1957
Premiere of Claudio Santoro's Toccata, performed by Heitor Alimonda, in Rio de Janeiro, January 22nd.
January 22. Recital by Fritz Jank.
February 9. TMSP. February 9th. Jaime Ingram performs Khachaturian's Concerto as a soloist with the Municipal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Souza Lima. TMSP. [access the program here] February 14th.
February 14. Recital by the Municipal String Quartet, composed of Alfonsi, Schaffman, Oelsner, and Corazza, and Fritz Jank (piano), with works by Bach (Fugas No. 1 and No. 7 from The Art of Fugue, in Schaffman's transcription for string quartet), and Henrique Oswald (Quintet Op.
February 17. 18). TMSP. February 17th. First of eight recitals by Fritz Jank as part of the complete cycle of Beethoven's 32 Sonatas.
February 22. TMSP. February 22nd. Recital by the Municipal String Quartet and Fritz Jank (piano).
February 24. TMSP. February 24. Second of eight recitals by Fritz Jank as part of the complete cycle of Beethoven's 32 Sonatas.
February 28. TMSP. February 28. Recital by the Municipal String Quartet and Fritz Jank (piano).
March 3. TMSP. March 3. Third of eight recitals by Fritz Jank as part of the complete cycle of Beethoven's 32 Sonatas. TMSP.
March 10. Fourth of eight recitals by Fritz Jank as part of the complete cycle of Beethoven's 32 Sonatas. TMSP.
March 15. Concert by the São Paulo Municipal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Zacharias Autuori with Fritz Jank as soloist. TMSP. March 17. Fifth of eight recitals by Fritz Jank as part of the complete cycle of Beethoven's 32 Sonatas.
March 17. TMSP. March 19. Recital by the Municipal String Quartet and Fritz Jank (piano).
March 19. TMSP. March 31. Sixth of eight recitals by Fritz Jank as part of the complete cycle of Beethoven's 32 Sonatas.
March 31. TMSP. April. World premiere of the Choro for piano and orchestra by Camargo Guarnieri, with pianist Arnaldo Estrella and the Municipal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Souza Lima, São Paulo.
April 4. Recital by the Trio Bandeirante, formed by Iracema Barbosa (piano), Herta Kahn (violin), and Cecilia Zwarg (cello), with works by Haydn (Trio No.
April 4. 1), Dvorak (Trio Op. 90), and Schubert (The Trout, with the participation of Perez Dworecki, viola, and Maurício Ferreira, double bass). Celebration of the Trio's 10th anniversary. TMSP. April 7th.
April 7. Seventh of eight recitals by Fritz Jank as part of the complete cycle of Beethoven's 32 Sonatas. TMSP. April 10th.
April 10. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Haydn (Sonata in C major), Beethoven (32 Variations in C minor), Schumann (Fantasia), Camargo Guarnieri (Black Dance), Chopin (Polonaise-fantaisie Op. 61, 1 Mazurka and Scherzo No. 1). TMRJ. April 12.
April 12. Recital by Ruben Varga (violin) and Fritz Jank (piano) by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture. April 14. Eighth of eight recitals by Fritz Jank as part of the complete cycle of Beethoven's 32 Sonatas.
April 14. TMSP. April 17. Recital by Ruben Varga (violin) and Fritz Jank (piano) with works by Brahms (Sonata No.
April 17. 3), Villa-Lobos (1st Sonata-fantasia), Paganini, Varga, Ravel (Tzigane). TMRJ. April 22. Lecture "The Musical Portrait of Sinhô", by radio broadcaster and researcher Almirante, with the participation of Aracy Cortes, Silvio Caldas and Altamiro Carrilho and his Bandinha.
April 22. Golden Room of the Copacabana Palace Hotel, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] April 24.
April 24. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Haydn (Sonata in C major), Beethoven (32 Variations in C minor), Chopin (Polonaise-Fantaisie Op. 61, 1 Mazurka, Scherzo No. 1), Guarnieri (Danza Negra), Mussorgsky (Pictures at an Exhibition). TMSP. April 29.
April 29. Recital by Witold Malcuzynski with works by Franck (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue), Brahms, Prokofiev (Sonata No. 7), Barrozo Netto (Minha Terra), Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Chopin (Ballade No. 2, Scherzo No. 3, 1 Nocturne, 1 Waltz). TMRJ. May 10th.
May 10. Recital by the Gorini-Lorenzi piano duo (Luigino Gorini and Sérgio Lorenzi) by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture. May 11th.
May 11. Recital by Witold Malcuzynski with works by Franck (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue), Brahms (2 pieces), Prokofiev (Sonata No. 7), Francisco Mignone (6th Corner Waltz), Debussy, Rachmaninoff (2 preludes) and Chopin (4 pieces). Halls of the Guaíra Club, Ponta Grossa (PR.) May 14. Recital by the Municipal String Quartet and Fritz Jank (piano).
May 14. TMSP. May 14. Piano duo recital by Gorini-Lorenzi (Luigino Gorini and Sérgio Lorenzi) with works by Bach (Sonata in C major), Clementi (Sonata in B-flat major), Brahms (Variations on a theme by Haydn), Schumann (5 Studies in canon form), Shostakovich (Concertino), Rachmaninoff (Tarantella).
May 14. TMRJ. May 25. Recital by Clemens Quatalker (violin) and Manoel Veiga (piano) with works by Beethoven (Sonata No.
May 25. 5), Franck (Sonata), Bloch, Szymanowski, Mozart-Kreisler, Villa-Lobos (1st Sonata-fantasy), Wieniawski-Clemens. TMRJ. May 26. Maria Cecilia de Matos performs Rachmaninoff's Concerto No.
May 26. 2 as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho. TMRJ. June 9. Nelson Freire, at age 12, performs Beethoven's Concerto No.
June 9. 5 "Emperor" as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho. TMRJ. June 11. Recital by Pierre Fournier (cello) and Alfredo Rossi (piano) with works by Vivaldi (Concerto in D major), Schubert (Sonata Arpeggione), Brahms (Sonata No.
June 11. 2 for cello and piano), Bartok (Rhapsody), and Tchaikovsky (Variations on a Rococo Theme). Halls of the Guaíra Club, Ponta Grossa (PR). June 14. Recital by Heitor Alimonda with works by Mozart (Adagio in B minor), Bach (Toccata in E minor), Schumann (Sonata No.
June 14. 2), Francisco Mignone (Lenda sertaneja No. 6 and Dança do botocudo) and Mussorgsky (Pictures at an Exhibition). This concert was broadcast by Rádio MEC. Auditorium of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Rio de Janeiro. June 16. Antonio Guedes Barbosa, at age 13, solos Mozart's Concerto No.
June 16. 26 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho. TMRJ. June 27. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Mozart (Sonata K.545), Beethoven (Sonata No.
June 27. 32), Chopin (1 Nocturne, Ballade No. 1), Villa-Lobos (Lenda do Caboclo) and Prokofiev (Sonata No. 7). Theatro Municipal de São Paulo, TMSP. June 27th. Recital by Heitor Alimonda.
June 27. Rural University, unspecified city, probably in the state of Rio de Janeiro. July 1st. Recital by Yara Bernette with works by Bach (Partita No.
July 1. 2), Beethoven (Sonata No. 21), Schumann (Carnival), Guarnieri (Waltz No. 7, first performed in Rio de Janeiro), Prokofiev (6 Fugitive Visions), Debussy (3 pieces) and Villa-Lobos (Festa no Sertão). TMRJ. July 3rd. Jacques Klein performs Beethoven's Concerto No.
July 3. 5 "Emperor" with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Souza Lima. TMSP. July 5th. Farewell recital for Jacques Klein before departing for a European tour.
July 5. Works by Beethoven (2 Rondos Op. 51, Sonata No. 32), Chopin (1 Nocturne and Ballade No. 1), Villa-Lobos (The Legend of the Caboclo) and Mussorgsky (Pictures at an Exhibition) were performed. TMRJ. July 6th. Arnaldo Estrella performs Rachmaninoff's 2nd Concerto as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Francisco Mignone.
July 6. The same program also included Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 and the Concertino for bassoon and orchestra, in its world premiere, with Noel Devos as soloist. TMRJ. July 6th (same day as the concert above, but at a different time).
July 6. David Bar-Illan performs works by Ben-Haim, Starer, Camargo Guarnieri (Black Dance), and Chopin. In addition to these solo pieces, Bar-Illan also performed Schumann's Concerto as a soloist with the Theatro Municipal Orchestra conducted by Souza Lima. TMRJ. July 9th. Heitor Alimonda performs a recital.
July 9. Automóvel Clube de Minas Gerais, probably Belo Horizonte (MG). July 11th. Recital by Bronislav Gimpel (violin) and Wladislaw Szpilman (piano) by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.
July 13. Jacques Klein solos Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Francisco Mignone.
July 13. TMRJ. July 19. Recital by Arnaldo Estrella with works by Chopin (including the 4 Ballades and Sonata No.
July 19. 3). Nelson Freire, at age 12, was present at this concert. TMRJ. July 23. Recital with songs by Babi de Oliveira. Elvira Poch (vocals) and Babi de Oliveira (piano) perform Muiraquitã, O reisado, Toada das águas verdes, Vamo saravá, Toada da saudade, Seresta da ilusão, Maria Macambira, Sereia do mar.
July 23. Tarquínio Lopes (vocals) and Babi de Oliveira (piano) perform Caboclo do rio, A singela canção de Maria, Seja o que Deus quiser, Domingo, Areia do mar, Cabocla, Festa de Ogum. Babi de Oliveira performs her compositions Fantasia brasileira No. 2 (I. Ponteio; II. Valsa; III. Batuque), Maracatus, Chorinho elegante, Valsa brasileira No. 1, A sereia do mar, Fantasia brasileira No. 1 on solo piano. Recital during the II Brazilian Congress of Commercial Education. Barreiro (possibly MG or PE). [access the program here] July 24th. Vicky Adler performs Mozart's Concerto No. 26, Beethoven's Concerto No.
July 24. 3 and Grieg's Concerto, with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Francisco Mignone. TMRJ. July 25th: Hans Graf recital with works by Handel (Suite No. 6 in F-sharp), Beethoven (Sonata No.
July 25. 32), Camargo Guarnieri (Black Dance), Martin (8 Piano Preludes), Chopin. TMRJ. July 27th: Yara Bernette solos Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Souza Lima.
July 27. TMRJ. August 2nd: Antor Foldes recital with works by Bach (Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue), Beethoven (Sonata No.
August 2. 30), Schumann, Bartok (Sonata, among other pieces), Kodaly-Foldes, Villa-Lobos (Ciranda No. 2 "The Countess..." and Ciranda No. 6 "Pass, pass, hawk..."). TMRJ. August 5th to 20th. The 1st Rio de Janeiro International Piano Competition was held at the Municipal Theater, with 15 days of tests and performances, featuring extensive participation from Brazilian pianists such as Nelson Freire, Arthur Moreira Lima, Fernando Lopes, Gerardo Parente, Ezequiel Moreira Junior, Roberto Fuchs, and Maria Yeda Caddah.
The jury was chaired by Alexander Sienkiewicz and composed of Alberto Ginastera, Eleazar de Carvalho, Eurico Nogueira França, Guiomar Novaes, Hans Sittner, Henryk Sztompka, João de Souza Lima, Lili Kraus, Marguerite Long, Ondina Ribeiro Dantas, Pavel Serebriakow, and Walter Piston. The 11 finalists were, in order of ranking: Alexander Jenner (Austrian, 1st place and prize for best interpreter of Brazilian music); Giuseppe Postiglione (Italian) and Sergei Dorensky (Russian) tied for 2nd place; Mikhail Voskressensky (Russian, 3rd place); Claude Albert Coppens (Belgian, 4th place and winner of the "Villa-Lobos Prize" for his performance of Concerto No. 1 (or 5?) by this composer); Tamás Vásáry (Hungarian, 5th place); Edwin Koválik (Polish, 6th place); Agustin Anievas (American, 7th place); Fernando Lopes (Brazilian, 8th place, awarded best interpreter of mazurkas); Nelson Freire (Brazilian, 9th place, who, at 12 years old at the time, surprised everyone by playing the 1st movement of Beethoven's Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" in the final); Arthur Moreira Lima (Brazilian, 10th place); and Maria Pariente (Argentine, 11th place). Among the Brazilian pieces performed in the semi-finals were works by Fructuoso Vianna (Dança de negros), Francisco Mignone (Sonatina No. 4), Villa-Lobos (Impressões seresteiras), Camargo Guarnieri (Lundu), Claudio Santoro (Toccata), and Lorenzo Fernandez (Valsa suburbana). In the finals, Coppens performed Villa-Lobos' Concerto No. 1 (or 5?). TMRJ. August 5th. Inaugural concert of the 1st International Piano Competition of Rio de Janeiro. Lili Kraus soloed Beethoven's Concerto No.
August 5. 3 with the Orchestra of the Theatro Municipal under the direction of Alexander Sienkiewicz. TMRJ. August 6th. Recital by Andor Foldes for the Sociedade de Cultura Artística de São Paulo.
August 6. August 6th. Recital by Roberto Galeno (vocals) and Gerardo Parente (piano) with works by Handel, Marcello, Brahms, Moret, Beydts, Ravel, Gretchaninow, Aloysio de Alencar Pinto (A jangada and Quebra o coco, menina), Arnaldo Rebello (Cantigas), Waldemar Henrique (Sem-seu and Abá-logum), Francisco Mignone (A coiêta).
August 6. National School of Music, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] August 10. Arnaldo Estrella solos the Choro for piano and orchestra, by Camargo Guarnieri, with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer (1st performance in Rio de Janeiro).
August 10. TMRJ. August 15. Lili Kraus recital featuring works by Bach, Mozart, Bartok (15 Hungarian Peasant Dances), Villa-Lobos (The Tide Has Come, from the Practical Guide), Schubert (Wanderer Fantasy).
August 15. TMRJ. August 17. Heitor Alimonda solos Tchaikovsky's Concerto No. 1 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Francisco Mignone.
August 17. TMRJ. August 18. Fernando Lopes solos Brahms' Concerto No. 2 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Francisco Mignone.
August 18. TMRJ. August 23. Lili Kraus recital by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture. August 24.
August 23. Arnaldo Estrella solos Villa-Lobos' Concerto No. 3 (world premiere) with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho.
August 24. TMRJ. August 25. Zélia Terezinha Deri performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho.
August 25. TMRJ. August 29th. Closing concert of the 1st Rio de Janeiro International Piano Competition.
August 29. Giuseppe Postiglione performed Schumann's Concerto; Alexander Jenner performed Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"; Sergei Dorensky performed Rachmaninoff's Variations on a Theme of Paganini; all with the Theatro Municipal Orchestra conducted by Alexander Sienkiewicz. TMRJ. August 30th. Recital by the winner of the 1st Rio de Janeiro International Piano Competition: Alexander Jenner, who performed works by Chopin, Schumann (Carnival), Francisco Mignone (Sonatina No.
August 30. 4), and Stravinsky (Petrushka). TMRJ. August 30th (same day as the recital above, but at a different time). Menahen Pressler (piano) and Roger Voisin (trumpet) perform Shostakovich's Concerto No.
August 30. 1 with the Zimbler Sinfonietta of Boston, conducted by Josef Zimbler. TMRJ. August 31. Recital by Pavel Serebriakov with works by Beethoven (Sonata No. 14), Liszt (Sonata), Prokofiev (Suite from the ballet "Romeo and Juliet"), Rachmaninoff (2 Concert Studies), Villa-Lobos (The Cardboard Kitten, 2nd piece from The Baby's Offspring No.
August 31. 2), Camargo Guarnieri (Ponteio No. 30), Stravinsky (Petrushka). TMRJ. [access the program here] September 1. Vera Astrachan performs Mozart's Concerto No. 20 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho.
September 1. TMRJ. September 1. Alexander Jenner's recital featured works by Brahms (Waltzes Op. 39) and Liszt. The remainder of the recital included performances by Maura Moreira (mezzo-soprano) and Gerardo Parente (piano) of works by Bach, Mozart, Maximiliano Hellmann, Schubert, Richard Strauss, Rossini, Verdi, Aloysio de Alencar Pinto (Bombonjira, Xangô, and Two Indigenous Songs I.
September 1. Tagnani - Tangrê; II. Tarú - Jipacjú), Jayme Ovalle (Three Native Songs I. Unianguripe; II. Macumbêbê; III. Papai Curumiassú), Villa-Lobos (Viola Quebrada), and Luciano Gallet (Tayêras). Austro-Brazilian Club, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] September 7th. Lili Kraus performs Mozart's Concerto No. 20 as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Kletzki.
September 7. TMRJ. September 10. Recital by Alexandre Jenner for the São Paulo Artistic Culture Society.
September 12. Lecture-concert by Marguerite Long on Debussy. Teatro Cultura Artística, São Paulo.
September 13. Recital by Pavel Serebriakov with works by Mussorgsky (Pictures at an Exhibition), Scriabin (9 pieces), Villa-Lobos (The Cardboard Kitten, 2nd piece from The Baby's Offspring No.
September 13. 2), Camargo Guarnieri (Ponteio No. 30), Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff (3 Musical Moments). TMRJ. September 14. Pavel Serebryakov performs Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.
September 14. 1 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho. TMRJ. September 15. Maria Regina Luponi performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho.
September 15. TMRJ. September 19. Lecture-concert by Marguerite Long on Ravel. Teatro Cultura Artística, São Paulo.
September 21. Claude Coppens performs Villa-Lobos' Piano Concerto No. 1; Mikhail Voskresensky performs Chopin's Piano Concerto No.
September 21. 2; Giuseppe Postiglione performs Liszt's Danse Macabre (in a version for piano and orchestra); Sergei Dorenski performs Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho. TMRJ. September 21 (same day as the concert above, but at a different time). Recital by Pavel Serebriakov with works by Brahms (Sonata No.
September 21. 3), Villa-Lobos (Dance of the White Indian), Chopin (5 pieces), Liszt (3 pieces). TMRJ. September 22. Regina Coeli Rizzardo Normanha performs Beethoven's Concerto No.
September 22. 3 as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho. TMRJ. September 27. Recital by Marguerite Long and string ensemble by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.
September 28. Alexander Jenner performs Bartok's Concerto No. 3 as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho.
September 28. TMRJ. September 29. Lenice Vazquez Costa Rodrigues performs Schumann's Concerto as a soloist; Evelyne Crochet performs Brahms' Concerto No.
September 29. 1 as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho. TMRJ. September 29th (same day as the concert above, but at a different time).
September 29. Nelson Freire, at age 12, solos Beethoven's Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho. TMRJ. September 30th. Marguerite Long receives the title of honorary citizen of São Paulo.
September 30. October 6th. Fany Solter, at age 13, solos Mozart's Concerto No.
October 6. 23 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho. TMRJ. October 7th. Recital by Vera Astrachan with works by Mozart, Beethoven (Sonata No.
October 7. 3), Chopin, Prokofiev, and Bartok (Romanian Dances). Auditorium of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] October 12th. Maria da Penha performs Liszt's Concerto No.
October 12. 1 as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho. TMRJ. October 13. Lili Kraus recital with works by Haydn (Grand Sonata in E-flat major), Schubert (4 improvisations), Villa-Lobos (unidentified piece from the Practical Guide), Mozart (Sonata No.
October 13. 12), Beethoven (Eroica Variations). TMRJ. October 14. Alexander Jenner recital with works by Schubert, Beethoven (Sonata No.
October 14. 18), Chopin (12 Studies Op. 25), Villa-Lobos (The Legend of the Caboclo), Debussy (3 Preludes), Prokofiev (Toccata). TMRJ. October 15. Nylza Maria Drumond (vocals) and Fritz Jank (piano) recital.
October 15. TMSP. October 20. Adelmana Correa Torreão performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.
October 20. 1 as a soloist; Lenice Vasquez Costa Rodrigues performs Schumann's Piano Concerto as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho. TMRJ. October 24.
October 24. Premiere of Villa-Lobos' Piano Concerto No. 3, performed by Arnaldo Estrella on piano and Eleazar de Carvalho conducting the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theatre Symphony Orchestra, TMRJ. October 30. Fritz Jank presents several solo piano pieces as part of the ballet performance "Ainda Sion".
October 30. Teatro Cultura Artística, São Paulo. November 9. Anna Stella Schic performs Kabalevsky's Piano Concerto No.
November 9. 3 as a soloist (first performance in Rio de Janeiro) with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edoardo di Guarnieri. TMRJ. November 11. Concert by the Brazilian Conservatory of Music.
November 11. Nancy Namur and Aurélio Silveira (two pianos) perform works by Frescobaldi and Franck. Nancy Namur and Lubélia Brandão (two pianos) perform Brahms (Variations on a Theme by Haydn) and Debussy-Ravel. Aurélio Silveira and Lubélia Brandão (two pianos) perform Rimsky-Korsakoff. Ruth Araújo Vianna and Marçal Romero (two pianos) perform Lorenzo Fernandez (Ponteio and Saudosa seresta, and the entire Brazilian Suite No. 3, transcribed for two pianos by Lorenzo Fernandez and Nênia Carvalho Fernandez). Nancy Namur, Aurélio Silveira, and Lubélia Brandão (three pianos) perform Franck and Lorenzo Fernandez's Cateretê (3rd movement of the Brazilian Suite No. 2, transcribed by Nênia Carvalho Fernandez), the latter with the Percussion Ensemble of the Brazilian Conservatory of Music under the direction of Dora Pinto. At the end, the Theatro Municipal Symphony Orchestra performed Batuque by Lorenzo Fernandez, conducted by Francisco Mignone. TMRJ. November 17th. Norma Silvia Ferreira Pinto performs Liszt's Hungarian Fantasy as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pablo Komlós.
November 17. TMRJ. November 30th. Jaime Ingram performs Khachaturian's Concerto as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antonio Esteves.
November 30. TMRJ. December 6th.
December 6. Ivy Improta performs Chopin's Concerto No. 2 as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antonio Esteves. TMRJ.
Dayse de Luca came in 2nd place in the women's category at the III Maria Canals International Music Competition in Barcelona, Spain. The Frenchwoman Thérèse Castaing came in 1st place.
Cesarina Riso is one of the finalists (although not classified) and receives a medal in the women's category of the Geneva International Music Competition (Switzerland), created in 1939. The press in Brazil reported that she came in 3rd place. Yvette Magdaleno is also a finalist (not classified) and receives a special diploma in the same category. The Argentinian Martha Argerich came in 1st place. In the men's category, the Frenchman Dominique Merlet came in 1st place.
January 4. January 4th. Recital by Byron Janis with works by Haydn (Unidentified Sonata), Schumann (Unidentified Novellette and Arabesque), Schubert, Mussorgsky (Pictures at an Exhibition), Chopin (7 pieces). Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. [Access the season program here] January 25. [access the program here]
January 25. Recital by Lilian Kallir with works by Scarlatti (6 Sonatas), Beethoven (Sonata No. 30), Bartok (4 Bagatelles Op. 6), Brahms (Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel). Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. [Access the season program here] February 7. [access the program here]
February 7. Recital by Solomon with works by Haydn (Sonata in E minor), Brahms, Beethoven (Sonata No. 31), Chopin (Sonata No. 3). Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. [Access the season program here] February (probably the 21st). [access the program here]
Recital by Mercês da Silva Telles. Town Hall, New York, USA.
February 13. Jacques Klein performs works by Mozart (Sonata No. 16), Chopin (Polonaise-Fantaisie Op. 61, a Mazurka and Scherzo No. 1), Camargo Guanieri (Black Dance) and Schumann (Fantasia Op. 17). Vienna Concert Hall [Wiener Konzerthaus] (Mozart-Saal), Austria.
February 22. Recital by Myra Hess with works by Bach, Schubert (Sonata No. 21), Brahms (Intermezzi and Capriccios). Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. [access the season program here] March 1. [access the program here]
March 1. Recital by Gary Graffman with works by Beethoven (Unidentified Sonata), Brahms (Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel), Chopin (the 4 Ballades). Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. [Access the season program here] March 15. Recital by Jacob Lateiner with works by Beethoven (Diabelli Variations), Brahms (Variations on a Theme of Paganini Vol. [access the program here]
March 15. 1 and Vol. 2). Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. [Access the season program here] November. Concert commemorating the 70th anniversary of Heitor Villa-Lobos, which was attended by him. [access the program here]
Homero de Magalhães solos “Assai Andante (To Brazil)” and “Movimento de Tarantella (To Italy)”, 2nd and 3rd movements, respectively, from Villa-Lobos' Suite for piano and orchestra, with orchestra conducted by Pierre Chaillé. Théâtre de la Maison Internationale, Paris, France. November 28.
November 28. Guiomar Novaes solos Schumann's Concerto with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Andre Cluytens. Carnegie Hall (large hall), New York, USA. November 29th. Guiomar Novaes performs Schumann's Concerto as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Andre Cluytens.
November 29. Carnegie Hall (large hall), New York, USA. December 1st.
December 1. Guiomar Novaes performs Schumann's Concerto as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Andre Cluytens. This concert was broadcast on the radio and recorded. Carnegie Hall (large hall), New York, USA.
December 12. Recital by Isabel Mourão with works by Mozart, Villa-Lobos, Liszt. Town Hall, New York, USA.

