ), Cecília Guimarães Mota (vocals).

January 15. TMRJ. January 15th. Recital by Helena Figner (vocals) and Fritz Jank (piano) for the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.

January 26. January 26th. Carlos de Mesquita Festival, an initiative of professors Alcina Navarro and the Music Committee of the Casa do Jornalista. Maria Alcina performed works by Mozart (Unidentified Sonata), Chopin (2 pieces), and Carlos de Mesquita (Contemplation and Music Box). Yolanda Saboia (violin), probably accompanied on the piano by Maria Alcina, performed works by Carlos de Mesquita (En revart), Francisco Chiaffitelli (Cantarolando), and Vieuxtemps. Alexandrina Ramalho (vocals), probably accompanied on the piano by Maria Alcina, performed works by Martini, Respighi, Carlos de Mesquita (Un rêve), Georgina Eusman (Moreninha), and Carlos Gomes (Modinha). Oscar Guanabarino Hall, Brazilian Press Association (A.B.I.), Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] February 27th. Recital by Belkiss Carneiro de Mendonça with works by Chopin (4 pieces) and Liszt (Hungarian Rhapsody No. [acesse o programa aqui]

February 27. 12). In the first part of the recital, Belkiss performed as a singer, accompanied by pianist Erico Pieper, interpreting songs by Lamaire, Alberto Costa (Serenade), Puccini, Arditti, Paurillo Barroso (Sleep, sleep, my little son) and Strauss. Palácio das Esmeraldas, Goiânia, GO. March 13. Recital by Aloysio de Alencar Pinto with works by Scarlatti (4 Sonatas), Bach (probably in a Busoni transcription), Bach-Tausig, Chopin (3 pieces), Debussy, Ravel, Villa-Lobos (The Legend of the Caboclo), Lyapunov. [access the program here] March 19.

March 13. Recital by Belkiss Carneiro de Mendonça with works by Liszt (2 pieces), Moszkowski, Albéniz and Chopin. [access the program here]

March 19. In the first part of the recital, Belkiss performed as a singer, accompanied by an unidentified pianist (possibly Erico Pieper), interpreting songs by Carlos Gomes (Gentile cuore, from the opera O Guarani, and Quem sabe?), Rimsky-Korsakoff, Godard, and Dell'acqua. Cine-Teatro Goiânia, Goiânia, GO. March 25. Recital by Madalena Nicol (vocals) and Fritz Jank (piano).

March 25. TMSP. March 28. Recital by Magdalena Lebeis (vocals) and Fritz Jank (piano).

March 28. TMSP. March 31. Esther Naiberger performs as a soloist with the Orchestra of the Theatro Municipal, conducted by Henrique Spedini.

March 31. TMRJ. May 5. Anna Carolina performs as a soloist with the Orchestra of the Theatro Municipal, conducted by Martinez Grau.

May 5. TMRJ. May 23. Recital by Alma Reyles de Beyne (vocals) and Fritz Jank (piano) by the São Paulo Artistic Culture Society.

May 23. May 24th. Recital by Alexander Borovsky with works by Bach-Busoni, Bach, Prokofiev (Sonata No.

May 24. 2), Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Chopin. TMRJ. June 1st. Recital by Alexander Brailowsky with works by Bach-Busoni, Scarlatti, Liszt (Sonata), Debussy, Villa-Lobos (Polichinelo, from A prole do bebê No.

June 1. 1), Fauré, Ravel, Chopin. TMRJ. June 2nd. Guiomar Novaes solos Beethoven's Concerto No.

June 2. 4 with an unidentified orchestra (probably the Municipal Symphony Orchestra) conducted by Edoardo di Guarnieri. Probably TMSP. [access the program here] June 4th. Recital by Alexander Brailowsky with works by Chopin (including Sonata No.

June 4. 3). TMRJ. June 4th. Recital by Alexander Borovsky for the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.

June 4. June 7th. Recital by Alexander Brailowsky with works by Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Beethoven (Sonata No.

June 7. 23), Villa-Lobos (Alegria na horta - 3rd movement of the Floral Suite), Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Scriabin, Lyapunov, Chopin. TMRJ. June 11th. Recital by Alexander Brailowsky with works by Schumann (Fantasia), Chopin (12 Studies from Op.

June 11. 10 and Op. 25), Liszt. TMRJ. June 13th. Recital by Alexander Borovsky for the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.

June 13. June 14th. Recital by Alexander Brailowsky with works by Bach-Busoni, Hummel, Schumann (Symphonic Studies), Francisco Mignone (Lenda Sertaneja No.

June 14. 7), Debussy, Brahms, Liszt, Chopin. TMRJ. June 18. Recital by Alexander Brailowsky with works by Bach-Busoni (Toccata, Intermezzo and Fugue in C major), Beethoven (Sonata No.

June 18. 18), Chopin (24 Preludes), Villa-Lobos (O Polichinelo, from A Prole do Bebê No. 1), Debussy, Prokofiev, Borodin, Liszt. TMRJ. June 21. Recital by Alexander Borovsky with works by Bach (including the Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, and the English Suite No.

June 21. 2). TMRJ. June 22. Recital by Alexander Borovsky for the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.

June 24. Recital by Sidor Belarsky (vocals) and Fritz Jank (piano). TMSP.

June 25. Recital by Alexander Borovsky with works by Bach-D'Albert, Bach (English Suite No.

June 25. 3), Bach-Busoni, Beethoven (32 Variations in C minor and Sonata No. 23), Villa-Lobos (Ciranda No. 10 "The Painter of Cannahy..."), Scriabin, Prokofiev and Stravinsky (finale of the ballet Petrushka). TMRJ. June 26. Recital by Alexander Brailowsky with works by Chopin (including Sonata No.

June 26. 2). TMRJ. June 28. Alexander Brailowsky solos Beethoven's Concerto No. 3 and Chopin's Concerto No.

June 28. 1 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy. TMRJ. June 29. Recital by Alexander Brailowsky. TMRJ. June 30th. Alexander Brailowsky performs Beethoven's Concerto No.

June 29. 3 and Chopin's Concerto No.

June 30. 1 as soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy. TMRJ. June 30th. Recital by Sidor Belarsky (vocals) and Fritz Jank (piano). TMSP.

June 30. July 4th. Recital by Alexander Brailowsky with works by Bach-Busoni (Toccata and Fugue in D minor), Scarlatti (Pastoral and Caprice), Liszt (Sonata), Debussy (Reflections in Water), Villa-Lobos (The Punch of the Baby's Children No.

July 4. 1), Fauré (Improvisation No. 2), Ravel (Toccata) and Chopin (Fantasy-Improvisation, 1 Waltz, 1 Nocturne, Polonaise Op. 53). TMSP. July 16th. Recital by Mieczysław Horszowski with Preludes and Fugues Nos.

July 16. 1 to 20 from Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier Vol. 1 (first of three recitals with the complete The Well-Tempered Clavier Vols. 1 and 2, presented in its entirety for the first time in Brazil). Auditorium of the A.B.I. (Brazilian Press Association), Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] July 16. Recital by Edyr de Fabrís (soprano) and Júlio Braga (piano) with works by Scarlatti, Mozart, Schumann, Schubert, Liszt, Massenet, Gretchaninoff, Granados, Villa-Lobos (Serenade No.

July 16. 11 "Redondilha"), Camargo Guarnieri (The Yellow Flowers of the Ipês), Lorenzo Fernandez (Toada pra você). Santa Isabel Theater, Recife (PE). July 20th. Monique de la Bruchollerie performs Beethoven's Concerto No.

July 20. 5 "Emperor" as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch. TMRJ. July 21st. Lia Cimaglia Espinosa's recital features works by Chopin, Poulenc, Climaglia, Guastavino, and Ginastera.

July 21. Clara Oyuela (soprano) and the Pessina String Quartet also participated in the recital. TMRJ. July 22nd. Monique de la Bruchollerie performs Beethoven's Concerto No.

July 22. 5 "Emperor" with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch. TMRJ. July 22nd. Mieczysław Horszowski's recital features Preludes and Fugues Nos.

July 22. 21 to 24 from The Well-Tempered Clavier Vol. 1 and Preludes and Fugues Nos. 1 to 9 from The Well-Tempered Clavier Vol. 2 by Bach. In the middle of the recital, a lecture was given (the second of three recitals featuring the complete Well-Tempered Clavier, Vols. 1 and 2, presented in its entirety for the first time in Brazil). Auditorium of the A.B.I. (Brazilian Press Association), Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] July 26. Recital by Monique de la Bruchollerie with works by Vivaldi, Haydn, Chopin (Ballades No.

July 26. 3 and 4), Ibert, Poulenc, Ravel (Gaspard de la nuit and Ondine), Barrozo Netto (Coriscos), Dohnanyi. TMRJ. July 27. Recital by Mieczysław Horszowski with Preludes and Fugues Nos.

July 27. 10 to 24 from Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier Vol. 2 (third of three recitals with the complete The Well-Tempered Clavier Vols. 1 and 2, presented in its entirety for the first time in Brazil). Auditorium of the A.B.I. (Brazilian Press Association), Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] July 27. Magda Tagliaferro solos Ravel's Concerto with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch.

July 27. TMRJ. July 30. Magda Tagliaferro solos Ravel's Concerto with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch.

July 30. TMRJ. July 31. Recital by Monique de la Bruchollerie with works by Bach (Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue), Beethoven (one of the Sonatas from Op.

July 31. 10), Chopin (Ballades No. 1 and 2), Villa-Lobos (Polichinelo, from A Prole do Bebê No. 1), Chopin. TMRJ. August 1st. Magda Tagliaferro solos Schumann's Concerto and Hahn's Concerto with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch.

August 1. TMRJ. August 3rd. Recital by György Sándor with works by Bach-Liszt, Mozart, Schubert (Wanderer Fantasy), Chopin, Fructuoso Vianna (The Proclamation), Debussy, Granados, Ravel.

August 3. TMRJ. August 6th. Recital by György Sándor with works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven (Sonata No.

August 6. 32), Brahms, Schumann (Toccata), Mendelssohn, Liszt, Francisco Mignone (Toada), Shostakovich-Sandor, Ravel, Rubinstein. TMRJ. August 6. Recital by Henryk Szeryng (violin) and Fritz Jank (piano) by the São Paulo Artistic Culture Society.

August 9. Concert by the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edoardo de Guarnieri with Fritz Jank as soloist.

August 9. TMSP. August 10. Recital by György Sándor with works by Chopin, Liszt (Sonata, among other pieces).

August 10. TMRJ. August 11. Concert by the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edoardo de Guarnieri with Fritz Jank as soloist.

August 11. TMSP. August 13th. György Sándor performs Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2 as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Ernest MacMillan.

August 13. TMRJ. August 19th. Recital by György Sándor featuring works by Bach-Busoni, Bach-Liszt, Mozart, Schumann, Brahms, Liszt (Sonata), Granados, Menasa, Bartók, and Ravel.

August 19. TMRJ. August 20th. Recital by Belkiss Carneiro de Mendonça featuring works by Chopin (5 pieces), Liszt (2 pieces), De Falla, MacDowell, Lecuona, Luiz Levy (Habanera), and Gottschalk (Grand Triumphal Fantasy on the Brazilian National Anthem).

August 20. Salão do Palácio das Esmeraldas, Goiânia, GO. August 24th. Armando Palacios performs Franck's Symphonic Variations as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Ernest MacMillan.

August 24. TMRJ. September 2nd. Arnaldo Estrella performs Grieg's Concerto as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Ernest MacMillan.

September 2. TMRJ. September 7th. Esther Naiberger performs Tchaikovsky's Concerto No.

September 7. 1 as a soloist with the Theatro Municipal Orchestra conducted by A. Martinez Grau. TMRJ. September 9th. Recital by Mieczysław Horszowski with works by Scarlatti, Beethoven (Sonata No.

September 9. 21), Brahms, Villa-Lobos (Ciranda "Passa, passa, gavião..."), Szymanowski, Chopin. TMRJ. September 11th. Concert by the Brazilian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Leon Kaniefsky with Fritz Jank as soloist.

September 11. TMSP. September 13th. Recital by Guiomar Novaes with works by Glück-Saint-Saëns, Bach (Departure of a Beloved Brother), Scarlatti (4 Sonatas), Chopin (5 Studies and Ballade No.

September 13. 4), Carlos Gomes (Mormorio), Octavio Pinto (Little Thumb's March), Camargo Guarnieri (Toccata), Albéniz. Municipal Theater, Araraquara (SP). [access the program here] September 15th. Guiomar Novaes' recital featuring works by Glück-Saint-Saëns, Bach (Departure of a Beloved Brother), Scarlatti (4 Sonatas), Chopin (5 Etudes and Ballade No.

September 15. 4), Carlos Gomes (Mormorio), Octavio Pinto (Little Thumb's March), Camargo Guarnieri (Toccata), and Albéniz. Pedro II Theatre, Ribeirão Preto (SP). [access the program here] September 20th. Bernardo Segall's recital for the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.

September 20. September 23rd. Bernardo Segall's recital featuring works by Mozart (Sonata No.

September 23. 17), Bach-Siloti (Toccata and Fugue in D minor), Chopin (Sonata No. 3), Scriabin (Sonata No. 4), Rachmaninoff, Villa-Lobos (The Three Marias), and Liszt (Mephisto Waltz). TMRJ. September 27th. William Kapell recital with works by Bach, Mozart (Sonata No.

September 27. 10), Prokofiev (Sonata No. 7, first performance in Rio de Janeiro), Chopin (Sonata No. 3). TMRJ. [access the program here] September 28. Fritz Jank solos Brahms' Concerto No.

September 28. 2 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eugen Szenkar. TMRJ. October 2. William Kapell recital with works by Bach (Suite in A minor), Scarlatti, Brahms (Sonata No.

October 2. 3), Persichetti (Sonata No. 3, first performance in Rio de Janeiro), Villa-Lobos (Choros No. 5 "Alma brasileira"), Copland, Palmer (Toccata ostinato, first performance in Rio de Janeiro). TMRJ. October 4. William Kapell's recital featuring works by Bach-Busoni, Bach-Liszt, Shostakovich, Prokofiev (Sonata No.

October 4. 7), Villa-Lobos (three pieces), and Chopin. TMRJ. [access the program here] October 11. World premiere of Villa-Lobos' Piano Concerto No.

October 11. 1, performed by Ellen Ballon on piano and Villa-Lobos conducting the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theatre Symphony Orchestra, TMRJ. October 15. Recital by Deolinda Ferreira (vocals) and Fritz Jank (piano) for the São Paulo Artistic Culture Society.

October 23. Recital by Deolinda Ferreira (vocals) and Fritz Jank (piano).

October 23. TMSP. October 24. Recital by Bernardo Segall with works by Scarlatti, Beethoven (Sonata No.

October 24. 23), Ravel (Sonatina), Scriabin (Sonata No. 4). Auditorium of the Brazilian Press Association (A.B.I.), Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] October 24. Recital by Julio Braga. José de Alencar Theater, Fortaleza (CE).

October 26. Bernardo Segall solos Liszt's Concerto No.

October 26. 1 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by José Siqueira. TMRJ. October 26 [same day as the concert above, but at a different time].

October 26. Zelia São João performs Beethoven's Concerto No. 2 and Saint-Saëns' Concerto No. 4 as soloist with the Theatro Municipal Orchestra conducted by Carlos Estrada. TMRJ. October 27th. Recital by Heitor Alimonda with works by Bach-Saint-Saëns (Overture to Cantata No.

October 27. 28), Bach-Tausig (Toccata and Fugue in D minor), Chopin (Waltz and 3 Etudes), Frutuoso Viana (Dance of the Blacks), Francisco Mignone (Corner Waltz No. 1), Prokofiev (Prelude for Harp), Liszt (Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6). Higino Palace Hotel, Teresópolis, RJ. October 30th. Recital by Yara Bernette for the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.

October 30. November 7th. Recital by Eliane Richepin with works by Martinon, Predes, Bonneau, Büsser, Poulenc, Chopin (Sonata No.

November 7. 2), Fauré, Ravel, Debussy (Suite pour le piano). TMRJ. November 10th. Recital by Vera Cruz Plentynauer with works by Chopin.

November 10. Also participating in the recital were Verra Correa e Castro (vocals), Liège Aurora (violin), and Júlio Andermann (vocals). TMRJ. November 11th. Nise Obino Bocckel solos Bach's Concerto No.

November 11. 1 with the Orchestra of the Theatro Municipal under the direction of Carlos Estrada. TMRJ. November 12th. Recital by Fausto Garcia Medeles with works by Albéniz, Soler, Scarlatti, Franck (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue), Debussy (8 Preludes), Claudio Santoro (two pieces), Rolon, Granados, Turina.

November 12. TMRJ. November 22nd. Fritz Jank accompanies violinist Jeanne Gautier on piano in a recital featuring works by Vitalli, Stravinsky, Ravel (Sonata and Tzigane), Paradies, Debussy, Poulenc, Gershwin.

November 22. TMRJ. November 25th. Recital by Julio Braga with works by Weber, Schumann (Carnival of Vienna), Beethoven (Sonata No.

November 25. 23), Chopin, Philipp, Debussy, Villa-Lobos (A maré encheu, from Guia prático), Scott. Ideal Clube, Manaus (AM). [access the program here] November 30th. Julio Braga's recital features works by Bach (possibly a transcription by Siloti), Beethoven (possibly a transcription by Saint-Saëns), Brahms, Weber, Chopin (Sonata No.

November 30. 2), Chopin, Waldemar de Almeida (Nocturne), Fructuoso Vianna (Dance of the Blacks), La Forge (Romance and Grand Concert Waltz). Ideal Clube, Manaus (AM). [access the program here] November 27th. Magda Tagliaferro's recital features works by Schumann (Kreisleriana), Francisco Mignone (Sweetness of a Fresh Morning), Villa-Lobos (Dance of the White Indian), Debussy, Chopin (Ballads Nos.

November 27. 1, 3 and 4). TMRJ. [access the program here] November 30th.

November 30. Hydarnés Vidal de Couto performs Grieg's Concerto as a soloist with the Orchestra of the Municipal Theatre conducted by Henrique Spedini.

December 18. TMRJ. December 18th. First of two recitals in the Musica Viva movement featuring works by Walter Elsas, Mínita Fried Mantero, Gaya, Miriam Sandbank (Piano Sonatina), Ana Maria Porto de Moura, Eunice Catunda [who would later sign as Eunice Katunda] (Piano Sonatina), and Célia Zaldumbide. There was also an analysis of the 1st movement of Beethoven's Sonata Op. 2 No. 1 by Sula Jaffé. Performers: Inah Lindenberg (soprano), Ana Maria Porto de Moura (piano), Eunice Catunda (piano), Miriam Sandbank (piano), Walder Elsas (flute), H. J. Koellreutter (flute), Edino Krieger (violin), Otto Marques (viola), H. Arany (cello). Location unspecified, probably Rio de Janeiro. December 20th.

December 20. Second of two recitals from the Musica Viva movement featuring works by Walter Elsas, Nininha Gregory (Theme and Variations for Piano), Heitor Alimonda, Afonso Vizeu P. Santos, Cornélio Hauer (Sonatina for Piano), Alexandre Lissowski, and Edino Krieger. There was also an analysis of the Prelude and Fugue in C major from Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier Vol. 1 by Ana Maria Porto de Moura. Performers: Inah Lindenberg (soprano), Ana Maria Porto de Moura (piano), Gení Marcondes Koellreutter (piano), H. J. Koellreutter (flute), Walter Elsas (flute), Achille Spernazatti (bassoon), Edino Krieger (violin), Otto Marques (viola), H. Arany (cello). Location unspecified, probably Rio de Janeiro.

December 27. December 27th. Recital by Julio Braga with works by Bach (possibly in a transcription by Siloti), Schumann (Carnival of Vienna), Beethoven (Sonata No. 23), Chopin, Debussy, Philipp, Villa-Lobos (A maré encheu, from the Practical Guide), La Forge. Teatro da Paz, Belém (PA). [access the program here] December 31st.

December 31. "Tribute to Júlio Braga". Works by Chopin, Hahn, Albéniz, Paganini-Liszt, and Monti were performed by various pianists. Carlos Gomes Institute, probably Belém (PA). [access the program here]