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January 13. January 13th. Recital by Alexandre Glinsky (vocals) and Fritz Jank (piano). TMSP.
February 3. February 3rd. Concert by the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edoardo de Guarnieri with Fritz Jank as soloist, as part of the complete cycle of Beethoven's Symphonies and Piano Concertos. TMSP. February 10th.
February 10. Concert by the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edoardo de Guarnieri with Fritz Jank as soloist, as part of the complete cycle of Beethoven's Symphonies and Piano Concertos. TMSP. February 10th. Recital by Heitor Alimonda (same day as the recital above, but at a different time).
February 10. TMSP. February 17th. Concert by the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edoardo de Guarnieri, with Fritz Jank as soloist, as part of the complete cycle of Beethoven's Symphonies and Piano Concertos.
February 17. TMSP. February 24. Recital by the Trio Bandeirante, formed by Iracema Barbosa (piano), Herta Kahn (violin), and Cecilia Zwarg (cello), performing works by Bach.
February 24. Faculty of Philosophy Sedes Sapientiae, São Paulo. March 8. Inauguration of the Teatro Cultura Artística, with two halls, the larger with 1560 seats and the smaller with 458 seats.
February 24. São Paulo, March 17. Recital by Arnaldo Estrella with works by Schubert (Sonata in A major Op. 120), Chopin (Sonata No.
March 8. 3), Liszt, Debussy, Albéniz, Mompou, Granados. Municipal Theater of Niterói (RJ). [access the program here] March 28. Recital by Guiomar Novaes with works by Chopin (Sonata No.
March 17. 2, Fantasia, and 6 other pieces). Theater of the Instituto Normal, Salvador, BA. [access the program here] March 31. Concert by the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edoardo de Guarnieri with Fritz Jank as soloist, as part of the complete cycle of Beethoven's Symphonies and Piano Concertos.
March 28. TMSP. April 4. Recital by Daniel Ericourt with works by Mozart, Schumann (Symphonic Studies), Debussy (12 Preludes), Chopin. [access the program here]
March 31. TMRJ. April 10. Recital by Fructuoso Vianna performing works of his own composition, including Variations on a Popular Theme, The Three Sisters, Waltz No.
April 4. 1, Children's Games, Toada No. 6, and Prelude in C minor. TMSP. April 14. Concert by the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edoardo de Guarnieri with Fritz Jank as soloist, as part of the complete cycle of Beethoven's Symphonies and Piano Concertos.
April 10. TMSP. April 18. Recital by Peter Walfish with works by Bach-Liszt, Brahms (Sonata No.
April 14. 1), Debussy (Suite Bergamasque), Villa-Lobos (Ciranda No. 4 "The Carnation Quarrelled with the Rose..."), Bartok, Liszt. TMRJ. April 20. Nicolai Orloff performs Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.
April 18. 1 as a soloist with the Rio de Janeiro Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Karl Krueger. This was the orchestra's debut concert. The concert was broadcast on Rádio Roquette-Pinto, TMRJ. [access the program here] April 21st.
April 20. World premiere of Heitor Villa-Lobos' Piano Concerto No. 2, performed by Souza Lima on piano, with Villa-Lobos conducting the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theatre Symphony Orchestra, TMRJ. April 22nd. [access the program here]
April 21. Gilles Guilbert performs Debussy's Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Lamberto Baldi, TMRJ. April 24th. Recital by Friedrich Gulda presented by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.
April 22. April 25th. Recital by Friedrich Gulda for the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture. April 25. Nicolai Orloff solos Rachmaninoff's Concerto No.
April 24. 2 with the Rio de Janeiro Symphony Orchestra conducted by Karl Krueger.
April 25. TMRJ. April 27. Recital by Peter Walfish with works by Bach, Haydn, Bartok (Suite Op.
April 25. 14), Villa-Lobos (A lenda do caboclo), Brahms (Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel). TMRJ. April 28. Recital by Friedrich Gulda with works by Haydn (Sonata in E-flat major and Andante with variations), Beethoven (Sonata No.
April 27. 26), Debussy (Suite Bergamasque), Chopin. TMRJ. [access the program here] April 30.
April 28. Nicolai Orloff performs Tchaikovsky's Concerto No. 1 as a soloist with the Rio de Janeiro Symphony Orchestra conducted by Karl Krueger. National School of Music, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] May 1st.
April 30. Jacqueline Potier performs Mozart's Concerto in A major (probably No. 23) as a soloist with the Rio de Janeiro Symphony Orchestra conducted by Karl Krueger. TMRJ. May 2nd. Recital by Nicolai Orloff with works by Scriabin (Sonata No. [access the program here]
May 1. 4 and 3 Etudes), Chopin (8 Preludes), Liszt (Sonata), Chopin (6 Etudes Op. 25). Auditorium of the Brazilian Press Association (A.B.I.), Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] May 4th.
May 2. Recital by Friedrich Gulda with works by Bach (Italian Concerto and Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor), Beethoven (Sonata No. 31), Bartok (Suite Op. 14), Camargo Guarnieri (Black Dance), Chopin (Sonata No. [access the program here]
May 4. 3). TMRJ. May 8. Recital by Friedrich Gulda and Fritz Jank, two pianos, performing The Art of Fugue by J. S. Bach, Teatro Cultura Artística, São Paulo. May 8. Recital by Nicolai Orloff with works by Beethoven (Sonata No.
May 8. 17), Franck (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue), Chopin (Sonata No. 3 and a Nocturne), Ravel, Scriabin (3 Etudes). Auditorium of the Brazilian Press Association (A.
May 8. B. I.), Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] May 9. Recital by Friedrich Gulda and Fritz Jank, two pianos, performing The Art of Fugue by J. S. Bach, Teatro Cultura Artística, São Paulo. May 9th. Recital by Alexander Brailowsky with works by Bach-Busoni (Chaconne), Scarlatti, Beethoven (Sonata No.
May 9. 18), Chopin, Ravel, Poulenc, Villa-Lobos (Polichinelo, from The Baby's Offspring No.
May 9. 1), Scriabin, Lyapunov. TMRJ. May 12th. Recital by Alexander Brailowsky with works by Bach (Italian Concerto), Brahms (Sonata No. 3), Chopin, Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Villa-Lobos (Moreninha, from The Baby's Offspring No.
May 12. 1), Liszt. TMRJ. May 13th. Friedrich Gulda solos Mozart's Concerto in A major (probably No. 23) with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lamberto Baldi. TMRJ. May 14. Gilles Guilbert recital with works by Scarlatti, Franck (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue), Debussy, Milhaud (Tijuca and Sumaré, from Saudades do Brasil), Villa-Lobos (Dança-Miudinho, 4th movement of Bachianas Brasileiras No.
May 13. 4), Albéniz.
May 14. TMRJ. May 16. Alexander Brailowsky recital with works by Chopin (Sonata No. 3), Schumann (Carnival), Liszt. TMRJ. May 19. Lídia Simões solos Camargo Guarnieri's Concerto No. 2 with the Municipal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho.
May 16. TMSP. [Access the program here] May 20th. Recital by Alexander Brailowsky with works by Beethoven (Sonata No.
May 19. 23), Mussorgsky (Pictures at an Exhibition), Chopin (the Four Ballades). TMRJ. May 21st. Recital by Edinar Altino de Campos (vocals) and Alceo Bocchino (piano) with works by Bach, Stradella, Brahms, Bozra, Messiaen, Ginastera, Ravel, Mário de Andrade (Róseas flores), Fructuoso Vianna (Toada No. [access the program here]
May 20. 3 "Quero me casar"), Villa-Lobos (Evocação), Ernani Braga (Engenho novo).
May 21. TMRJ. May 22. Recital by Nicolai Orloff with works by Scarlatti, Schumann (Estudos sinfônicos), Camargo Guarnieri (Ponteio No. 15), Medtner, Kabalevsky, Prokofieff, Chopin. Auditorium of the Brazilian Press Association (A.B.I.), Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] May 25.
May 22. Recital by Magdalena Lébeis (soprano) and Fritz Jank (piano) in Piracicaba (SP). May 26. Recital by Olga de Catalano with works by Chopin, Liszt, Schumann (Carnival), Fauré, Camargo Guarnieri (Brazilian Dance), Chabrier. [access the program here]
May 25. Guaíra Club Hall, Ponta Grossa, Paraná. [access the program here] May 27.
May 26. Ivy Improta solos Beethoven's Concerto No. 3 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lamberto Baldi. TMRJ. May 27 (same day as the concert above, but at a different time). Vladimir Rushizky solos Grieg's Concerto with the Rio de Janeiro Symphony Orchestra conducted by José Siqueira. [access the program here]
May 27. TMRJ. May 30. Chopin Cycle.
May 27. Recital by Alexander Brailowsky with works by Chopin (Sonata No. 2, among other works) TMRJ. June 2. Nicolai Orloff performs Beethoven's Concerto No. 4 as a soloist with the Rio de Janeiro Symphony Orchestra conducted by José Siqueira.
May 30. TMRJ. June 3rd. Chopin Cycle. Recital by Alexander Brailowsky featuring works by Chopin (12 Studies from Op.
June 2. 10 and Op. 25, among other works). TMRJ. June 4th. Recital of works by Alceo Bocchino. Henrique Nirenberg (violin), Vicente Tropia (violin), Henrique Morelenbaum (viola), and Eberhard Finko (cello) performed String Quartet No.
June 3. 1 (world premiere); Iberê Gomes Grosso (cello) and Alceo Bocchino (piano) performed the Brazilian Suite for cello and piano; Alceo Bocchino performed solo piano pieces such as "Tema de um Relógio" and "Trova No.
June 4. 1". Alfredo Mello (bass) and Alceo Bocchino (piano) performed Saci-Pererê, Nada, Fragmento, Despedida de Bento Cego and À Marília; Maria Sílvia Pinto (vocals) and Alceo Bocchino (piano) performed Máxima No. 1, Gauchinha, Cantiga de ninar, Canção de inverno and Nhanderé. TMRJ. June 6th. Chopin Cycle. Recital by Alexander Brailowsky with works by Chopin (10 Mazurkas, 6 Etudes, among other works). TMRJ. June 8th. Recital by Solomon with works by Bach, Mozart (Sonata No. 13), Schumann (Symphonic Etudes), Chopin, Francisco Mignone (Lenda sertaneja No.
June 6. 8), Debussy, Liszt. TMRJ. June 9th. Chopin Cycle. Alexander Brailowsky recital with works by Chopin (10 Mazurkas, Sonata No.
June 8. 3, among other works) TMRJ. June 12. Solomon recital with works by Haydn (Sonata in D major), Brahms (Variations and Fugue on a theme by Handel), Franck (Prelude, Aria and Finale), Francisco Mignone (Toada), Chopin.
June 9. TMRJ. June 13. 5th recital of the Chopin Cycle.
June 12. Alexander Brailowsky recital with works by Chopin (16 pieces, including 8 Mazurkas, 6 Etudes and 2 Preludes) TMRJ. June 13. Rudolf Firkusny recital for the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.
June 14. Rudolf Firkusny recital for the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture. June 15. Solomon's recital featuring works by Couperin, Daquin, Scarlatti, Beethoven (Sonata No.
June 13. 3), Chopin (Sonata No. 3), Rachmaninoff (3 Preludes), Villa-Lobos (one of the 16 Cirandas), Debussy (2 Preludes and L'Isle Joyeuse).
June 14. TMRJ. June 16th.
June 15. 6th Chopin Cycle Recital. Recital by Alexander Brailowsky with works by Chopin (9 Mazurkas, the 24 Preludes, among other works) TMRJ. June 18th. Recital by Ruth Stamile (vocals) and Alceo Bocchino (piano) with works by Monteverdi, Vinei, Handel, Schumann, Brahms, Chausson, Fauré, Davico, Reispighi, Guastavino, Villa-Lobos (Guardian Angel and April), Francisco Mignone (Another Improvisation).
June 16. TMRJ.
June 18. June 25th. Arthur Moreira Lima, at age 9, solos Mozart's Concerto No. 23 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leo Peracchi. This was probably the first time Arthur Moreira Lima performed with an orchestra. Teatro Rex, Rio de Janeiro.
June 25. June 26th. Recital by Carol Brice (contralto) and Jonathan Brice (piano) with works by Beethoven, Schubert, Gluck, Somervell, Gibbs, Duke, Edwards, an anonymous composer (Little House, arranged by G. Gurgel), and 4 Negro spirituals arranged by Burleigh.
June 26. TMRJ. June 27th. Recital by Rudolf Firkusny with works by Bach (Partita No. 2), Mendelssohn (Serious Variations), Barber (Sonata Op. 26), Camargo Guarnieri (Country Song and Lundu), Liszt, and Smetana. TMRJ. June 30th. Recital by Rudolf Firkusny with works by Mozart (Fantasy in C minor and Sonata No.
June 27. 14 in C minor), Schumann (Davidsbündler Dances), Martinu (Fantasy and Rondo), Mignone (Minuet and Samba), Chopin. TMRJ.
June 30. June 30th [same day as the recital above, but at a different time]. Recital by Yehudi Menuhin (violin) and Theodore Saidenberg (piano) with works by Beethoven (Sonata Op. 24), Prokofiev (Sonata No. 1, Op. 80), Bach (Sonata for solo violin in C major), Bartok (6 Romanian Dances), Paganini (I Palpiti).
June 30. TMRJ. [access the program here] June 30th. Recital by Heitor Alimonda. Auditorium of the Secretariat of Education and Health, Rio de Janeiro. July 5th. Arthur Moreira Lima, at age 9, solos the 1st movement of Mozart's Concerto No. 23 with the National Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Leo Peracchi.
June 30. Concert broadcast on the "G.E. Festivals" program of National Radio, Rio de Janeiro.
July 5. July 7th. Recital by Rudolf Firkusny. TMRJ. July 8th. Concert in homage to the 200th anniversary of the death of J.S. Bach. Honorina Silva Lacerda, Ivy Improta, Tomás Terán and Heitor Alimonda solo the Concerto for Four Pianos by J.S.
July 7. Bach with the Orchestra of the Municipal Theater under the direction of H.J.
July 8. Koellreuter. TMRJ. July 9th. Recital by Piera Brizzi. TMRJ. July 10th. Magda Tagliaferro performs Mozart's Concerto No. 26 and Liszt's Spanish Rhapsody (probably in Busoni's arrangement) as a soloist with the Rio de Janeiro Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jasha Horenstein.
July 9. TMRJ.
July 11. Recital by Beatriz Bregman-Pich, at age 5, with works by Bach (3 pieces), Beethoven, Lamair, Beatriz Bregman-Pich (Saudades de mamãezinha), Wachs, Mozart (Sonata No. 1), Barrozo Netto (Era uma vez), Chopin (2 pieces), Villa-Lobos (Vamos todos cirandar), and Massenet.
July 11. TMRJ. July 15. Rudolf Firkusny performs Mozart's Concerto No. 20 and Martinu's Concerto as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nino Sanzogno. TMRJ. July 16. Recital by Alice Ribeiro (soprano) and Arnaldo Rebello (piano) with works by Handel, Haydn, Grétry, Schumann, Strauss, Turina, José Siqueira (Lullaby and Iron Train), Waldemar Henrique (Abaludê), Villa-Lobos (Beautiful Life), Ruy Coelho (The Lord of the Middle), Cimara.
July 15. TMRJ.
July 18. Recital by Rudolf Firkusny with works by Beethoven (Sonata No. 21), Chopin (Sonata No. 3, among other pieces). TMRJ. July 23. Recital by Laura Netto do Valle (vocals) and Alceo Bocchino (piano) with works by Handel, Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Hahn, Rabey, Saint-Saëns, Gretchaninoff, David de Souza (The Spinner), Marcello Guamã (The Blacksmith Frog), Waldemar Henrique (Lady Sancha).
July 18. TMRJ.
July 30. Recital by Gelsa Autran Ribeiro da Costa (vocals) and Alceo Bocchino (piano) with works by Handel, Arne, Schubert, Mussorgsky, Canteloube, Fauré, Debussy, Turina, Villa-Lobos (Redondilha), Brasílio Itiberê II (The Fisherman of the Little Boat), Waldemar Henrique (Abaluaiê).
July 30. TMRJ. August 3. Ivy Improta performs Schumann's Concerto as a soloist with the Rio de Janeiro Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jasha Horenstein. TMRJ. August 7th. Recital by Aldo Ciccolini with the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.
August 3. August 8th. Recital by Aldo Ciccolini with the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.
August 7. August 14th. Recital by Aldo Ciccolini with works by Bach, Mozart (Sonata No.
August 8. 2), Brahms (Variations on a Theme by Paganini), Debussy, Albéniz, Respighi, Stravinsky (Russian Dance from Petrushka).
August 14. TMRJ. August 19th. Aldo Ciccollini performs Tchaikovsky's Concerto No. 1 as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Walter Hendl. TMRJ. September 4th.
August 19. Yara Bernette's recital featuring works by Bach (Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue), Beethoven (Sonata No. 26), Schumann (one of the Sonatas), and Debussy.
September 4. Teatro Cultura Artística, São Paulo. September 5th. Yara Bernette's recital presented by the Sociedade de Cultura Artística de São Paulo. September 17th. Heitor Alimonda performs Tchaikovsky's Concerto No.
September 5. 1 as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho.
September 17. Cine Teatro Rex, Rio de Janeiro. September 19th. Alexis Weissenberg's (at the time referred to as Sigi Weissenberg) recital featuring works by Bach (Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue and 3 Chorales), Soler, Scarlatti, Camargo Guarnieri (Toada Triste), and Mussorgsky (Pictures at an Exhibition).
September 19. TMRJ. September 25th. Recital by Alexis Weissenberg (at the time referred to as Sigi Weissenberg) with works by Franck (Prelude, Fugue and Variations), Mozart (Sonata No.
September 25. 5), Schumann (Dance of the Davidsbündlers Op. 6), Liszt, Villa-Lobos (Dança-Miudinho, 4th movement of Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4), Kabalevsky (Sonata No. 3). TMRJ. September 27. Recital by Magda Tagliaferro with works by Mozart, Beethoven (Sonata No.
September 27. 1), Brahms (Sonata No. 3), Villa-Lobos (Festa no Sertão), Albéniz, Debussy, Poulenc, Bartok. TMRJ. September 28. Yara Bernette's recital features works by Bach (Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue), Beethoven (Sonata No.
September 28. 26), Brahms, Schumann (Sonata No. 2), Debussy (Piano Suite), and Prokofiev (Sonata No. 3 and 3 Fugue Visions). TMRJ. October 10th. Heitor Alimonda's recital features works by Scarlatti (2 Sonatas), Bach-Tausig (Toccata and Fugue in D minor), Chopin (3 Etudes, Nocturne Op.
October 10. 9 No. 1, Ballade No. 3), Francisco Mignone (Dança do Botocudo), Villa-Lobos (Three Cirandas: Pobre Cega, Senhora Dona Sancha, O Cravo Brigou com a Rosa), Monpou (Jeunes Filles au Jardin), De Falla (Dança do Moleiro), and Balakirev (Islamey). Hotel Bela Vista, Volta Redonda, RJ. October 12th. Recital by Maria da Penha Almeida with works by Beethoven (Sonata No.
October 12. 21), Schumann (Symphonic Studies), Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Chopin. TMRJ. October 13. Recital by Alexander Borovsky with works by Bach (including Toccata in C major, English Suite No.
October 13. 6, and Toccata and Fugue in D minor). TMRJ. October 13. Recital by Gilles Guilbert. Main Hall of the Conservatory of Music, Pelotas (RS).
October 13. Recital by Isabel Mourão with works by Mozart, Beethoven (Sonata No.
October 13. 17), Fructuoso Vianna (Childish Games), Camargo Guarnieri (Black Dance), Poulenc, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Schubert-Liszt, Liszt (3 pieces), Chopin (2 pieces). Trianon Theatre, Campos dos Goytacazes (RJ). [access the program here] October 14. Recital by Flora Nudelman with works by Dandrien, Beethoven (Sonata No.
October 14. 23), Chopin, Sylvia Eisenstein, Octavio Pinto (Children's Scenes), Gvion, Bartok (Romanian Dances). TMRJ. October 16. Recital by Magda Tagliaferro for the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.
October 17. Magda Tagliaferro's recital features works by Bach (Overture to the 28th cantata, chorale Je t’invoque Seigneur, Toccata in C major), Hahn (Sonatina), Ravel (Toccata), Poulenc (Intermezzo), Debussy (L’isle joyeuse), Villa-Lobos (Impressões seresteiras, Moreninha, from A prole do bebê No.
October 17. 1), Bartók (Etude in C sharp), Albéniz (Evocación), Falla (Dance from "Vida breve"). Teatro Cultura Artística, São Paulo. October 19th. Recital by the pianists, still children, Laila Maria Chalita, Roberto Fuchs and Eugênia Maria Dabul.
October 19. Laila Maria Chalita performed works by Bach, Rameau, Schumann, Biret, Burgmüller, Laila Maria Chalita (Prece e Brincando), Villa-Lobos (Cirandinha No. 9 "Carneirinho, carneirão..."), Francisco Mignone (Puladinho), Chopin, Beethoven, Dejan; Eugênia Maria Dabul performed works by Mozart, Chopin, Lorenzo Fernandez (A fada do bosque de "Historietas maravilhosas"), João Nunes (Caixinha de música), Debussy, Rebikoff, Heller; Roberto Fuchs performed works by Bach, Mozart (Sonata in C major), Chopin, Grieg, Brahms, Debussy, Francisco Mignone (Little Corner Waltz), Roberto Fuchs (Theme with Variations), Carlos Anes (Minuet of the Little Clock), Villa-Lobos (The Little Pierrot's Horseman, from "Carnival of the Children"). TMRJ. October 23. Recital by Magda Tagliaferro with works by Bach, Hahn, Ravel, Poulen, Bartok, Villa-Lobos (Moreninha, from The Baby's Progeny No.
October 23. 1), De Falla, Chopin. TMRJ. October 25. Recital by Gerardo Parente (piano) with works by Bach (Toccata in E minor), Brahms and Villa-Lobos (Bachianas Brasileiras No.
October 25. 4 complete). In the same recital, singer Lilia Schwatz performed with pianist Waldemar Navarro, performing songs by Scarlatti, Marcello, Schubert, Respighi, Fauré, Francisco Mignone (O doce nome de você and El clavelito en tus lindos cabellos), Waldemar Henrique (Abaluaiê). Brazilian Press Association, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] October 26. Recital by Oscar Adler with works by Brahms (Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel), Schumann (Scenes from Childhood), Liszt (Sonata), Schubert, Chopin.
October 26. TMRJ. October 29. Recital by Nadir de Figueiredo (soprano) and Hermelindo Castelo Branco (piano) with works by Carissimi, Frescobaldi, Beethoven, Debussy, Mussorgsky, Waldemar Henrique (Senhora Dona Sancha), José Siqueira (Madrigal), Babi de Oliveira (Deixe estar que nesse mundo...), Nênia Carvalho Fernandez (Domingo).
October 29. TMRJ. November 4th. Recital by Maria Sylvia Pinto (vocals), Tarquínio Lopes (vocals), and probably Babi de Oliveira (piano) with songs by Babi de Oliveira (Águas paradas, Há sempre uma palavra, Seresta do desalento (world premiere), Você não gosta de mim (world premiere), Vagamente..., Carro de bois (world premiere), Saias, A moda da Rita, Rosa dos ventos, Seresta da saudade, Pedra de Yemanjá, Polquinha brejeira, Contradições (world premiere), Minha baiana, O rio, Belém do Pará, Deixe estar..., Mormaço na varanda (world premiere), Vamo saravá (world premiere)).
November 4. A. B. I. Auditorium, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] November 5th. Recital by Olga Maria Schroeter (vocals) and Alceo Bocchino (piano) with works by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Reger, Richard Strauss, Duparc, Leroux, Debussy, Francisco Mignone (O doce nome de você), Luiz Cosme (Acalanto), Radamés Gnattali (Gaita), Villa-Lobos (Ária-cantilena from Bachianas Brasileiras No.
November 5. 5), Camargo Guarnieri (Den-bau, Tristeza and Quebra o coco, menina). TMRJ. November 6th. Lidia Alimonda and Heitor Alimonda perform Mozart's Concerto for Two Pianos with an unspecified orchestra conducted by Edoardo de Guarnieri.
November 6. Teatro Cultura Artística, São Paulo. November 7th. Camargo Guarnieri writes his famous "Open Letter," published in the newspaper O Estado de S.
November 7. Paulo and other media outlets, containing a manifesto against the serial method of composition as used by the composer Hans-Joachim Koellreutter. November 9th. Recital by Oriano de Almeida with works by Bach-Liszt, Schumann (Sonata No. 2), Villa-Lobos (Impressões seresteiras), Ravel (Valses nobles et sentimentales), Chopin, Liszt.
November 9. TMRJ. November 12th. Lorenzo Fernandez Festival. Helena Lorenzo Fernandez performed the Brazilian Suites No.
November 12. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 on solo piano. In the second part, singer Cristina Maristany (probably accompanied by Helena Lorenzo Fernandez) performed Meu pensamento, A vida de minha vida, Canção do berço, Toada para você, Coração inquieto, Provas de amor, Aveludados sonhos, Dentro da noite, Canção do mar. In the third part, the Brazilian Quintet of Rio de Janeiro, formed by Moacyr Liserra (flute), João Breitinger (oboe), Jayoleno dos Santos (clarinet), Jayro Ribeiro (horn), and José Lagos da Rocha (bassoon), performed the Wind Quintet (all works in the concert are by Lorenzo Fernandez). TMRJ. November 13. Recital by Oscar Borgerth (violin) and Fritz Jank (piano) by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.
November 14. Recital by Oscar Borgerth (violin) and Fritz Jank (piano) by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.
November 16. Recital by Luiz Carlos de Moura Castro with works by Bach, Mozart, Schumann, Lorenzo Fernandez (1st Brazilian Suite), Debussy, Chopin.
November 16. TMRJ. November 16 (same day as the recital above, but at a different time). Recital by Opala Lôbo Peçanha with works by Chopin, Brahms, Fauré, Rimsky-Korsakoff, Villa-Lobos (Festa no Sertão).
November 16. The same concert featured performances by singer Maria Amélia Figueiró and the Orfeão de Professores do DF. TMRJ. November 17th. Recital by Robert Fuchs with works by Bach, Mozart (Sonata in C major), Chopin, Grieg, Brahms, Albéniz, Debussy, Carlos Anes (Minueto do Reloginho), Robert Fuchs (Tema com Variações), Villa-Lobos (O Ginete do Pierrozinho, from "Carnaval das Crianças").
November 17. In the same recital, singer Neyde Bivar performed, accompanied on the piano by Leonora Gondim, with works by Scarlatti, Mozart, Debussy, Fauré, Remberg, Alberto Nepomuceno (Undecided Heart), Martinez Grau (Ten Little Caboclinhos), José Vieira Brandão (Divination), Lopes Moreira (There in the Backlands). TMRJ. November 18th. Recital by J. Lambert Ribeiro (violin) and Alceo Bocchino (piano) with works by Vitali, Mendelssohn (Concerto in E minor), J.
November 18. Lambert Ribeiro (Lament and Mazurka in A minor), Paganini-J. Lambert Ribeiro (Capricho No. 9), Dirico-Heifetz, Scott, Locatelli-J. L. Ribeiro. TMRJ. November 18th (same day as the recital above, but at a different time). Piera Brizzi performs Pizzetti's Concerto as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lamberto Baldi.
November 18. TMRJ. November 19th. Recital by Sabina de Masifern (vocals) and Alceo Bocchino (piano) with works by Falconieri, Pergolesi, Mozart, Moore, Delibes, Massenet, Grieg, A.
November 19. Costa (Serenade), De Falla, Burgès, Alió, Vives, Rimsky-Korsakoff. TMRJ. November 22nd. Arthur Moreira Lima, at age 10, performs Mozart's Concerto in A major (probably No.
November 22. 23) as a soloist with the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theatre Symphony Orchestra conducted by Henrique Spedini. In the first part of the concert, Moreira Lima performed solo piano pieces by Chopin, Camargo Guarnieri (Ponteio No. 20), Francisco Mignone (Valsa de esquina No. 5), Lorenzo Fernandez (Moda - 2nd movement of the Brazilian Suite No. 2; and Serenata do príncipe encantado - No. 1 of the Historietas maravilhosas), Villa-Lobos (Cirandinha No. 9 "Carneirinho, carneirão...", and A maré encheu), and Alexandre Levy (Brazilian Tango). TMRJ. November 25. Lídia Simões performs Gershwin's Concerto in F with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lamberto Baldi.
November 25. TMRJ. November 26. Recital by Alma Cunha de Miranda (soprano) and Alceo Bocchino (piano) with works by Bach, Mozart, Benedict, Debussy, Massarani, Kosma, Vives, Villa-Lobos (Vira, popular Portuguese), Lorenzo Fernandez (Madrigal), Olga Pedrário (Cantiga Marítima), Alceo Bocchino (Gauchinha), Najla Jabôr (Teus Olhos, in its world premiere), Niles, Confalonieri, Jones, and Kennedy-Fraser.
November 26. TMRJ. November 28. Recital by Gerardo Parente with works by Bach (Toccata in E minor), Bach-Busoni, Brahms, Francisco Mignone (Sertaneja legend "Nha Nocência died of love"), Villa-Lobos (Bachianas Brasileiras No.
November 28. 4). José de Alencar Theater, Fortaleza (CE). [access the program here] November 28. Recital by Heitor Alimonda with works by Scarlatti (2 Sonatas), Bach-Tausig (Toccata and Fugue in D minor), Chopin (3 Etudes, Nocturne, Ballade No.
November 28. 3), Francisco Mignone (Dança do Botocudo), Villa-Lobos (Three Cirandas: Pobre cega, A condessa, O cravo brigou com a rosa), Monpou (Jeunes filles au jardin), De Falla (Dança do moleiro), Balakirev (Islamey). Auditorium of the Escola Normal and Colégio São José, Bauru, SP. December 2nd. Recital by Tito Schipa (tenor) and Alceo Bocchino (piano) with works by Pergolesi, Scarlatti, Haydn, Niemann, Massenet, Donizetti, Flotow, Schubert, Roig, Tosti, Bastelemy.
December 2. Alceo Bochinno performed Debussy's Clair de lune and his own composition, "Tema de um relógio," on solo piano. TMRJ. December 4th. Recital by Maria de Lourdes Cruz Lopes (vocals) and Fritz Jank (piano) by the Sociedade de Cultura Artística de São Paulo.
December 4. December 6th. Recital by Edith Bulhões.
December 6. Salão Nobre do Conservatório de Música, Pelotas (RS). December 5th. Recital by Maria de Lourdes Cruz Lopes (vocals) and Fritz Jank (piano) by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.
December 5. December 17th. Recital by Etiennette Kahn (soprano) and Alceo Bocchino (piano) with works by Marcello, Monteverdi, Schubert, Schumann, Gretchaninoff, Fauré, Debussy, De Falla, Turina, Villa-Lobos (Nhapopê and A gatinha parda), José Vieira Brandão (Adivinhação), Francisco Mignone (Papai Noel, A sombra and Improviso).
December 17. TMRJ. December 21st. Heitor Alimonda solos Tchaikovsky's Concerto No.
December 21. 1 with the State Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Bosmans. Auditorium of Rádio Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte, MG. December 28th. Recital by Nayde Alencar de Sá Pereira featuring works by Bach-Busoni, Bach-Blanchet, and Bach (Toccata in G major, the 15 Inventions for 3 voices, among other pieces).
December 28. Auditorium of the Ministry of Education and Health, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here]
200th anniversary of J.S. Bach's death, March 11th.
March 11. Heitor Alimonda performs Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 as a soloist with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Walter Hendl. State Fair Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, USA.
April 17. April 17th. Recital by Heitor Alimonda featuring works by Bach (2 chorales: Jesus Christ, Son of God, I call upon you, Lord), Haydn (Sonata No. 62 in E-flat major), Debussy (2 preludes: Brouillards and General Lavine, Study for five fingers), Albéniz (Cordoba, Seguidillas), Villa-Lobos (Impressões seresteiras), Camargo Guarnieri (Ponteio No. 19), Francisco Mignone (Dança do botocudo), Chopin (3 studies, Scherzo No. 3). Villa Maria Retreat House, USA.
April 23. April 23rd. Recital by Heitor Alimonda with works by Bach-Boskoff (Organ Concerto in C major), Beethoven (Sonata No. 18), Brahms (Intermezzo Op. 119 No. 1, Capriccio Op. 76 No. 2), Chopin (Ballade No. 3) and other works. Town Hall, New York, USA.
April 26. Recital by Heitor Alimonda. The Hall of the Americas, Pan American Union, Washington, USA. July 9.
July 9. Recital by Julio Braga with works by Bach (Fantasy in C minor and Italian Concerto), Mozart, Brahms, Debussy, Julio Braga (Batuque in the form of a toccata and Berceuse), Lyapunov. National Library, Caracas, Venezuela. [access the program here] August 23 to September 6.
August 23. II International Busoni Competition for Pianists (International Competition for Pianists for the assignment of the Busoni Prize - Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition). This year, there was no 1st place; 2nd place: Karl Heinz Schlüter; 3rd place: Jacques Coulaud. Bolzano, Italy. [access the general program here] September 14th. [access the program here]
September 14. Recital by Julio Braga. Sociedade Pró Arte Musical San Cristobal, Venezuela. [access the program cover here] October 6th. [access here]
October 6. Finals of the Geneva International Competition, in which Homero de Magalhães came in 3rd place among 16 finalists in the piano section. The piano tests had a total of 161 competitors. November 1st. Yara Bernette's recital features works by Bach (Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue), Beethoven (Sonata No.
November 1. 26), Schumann (Sonata No. 2), Brahms (2 pieces), Debussy (Suite Pour le piano), and Prokofiev (selections from Visions Fugitives Op. 22 and Sonata No. 3). Carnegie Hall (large hall), New York, USA. November 4th.
November 4. Mieczyslaw Horszowski performs the complete Album No. 11 of the Practical Guide, with the pieces "O anel", "Nigue ninhas", "Pobre cega (1st version)", "A cotia", "Vida formosa", and "Viva o carnaval", by Villa-Lobos, in its first US performance. Town Hall, New York, USA. December 2nd.
December 2. Romanian pianist Dinu Lipatti passes away.

