1977

Centenary of the birth of João Nunes. Pianists who won the 1977 APCA award (São Paulo Association of Art Critics): Helena Freire (category "Recitalist"), Eliane Rodrigues (category "Revelation").

This year, the TMRJ remained closed for renovations. [access the 1977 Season program of the Sala Cecilia Meireles here] January 3-30.

The 6th Petrópolis Summer Festival takes place. [access the program here]

Auditorium of the Imperial Museum, Petrópolis (RJ). [access the complete program here] January 3-8. [access the program here]

The 2nd Guiomar Novaes National Piano Competition takes place (as part of the 6th Petrópolis Summer Festival). Jury: Guiomar Novaes (honorary president), Arnaldo Rebello (president), Alceo Bocchino, Edith Bulhões, José Antonio Bezzan, José Henrique Cabral Duprat, Vicente Fittipaldi and Yara Camarinha. Auditorium of the Imperial Museum, Petrópolis (RJ). [access the complete program here] January 11th. [access the program here]

January 11. Recital by Eli Maria da Rocha in homage to Arnaldo Rebello, performing a repertoire entirely composed of works of his own authorship: 7 Amazonian Ponteios (Caboclo Imaginando, Tuxáua, Visão Gudi, Tapir, Curupira, Ajuricaba, Encontro das Águas), Cidade de Campos, Tarumã, Toada Baré, Dança da Correnteza (Saideira), Valsa Amazônica No. 3, Valsa de Petrópolis, Choro em Amaralina, and Chorinho na Canoa. Recital part of the 6th Petrópolis Summer Festival. Auditorium of the Imperial Museum, Petrópolis (RJ). [access the complete program here] January 20th. [access the program here]

January 20. Sérgio Squeff performs works by Chopin, Murillo Santos (Rondino) and Beethoven (Moonlight Sonata). Isaura Fenocchio (soprano) and Anna Candida Gomide (piano) perform songs by Francisco Braga (Dead Virgins), Berlioz, Fauré, Duparc, Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, and Strauss. Recital part of the 6th Petrópolis Summer Festival. Auditorium of the Imperial Museum, Petrópolis (RJ). [access the complete program here] January 23. [access the program here]

January 23. Recital by Maria Sylvia Pinto (vocals) and Hermelindo Castelo Branco (piano) with works by Arne, Canteloube, Perilhou, Sandoval, Helza Cameu (4 Songs based on a poem by Helena Kolody: I. Illusion; II. Survival; III. April Twilight; IV. Song), J. M. Neves (Beach Song and Rio de Janeiro Rhymes No. 1), Mignone (harmonization of the Minas Gerais modinha Longe bem longe), Brasílio Itiberê II (harmonization of the song Pescador da barquinha), Waldemar Henrique (Juriti), Camargo Guarnieri (harmonization of the Northeastern folk song Aribu, aribu). Recital part of the 6th Petrópolis Summer Festival. Auditorium of the Imperial Museum, Petrópolis (RJ). [access the complete program here] January 25th. [access the program here]

January 25. Recital by Elizabeth Laiza with works by Bach (possibly in a transcription by Busoni), Bartok (Romanian Dances), Villa-Lobos (Waltz of Sorrow and Aria, 1st movement of Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4), Lorenzo Fernandez (3 Studies in Sonatina Form), Debussy (Complete Bergamasque Suite), Chopin (2 pieces). Recital part of the 6th Petrópolis Summer Festival. Auditorium of the Imperial Museum, Petrópolis (RJ). [access the complete program here] January 30th. [access the program here]

January 30. Recital by Nereida Nogueira with works by Beethoven (Sonata No. 17), Marlos Nobre (Nazarethiana), Villa-Lobos (Serenade Impressions), Lorenzo Fernandez (3 Studies in Sonatina Form), Schumann (Vienna Carnival). Recital part of the 6th Petrópolis Summer Festival. Auditorium of the Imperial Museum, Petrópolis (RJ). [Access the full program here] April 16. [access the program here]

April 16. Recital by Roberto Szidon. Milton de Lemos Auditorium.

April 22. Pelotas (RS). April 22. André Mehmari is born in Niterói (RJ).

April 23. José Kahan performs Beethoven's posthumous Rondo for piano and orchestra and Choral Fantasy Op. 80 as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra and the Choir of the Brazilian Israelite Institute of Culture and Education, conducted by Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg. Cecília Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro.

April 24. Heitor Alimonda performs Liszt's Concerto No. 1 as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Neschling.

April 26. Cecília Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. April 26. Recital by Ingrid Haebler featuring works by Mozart (Sonata No. 11, among other pieces) and Schubert (Sonata in A minor, Op. 164, among other pieces).

May 7. Cecília Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. May 7. Jacques Klein performs Beethoven's Concertos Nos. 1, 2, and 4 as soloists with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Roberto Schnorrenberg.

May 8. Cecília Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. May 8. Edson Elias performs Bartok's Concerto No. 3 as soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho.

May 14. Cecília Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. May 14. Jacques Klein performs Beethoven's Concertos Nos. 3 and 5 as soloists with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Isaac Karabtchevsky.

May 18. Cecília Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. May 18. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Beethoven (Sonatas Nos. 11, 25, 7, 5, and 21).

May 19. Cecília Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. May 19. Eugene List performs Mozart's Concerto No. 12 as a soloist with the Aeolian Consort, and the Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, with Carroll Glenn on violin.

June 3. Cecília Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. June 3. Recital by Salomão Rabinovitz (violin) and Fernando Lopes (piano) with works by Claudio Santoro (Sonata No. 4), Brahms (Sonata No. 3), and Prokofiev (Sonata No.

June 5. 2). Cecília Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. June 5. Recital by Leonard Rose (cello) and Fernando Lopes (piano) with works by Francoeur, Debussy (Sonata), Brahms (Sonata No. 1), Bach (Suite No. 1 for solo cello), Schumann, Chopin.

June 5. Cecília Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. June 5. Roberto Szidon performs Liszt's Totentanz as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pedro Calderon.

June 17. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. June 17. Recital by the Continental Chamber Trio, formed by Jacques Klein (piano), Cussy de Almeida (violin) and Peter Dauelsberg (cello), with works by Beethoven (Trios Op.1 No.1, Op.1 No.3 and Op.70 No.1). Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro.

June 22. Arnaldo Cohen performs Schumann's Concerto as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pierre Colombo.

June 24. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. June 24. Eliane Rodrigues performs Mozart's Concerto No. 20 as a soloist with the Radio MEC Chamber Orchestra conducted by Walter Lourenção.

June 30. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. June 30. Recital by Alexander Slobodianik with works by Chopin (12 Preludes, among other pieces), Liszt, Prokofiev (Sonata No. 7).

July 1. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. July 1st. Recital by Antonio Guedes Barbosa with works by Beethoven (Sonata No. 7 and Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein"), Gazzi de Sá (6 bagatelles), Nazareth (2 unspecified pieces, probably Coração que Sente and Odeon), Frutuoso Vianna (Dança de negros), Ravel (Sonatina) and Chopin (4 mazurkas Op. 30, Scherzo No. 3). Gentil Bittencourt Concert Hall, Belém (PA).

July 9. July 9th. Arthur Moreira Lima solos Mozart's Concerto No. 23 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Simon Blech. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro.

July 10. July 10th. Sonia Goulart performs Beethoven's Choral Fantasy as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra and the Radio MEC Choir, conducted by Souza Lima. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] July 12.

July 12. Recital by Fernando Lopes.

July 13. MASP, SP. July 13. Recital by Arthur Moreira Lima with works by Brahms (Sonata No. 3, among other pieces), Chopin (the 4 Scherzi). Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro.

July 15. Lili Kraus performs Mozart's Concerto No. 20 as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Júlio Medaglia. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro.

July 17. Brahms Festival, with Richard Metzler (piano), Paulo Bosísio (violin) and orchestra conducted by Alceo Bocchino. Leopoldo Miguez Hall, School of Music, UFRJ.

July 18. William Nabore performs Mozart's Concerto No. 14 as a soloist with the Rouen Chamber Orchestra conducted by Júlio Medaglia. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro.

July 19. José Carlos Cocarelli performs Beethoven's Concerto No. 1 as a soloist with the Theatro Municipal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Henrique Morelenbaum. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro.

July 23. Recital by Fernando Lopes. MASP, SP.

July 28. Recital by Antonio Guedes Barbosa with works by Beethoven (Sonatas No. 7 and No. 21), Ernesto Nazareth (Brejeiro and Odeon), Ravel (Sonatina), and Chopin. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro.

July 29. Piano duo recital by Maria Josephina and Francisco Mignone featuring works by Ernesto Nazareth, with Francisco Mignone playing second piano (Sarambeque, Confidências, Tenebroso, Coração que sente, Fon-fon!, Janota, Odeon, Bambino, Turbilhão de beijos, Duvidoso, Eponina, Batuque). Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. July 29th (same day as the recital above, but at a different time).

July 29. Cristina Ortiz performs Dohnányi's Variations on a Lullaby with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kurt Mazur. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. July 30th. Lili Kraus performs works by Mozart (Sonata No.

July 30. 14, among other pieces), Schubert (Sonata Op. 120 and Fantasia Wanderer). Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. August 3rd. Recital by the Continental Chamber Trio, formed by Jacques Klein (piano), Cussy de Almeida (violin) and Peter Dauelsberg (cello), with works by Brahms (Trios No.

August 3. 1 and No. 3). Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. August 12. Recital in homage to the centenary of the birth of the composer João Nunes, with works of his authorship, and with a lecture by Aloysio de Alencar Pinto.

August 12. Irany Leme performs Les harmonias de la Cathédrale, La vie des abeilles, Piêces droles (I. Sérénade des clowns; II. Parfum qui s'envole; III. Marche espiêgle; IV. Morbidezza; V. Les plaintes d'Arlequin), Barcarola, Parque de diversões (I. Montanha russa; II. Os dois anões; III. A casa maluca; IV. O chicote; V. Despedida) and Scherzetto (the latter by Leopoldo Miguéz, adapted by João Nunes). Anna Candida Gomyde performs Os três meninos (I. O menino sossegado; II. O menino carinhoso; III. O menino travesso), Tanguinho (from Peças infantis); Caixinha de música and Marionnettes. Maria da Gloria Guerra (vocals) and Irany Leme (piano) perform Trem de ferro. Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] August 22. Recital by Josef Bulva with works by Mozart (Sonata No.

August 22. 17), Prokofiev (Sonata No. 2, among other pieces), Beethoven (Sonata No. 23), Liszt. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. August 23. Leon Spierer performs Prokofiev's Concerto No.

August 23. 2 as a soloist with the Theatro Municipal Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Machado. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. August 25. Helmut Roloff recital featuring works by Mozart (one of the Sonatas in D major), Beethoven (Diabelli Variations), Schubert (4 Improvisations Op.

August 25. 90). Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. August 26. Miriam Ramos recital featuring works by Fructuoso Vianna (7 Miniatures), Tchaikovsky (Sonata, first performed in Brazil), Mendelssohn (Serious Variations and Rondo Capriccioso), Prokofiev (Sonata No.

August 26. 7). Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. August 26 (same day as the recital above, but at a different time).

August 26. The Yuval Piano Trio performs Beethoven's Triple Concerto with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Isaac Karabtchevsky. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. August 26. Recital by Ney Salgado. Auditorium of the Conservatory of Music, Pelotas (RS).

August 26. Recital by Arnaldo Cohen with works by Bach (Partita No.

August 26. 1), Beethoven (Sonata No. 8), Lorenzo Fernandez (Three Studies in Sonatina Form), Villa-Lobos (Choros No. 5 "Alma brasileira"), Chopin (3 pieces). Auditorium of the Rectorate of UEPG, Ponta Grossa, PR. August 26. Jacques Klein performs Ravel's Concerto with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gerard Devos.

August 26. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. September 4. Recital by Paulo Bosísio (violin) and Lilian Barretto (piano) with works by Brahms (Sonata No.

September 4. 2), Debussy (Sonata), Prokofiev (Sonata for solo violin), Bartok (1st Rhapsody). Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. September 5th. Recital by Ninfa Glasser with works by Villa-Lobos (Prelude from Bachianas Brasileiras No.

September 5. 4), Bach-Busoni (Chaconne), Liszt (3 pieces), Osvaldo Lacerda (Ponteio No. 3, dedicated to Ninfa Glasser) and Chopin (3 pieces). MASP, São Paulo. September 10th. Recital by Jocy de Oliveira with works by Messiaen (excerpts from Catalogue d'oiseaux and Vingt regards sur l'Enfant Jesus).

September 10. MASP, SP. September 11. Arthur Brasil solos Beethoven's Concerto No.

September 11. 4 with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eduardo Rahn. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. September 12. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano) with works by Beethoven (Sonatas No.

September 12. 1, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5). Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. September 13. Recital by Arthur Moreira Lima with works by Mussorgsky (Pictures at an Exhibition), Schubert-Liszt (5 songs), Liszt (3 studies).

September 13. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. September 13. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano).

September 13. MASP, SP. September 15. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano) with works by Beethoven (Sonatas No.

September 15. 6, No. 8, No. 9). Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. September 16. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano).

September 16. MASP, SP. September 23. Recital by Magda Tagliaferro with works by Debussy (4 Preludes and Suite for the Piano), Chopin (Sonata No.

September 23. 3). Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. September 25. Laís de Souza Brasil solos the Variations on a Northeastern Theme, by Camargo Guarnieri, with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer.

September 25. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. September 28. Edson Elias solos the Symphony No. 2 "Age of Anxiety", by Bernstein, with the Theatro Municipal Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Neschling.

September 28. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. September 29. Antonio Guedes Barbosa performs Beethoven's Concerto No.

September 29. 5 "Emperor" as a soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Júlio Medaglia. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. September 30. Lilian Barretto's recital features works by Claudio Santoro (Toccata), Debussy (L'isle joyeuse and Suite pour le piano), and Chopin (Sonata No.

September 30. 2 and Scherzo No. 4). Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. October 1. Maria Josephina Mignone performs Francisco Mignone's 3rd Brazilian Fantasy as a soloist with the Brazilian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Vicente Fittipaldi.

October 1. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. October 3. José Eduardo Martins' recital features 25 Studies by Scriabin.

October 3. IBAM, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] October 6. Miguel Proença performs Mozart's Piano Concerto No.

October 6. 12 as a soloist with the Collegium Musicum of the University of Bonn, conducted by Emil Platen. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. October 6. Magda Tagliaferro's recital features works by Debussy (4 Preludes and Suite pour le piano), Villa-Lobos (Rosa amarela and A maré encheu), Chopin (Sonata No.

October 6. 3), Fauré, Bach, and Schumann. Levino de Alcântara Theater, Brasília School of Music. October 9. Antonio Guedes Barbosa performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.

October 9. 5 "Emperor" as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Carlos Eduardo Prates. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. October 14. Jean-Louis Steuermann performs Bach's Concerto No.

October 14. 1 and Concerto No. 5 with the Radio MEC Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Nelson Nilo Hack. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. October 15-23. Part of the II Biennial of Contemporary Brazilian Music and the I National Composition Competition for the II Biennial of Contemporary Brazilian Music – organized by the Cecilia Meireles Hall (FUNTERJ), in partnership with the National Institute of Music (FUNARTE).

Jury: Edino Krieger, Mario Tavares, and Marlos Nobre. Winners: Symphonic Works: 1st place: Cirlei Moreira de Hollanda (with the work *Isto é aquilo - Palavra*, based on a text by Carlos Drummond de Andrade), 2nd place: Jaceguay Lins (with the work *Atmos*). Honorable mention: Vanda Lima Bellard Freire (with the work *Ajuricaba*). Chamber music works: 1st place: Ronaldo Miranda (with the work Trajetória, based on a text by Orlando Coda), Roseane Yampolschi (with the 2 Pieces for string quartet). Honorable mention: Paulo Cesar de Amorim Chagas (with the work Webern - de tempos em tempos). Solo works: 1st place: Henrique David Korenchendler (with the work Divertimento for solo cello), 2nd place: Marco Antonio Guimarães (with the work Eterne, for solo piano). Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. [access the complete program here] October 16th. Maria Josephina Mignone performs Francisco Mignone's Concerto as soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Henrique Morelenbaum. [access the program here]

October 16. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. October 18th. The Trio Música Viva, formed by Norah de Almeida (piano), Norton Morozowicz (flute), and Harold Emert (oboe), performs Imbricata by Esther Scliar.

October 18. Sonia Maria Vieira (piano) and Luiz A. Anunciação (percussion) perform Sonâncias for piano and percussion by Marlos Nobre, as part of the II Biennial of Contemporary Brazilian Music. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. [access the complete program here] October 19. Dirce Knijnik and Hubertus Hofmann (two pianos) perform Divertimento for two pianos by Armando Albuquerque (first performance in Rio de Janeiro). [access the program here]

October 19. Helena Hollnagel (harpsichord), Fernando Lopes and Sonia Muniz (piano four-hands) perform "Macaíra ou A pescaria fantástica", for harpsichord and piano four-hands, by Almeida Prado (first performance in Brazil), as part of the II Biennial of Contemporary Brazilian Music. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. [access the complete program here] October 21. Recital by Eladio Pérez-González (vocals) and Berenice Menegale (piano) with works by Fauré, Marco Antonio Guimarães (Eterne, first performance in Rio de Janeiro), Ernst Mahle (E agora, José?, and Categiró), Bruno Kiefer (Canções do vento, Elegia, O vento é quando?), Mario Ficarelli (Três cantos) and Poulenc (Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant, for piano and narrator). [access the program here]

October 21. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. October 27th. Recital by Jean-Louis Steuermann with works by J.S.

October 27. Bach (Italian Concerto, Partita No. 5, Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue), and Schumann (Carnival of Vienna). Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. October 29th. Recital by Eliane Rodrigues with works by J.S.

October 29. Bach (Partita No. 6), Beethoven (Sonata No. 21), Claudio Santoro (Toccata), Villa-Lobos (Festa no Sertão), Chopin, Ravel. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. November 11th. Recital by Richard Metzler with works by Alberto Nepomuceno (Nocturne for the left hand in C major), Schumann (Sonata No.

November 11. 1), Chopin (12 Etudes Op. 10). Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. November 13th. Ivy Improta performs Villa-Lobos' Concerto No.

November 13. 5 as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alceo Bocchino. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. November 15. Sergei Dorensky performs Scriabin's Symphony No.

November 15. 5 "Prometheus: The Poem of Fire" as a soloist with the National Theatre Symphony Orchestra conducted by Henrique Morelenbaum. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. November 16. Anna Stella Schic's recital features works by Beethoven (Diabelli Variations), Debussy, Philippot, Camargo Guarnieri (Ponteio No.

November 16. 24), and Prokofiev (Sonata No. 2). Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. November 18.

November 18. Estelinha Epstein's recital features three Mozart Sonatas (Nos. 10, 8, and 7). MASP, São Paulo. [access the program here] November 26. Recital by Sergei Dorensky with works by J.

November 26. S. Bach, Beethoven (Sonata No. 6), Shostakovich, Nikolaev (Sonata No. 1), Prokofiev. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. November 27. Maria da Penha performs Liszt's Concerto No.

November 27. 1 as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra of Radio MEC, conducted by Chléo Goulart. Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. November 28.

November 28. Recital by Antonio del Claro (cello) and Giuliano Montini (piano) with works by Beethoven (Sonatas No. 2, No. 5 and No. 4). Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. November 30.

November 30. Recital by Edson Elias with works by Beethoven (Sonatas No. 31, No. 11, No. 23 and 6 Bagatelles Op. 126). Cecilia Meireles Hall, Rio de Janeiro. December 9th.

December 9. Recital by Estela Maria Monteiro Machado and Vânia Pimental (piano four hands) with works by Debussy (Petite Suite), Rachmaninoff (6 Pieces Op. 11), Bizet (Jeux d'enfants), Henrique de Curitiba (Christmas Suite - 10 Themes), Osvaldo Lacerda (Brasiliana No. 4). Auditorium of the Rectorate of UEPG, Ponta Grossa, PR.