1979

In Brazil

Pianists who won the 1979 APCA award (São Paulo Association of Art Critics): Esther Fuerte Wajman (category "Recitalist"), Araceli Chacon (category "Revelation"). March 8th.

March 8. Inauguration of the Villa-Lobos Theater, with the participation of Paulo Autran (actor/reciter), Jacques Klein (piano), Duo Assad (guitars), Conjunto Galo Preto (regional choro ensemble), Sonia Maria Strutt (piano), Maria Lúcia Godoy (soprano) and Maria Lúcia Pinho (piano), entirely dedicated to works by Villa-Lobos. Jacques Klein performed the Prelude from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, Lenda do Caboclo and Choros No. 5 'Alma Brasileira', Sonia Maria Strutt performed Impressões seresteiras and Valsa da dor. Maria Lúcia Godoy and Maria Lúcia Pinho performed Lundu da Marquesa de Santos and Aria (Cantilena) from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5. Villa-Lobos Theatre, Rio de Janeiro.

April 10. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Mozart (Fantasy in D minor, Sonata K.332), Beethoven (Sonata Op. 53 'Waldstein'), Brahms (4 pieces Op. 119), and Franck (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue). Rectory of the Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, April 14.

April 14. Jacques Klein solos Beethoven's Concertos No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Isaac Karabtchevsky.

April 23. TMRJ. April 23. Jacques Klein solos Beethoven's Concerto No. 5 'Emperor' with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Isaac Karabtchevsky. Adolpho Bloch Theatre, Rio de Janeiro.

April 25. Nelson Freire performs De Falla's "Nights in the Gardens of Spain" and Mozart's Concerto No. 9 as soloist with the Minas Gerais Symphony Orchestra conducted by Wolfgang Groth.

May 5. Palace of Arts, Belo Horizonte. May 5. Nelson Freire performs Mozart's Concerto No. 9 and Grieg's Concerto as soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Isaac Karabtchevsky.

May 15. TMRJ. May 15. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Mozart (Fantasia K.475, Sonata K.545, Sonata K.332), Brahms (4 pieces Op.119), Villa-Lobos (Legend of the Caboclo, Choros No. 5 "Brazilian Soul"), Guarnieri (Black Dance), Claudio Santoro (Toccata), Franck (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue).

May 16. Guiomar Novaes Hall, São Paulo. May 16th. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Mozart (Fantasia K.475, Sonata K.545, Sonata K.332), Brahms (4 pieces Op.119), Villa-Lobos (Lenda do Caboclo, Choros No.5 "Alma brasileira"), Guarnieri (Dança negra), Claudio Santoro (Toccata), Franck (Prelude, chorale and fugue).

May 21. Guiomar Novaes Hall, São Paulo. May 21st. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Mozart (Fantasia in D minor, Sonata K.545), Brahms (4 pieces Op.119), Villa-Lobos (Lenda do Caboclo, Choros No.5 "Alma brasileira"), Guarnieri (Dança negra), Santoro (Toccata), and Chopin (Ballade No.4, Scherzo No.1).

May 23. Uberlândia Clube, Uberlândia (MG). May 23rd. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Mozart (Fantasy in D minor, Sonata K.545), Brahms (4 pieces Op.119), Villa-Lobos (Lenda do Caboclo and Choros No.5 'Alma brasileira'), Camargo Guarnieri (Dança Negra), Santoro (Toccata), and Chopin (Ballade No.4 and Scherzo No.1).

May 24. Colégio São José, Santos (SP). May 24. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Mozart (Fantasy in D minor K.397, Sonata K.545), Brahms (4 pieces Op.119), Villa-Lobos (Lenda do Caboclo and Choros No.5 'Alma brasileira'), Camargo Guarnieri (Dança Negra), Santoro (Toccata), Chopin (Ballade No.4, Scherzo No.1).

March 6. Fundação das Artes, São Caetano do Sul (SP). March 6. Inaugural concert of the Villa-Lobos Hall at the National Theatre of Brasília, with the Claudio Santoro National Theatre Symphony Orchestra (then called the Brasília National Theatre Symphony Orchestra), conducted by Claudio Santoro.

March 7.

May 11. Death of the São Paulo pianist Guiomar Novaes. May 11. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Mozart (Fantasy in D minor, Sonata K.332), Franck (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue) and Chopin (Polonaise-Fantasia Op.61, 10 Preludes and Ballade No.4).

May 15. Pró-Música Cultural Center, Juiz de Fora (MG). May 15. Recital by Jacques Klein featuring works by Mozart (Fantasy in D minor, Sonata K.545, Sonata K.332), Brahms (4 pieces Op.119), Villa-Lobos (Lenda do Caboclo, Alma brasileira), Guarnieri (Dança negra), Santoro (Toccata) and Franck (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue).

May 16. Guiomar Novaes Hall, São Paulo. May 16. Recital by Jacques Klein featuring works by Mozart (Fantasy in D minor, Sonata K.545, Sonata K.332), Brahms (4 pieces Op.119), Villa-Lobos (Lenda do Caboclo, Alma brasileira), Guarnieri (Dança negra), Santoro (Toccata) and Franck (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue).

May 19. Guiomar Novaes Hall, São Paulo. May 19. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Mozart (Fantasy in D minor, Sonata K.545, Sonata K.332), Brahms (4 pieces Op.119), and Franck (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue).

May 19. Palácio das Artes, Sabará (MG). May 19. Recital by tenor Luciano Pavarotti, accompanied on piano by John Wustman with arias and songs by Giordani, Glück, Legrenzi, Beethoven, Donizetti, Rossini, Ponchielli and Tosti.

May 21. TMRJ. May 21. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Mozart (Fantasy in D minor, Sonata K.545), Brahms (4 pieces Op.119), Villa-Lobos (Lenda do Caboclo, and Choros No.5 'Alma brasileira'), Guarnieri (Dança negra), Santoro (Toccata) and Chopin (Ballade No.4, Scherzo No.1).

June 7. Uberlândia Clube, Uberlândia (MG).

June 7. Recital by Ingrid Haebler with the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture. June 20. Ney Salgado solos Schumann's Concerto with the Claudio Santoro National Theatre Symphony Orchestra (then called the Brasília National Theatre Symphony Orchestra), conducted by Claudio Santoro. This was probably the first time a pianist played in the Villa-Lobos Hall.

June 21. Villa-Lobos Hall, National Theatre, Brasília. June 21. Recital by Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) and Miguel Proença (piano) with the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.

June 21. Magdalena Tagliaferro solos Saint-Saëns' Concerto No. 5 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Isaac Karabtchevsky.

June 27. TMRJ. June 27. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Mozart (Fantasy in D minor K.397, Sonata K.545), Franck (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue), Brahms (4 pieces Op.119), Chopin (Barcarolle, 1 Nocturne, Ballade No.

July 4. 1). Auditorium of the Jockey Club Brasileiro, Rio de Janeiro. July 4th.

July 5. Recital by Alicia de Larrocha for the Sociedade de Cultura Artística de São Paulo. July 5th. Antonio Guedes Barbosa solos the Bachianas Brasileiras No. 3 by Villa-Lobos; the Totentanz by Liszt and the Concerto No.

July 14. 2 by Chopin with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Isaac Karabtchevsky. TMRJ. July 14th. Arthur Moreira Lima solos the Concerto in G by Ravel and the Concerto No.

July 16. 1 by Tchaikovsky with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Henrique Morelenbaum. TMRJ. July 16th. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Beethoven (1st movement of Sonata No. 14 'Moonlight'), Rachmaninoff (3 Preludes), Debussy (Clair de Lune), Camargo Guarnieri (Black Dance), and Chopin (Ballade No. 1, 1st Nocturne, Scherzo No. 1, unspecified Preludes, Polonaise Op.

July 17. 53 'Heroica'). Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Chapel), Madureira, Rio de Janeiro. July 17th. Recital by Jacques Klein featuring works by Beethoven (1st movement of Sonata No. 14 'Moonlight'), Rachmaninoff (3 Preludes), Debussy (Clair de Lune), Camargo Guarnieri (Danza Negra), and Chopin (Ballade No.

July 18. 1, 1st Nocturne, Scherzo No. 1, unspecified Preludes, Polonaise Op. 53 'Heroica'). Estácio de Sá Faculty, Rio de Janeiro. July 18th. SUAM Auditorium, Bonsucesso, Rio de Janeiro. July 19th. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Beethoven (1st movement of Sonata No. 14 'Moonlight'), Rachmaninoff (3 Preludes), Debussy (Clair de Lune), Camargo Guarnieri (Black Dance), and Chopin (Ballade No.

July 19. 1, 1st Nocturne, Scherzo No. 1, unspecified Preludes, Polonaise Op. 53 'Heroica'). Coração de Maria Church, Méier, Rio de Janeiro. July 21st. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Beethoven (Rondos Op. 51 Nos. 1 and 2 and Sonata No. 32), Chopin (Barcarolle and Ballade No.

July 21. 4), Villa-Lobos (Legend of the Caboclo), and Prokofiev (Sonata No. 7). This was the same program performed by Klein at the TMRJ on July 2, 1954, the day of his debut as a recitalist in Brazil. TMRJ. July 22. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Beethoven (1st movement of Sonata No. 14 'Moonlight'), Rachmaninoff (3 Preludes), Debussy (Clair de Lune), Camargo Guarnieri (Black Dance), and Chopin (Ballade No.

July 22. 1, 1st Nocturne, Scherzo No. 1, Unspecified Preludes, Polonaise Op. 53 'Heroica'). Auditorium of the Institute of Education, Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. July 24. Recital by Magda Tagliaferro with works by Fauré, Chabrier, Debussy, Chopin, Hahn, Schumann. Martins Penna Hall, National Theatre, Brasília.

July 24. Jacques Klein performs Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 3 as a soloist with the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho.

July 24. TMRJ. July 25. Jacques Klein performs Mozart's Recital (Fantasy in D minor K.397, Sonata K.332, Sonata K.545, Sonata K.283, and Sonata K.310).

July 25. TMSP. July 25. Arthur Moreira performs Ravel's Concerto in G major as a soloist with the Minas Gerais Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Wolfgang Groth.

July 25. Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte. July 31. Jacques Klein performs Beethoven's Recital (Sonatas No. 10, No. 31, No. 7, and No. 23 "Appassionata").

July 31. IBAM, Rio de Janeiro. August 1. Recital by Eliane Sampaio (soprano) and Jacques Klein (piano) with works by Mozart (4 lieder), Schubert (6 lieder), Schumann (4 lieder), Brahms (6 lieder) and R.

August 1. Strauss (4 lieder). IBAM, Rio de Janeiro. August 1st. Recital by Magda Tagliaferro with works by Chopin, Fauré, Chabrier, Debussy, Schumann (Carnival).

August 1. MASP, São Paulo. August 6th. Recital by the Trio Brasileiro, formed by Erich Lehninger (violin), Watson Clis (cello) and Gilberto Tinetti (piano), with works by Mozart (Trio K.548), Beethoven (Trio Op.70 No.1) and Schumann (Trio No.1).

August 6. IBAM, Rio de Janeiro. August 8th. Recital by Fernando Lopes featuring works by Brahms (Sonata Op. 1) and Liszt (Sonata).

August 8. IBAM, Rio de Janeiro. August 11th. Tribute to Jacob do Bandolim, with Radamés Gnattali (piano), and an ensemble formed by Joel Nascimento (mandolin), Luciana Rabello (cavaquinho), Raphael Rabello (7-string guitar), João Pedro Borges (6-string guitar), Maurício Carrilho (6-string guitar), and Celsinho Silva (pandeiro).

August 11. Radamés performed his own composition, "Uma rosa para Pixinguinha," on the piano solo, accompanied Joel Nascimento on his own composition, "Amargura," and accompanied the ensemble on Jacob's "Doce de coco," "Vibrações," "O vôo da mosca," "Gostosinho," and "Noites cariocas," as well as Radamés's compositions, "Conversa mole" and "Jacobeana." The first part of the program featured Radamés Gnattali's "Suíte retratos," in a version for mandolin and quintet. Script and general direction: Hermínio Bello de Carvalho. Teatro Guaíra, Curitiba (PR). [access the program here] August 13th. Tribute to Jacob do Bandolim, with Radamés Gnattali (piano), and ensemble formed by Joel Nascimento (mandolin), Luciana Rabello (cavaquinho), Raphael Rabello (7-string guitar), João Pedro Borges (6-string guitar), Maurício Carrilho (6-string guitar) and Celsinho Silva (pandeiro).

August 13. Radamés performed his own composition, Uma rosa para Pixinguinha, on the piano solo, accompanied Joel Nascimento on the song Amargura, also by him, and accompanied the ensemble on the songs Doce de coco, Vibrações, O vôo da mosca, Gostosinho, and Noites cariocas, by Jacob, and Conversa mole and Jacobeana, by Radamés. In the first part of the program, the Suite Retratos, by Radamés Gnattali, was presented in a version for mandolin and quintet. Script and general direction: Hermínio Bello de Carvalho. João Caetano Theater, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] August 15th. Tribute to Jacob do Bandolim, with Radamés Gnattali (piano), and ensemble formed by Joel Nascimento (mandolin), Luciana Rabello (cavaquinho), Raphael Rabello (7-string guitar), João Pedro Borges (6-string guitar), Maurício Carrilho (6-string guitar) and Celsinho Silva (pandeiro).

August 15. Radamés performed his own composition, "Uma rosa para Pixinguinha," on solo piano, accompanied Joel Nascimento on his own composition, and accompanied the ensemble on Jacob's "Doce de coco," "Vibrações," "O vôo da mosca," "Gostosinho," and "Noites cariocas," as well as Radamés's compositions, "Conversa mole e Jacobeana." The first part of the program featured Radamés Gnattali's "Suíte retratos," in a version for mandolin and quintet. Script and general direction: Hermínio Bello de Carvalho. Guiomar Novaes Hall, São Paulo. [access the program here] August 16th. Interpretation course with Jacques Klein.

August 16. Participants: Fabio Schechtman, Sérgio Barcellos, Maritza Mascarenhas, Ines Rufino Martins, João Monteiro Martins. Pro Arte Music Seminars, Rio de Janeiro. August 17th. Interpretation course with Jacques Klein.

August 17. The following students participated: Ana Patricia Valente, João Monteiro Martins, Iusa Davico Schneider, and Elias Carim Neto. Music Seminars Pro Arte, Rio de Janeiro. August 17th. Tribute to Jacob do Bandolim, with Radamés Gnattali (piano), and a group formed by Joel Nascimento (mandolin), Luciana Rabello (cavaquinho), Raphael Rabello (7-string guitar), João Pedro Borges (6-string guitar), Maurício Carrilho (6-string guitar), and Celsinho Silva (pandeiro).

August 17. Radamés performed his own composition, "Uma rosa para Pixinguinha," on solo piano, accompanied Joel Nascimento on his own composition, "Amargura," and accompanied the ensemble on Jacob's "Doce de coco," "Vibrações," "O vôo da mosca," "Gostosinho," and "Noites cariocas," as well as Radamés's compositions, "Conversa mole e Jacobeana." The first part of the program featured Radamés Gnattali's "Suíte retratos" in a version for mandolin and quintet. Script and general direction: Hermínio Bello de Carvalho. Brasília School of Music. [access the program here] August 17th. Paul Badura-Skoda solos and conducts Haydn's Concerto in D, Mozart's Concerto No.

August 17. 20, and Beethoven's Concerto No. 1 with the TMRJ Symphony Orchestra - conductor not specified. TMRJ. August 18th. Interpretation course with Jacques Klein.

August 18. Participants: Marcos José Cruz Mesquita, Elias Carim Neto, Ana Patricia Valente, Clarissa Graf, João Monteiro Martins. Pro Arte Music Seminars, Rio de Janeiro. August 19. Interpretation course with Jacques Klein.

August 19. Participants: Carlos Eduardo Fuchs, Fábio Schechtman, Sérgio Barcellos. Pro Arte Music Seminars, Rio de Janeiro. August 20. Interpretation course with Jacques Klein. Participants: Ana Patricia Valente, Fábio Schechtman, Ines Rufino Martins, Iusa Davico Schneider.

August 20. Pro Arte Music Seminars, Rio de Janeiro. August 24. Magda Tagliaferro performs Schumann's Concerto as a soloist with the TMRJ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mário Tavares. TMRJ. August 25. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Franck (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue), Beethoven (Sonata No.

August 25. 23 'Appassionata'), Chopin (Ballade No. 1, Ballade No. 4, Barcarolle, Scherzo No. 1). Morro do Chapéu Golf Club (possibly Nova Lima - MG). August 27th. Jacques Klein solos Mozart's Concerto No.

August 27. 27 and Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2 with the Claudio Santoro National Theatre Symphony Orchestra (then called the Brasília National Theatre Symphony Orchestra), conducted by Claudio Santoro. Concert Hall of the Brasília School of Music (later renamed the Levino de Alcântara Theatre). August 28th. Recital by Nelson Freire and Antonio Guedes Barbosa for two pianos with works by Rachmaninoff (Suite No.

August 28. 2), Debussy (En blanc et noir), Liszt (Concerto pathetic) and Mignone (Sai ​​sai). TMRJ. August 28. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Beethoven (1st movement of Sonata No.

August 28. 14 'Moonlight'), Rachmaninoff (3 Preludes), Debussy (Clair de lune) and Chopin (Barcarolle, 1 Nocturne, Ballade No. 4, unspecified Preludes, and Ballade No. 1). This is the repertoire that appears handwritten above the printed program, in a document in the pianist's collection. The announced, printed program was: Villa-Lobos (Prelude from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4), Franck (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue), Beethoven (Sonata No. 23 'Appassionata'), Chopin (Ballades No. 1 and No. 4, Nocturne 1 and Scherzo No. 1). Jockey Club Brasileiro, Rio de Janeiro. August 29. The Pablo Casals Trio, formed by Paul Parmelee (piano), Oswald Lehnert (violin) and Jürgen de Lemos (cello), performs Beethoven's Triple Concerto with the Minas Gerais Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tilo Fuchs.

Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte. August 29. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Mozart (Sonata K.545, Sonata K.310) and Chopin (Polonaise Fantaisie Op.61, Ballade No.4, Impromptu No.2, Scherzo No.1).

August 29. Nicolau Copérnico Hall, Planetarium, Rio de Janeiro. August 30th. Concert by the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Isaac Karabtchevsky, with soloists Jacques Klein, Arthur Moreira Lima, Nelson Freire, Antonio Guedes Barbosa, João Carlos Martins, and Yara Bernette (Liszt's Hexameron; Bach's Concerto for four pianos; and Mozart's Concerto for three pianos).

August 30. The program does not specify which pianists performed the Bach and Mozart concertos. TMRJ. September. The memoir "Almost Everything," by Magda Tagliaferro, originally written in French and translated into Portuguese by Maria Lúcia Pinho, is launched.

September 5th. Jean-Louis Steuerman performs J.S.

September 5. Bach's Concerto No. 1 as a soloist with the Claudio Santoro National Theatre Symphony Orchestra (then called the Brasília National Theatre Symphony Orchestra), conducted by Claudio Santoro. Concert Hall of the Brasília School of Music (later renamed the Levino de Alcântara Theatre). September 20th. Recital by Antonio Guedes Barbosa with the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.

September 20. September 22nd. Jacques Klein performs Tchaikovsky's Concerto No.

September 22. 1 and Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2 as soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Isaac Karabtchevsky. TMRJ. September 26th.

September 26. Jacques Klein performs Brahms' Concerto No. 2 as soloist with the Minas Gerais Symphony Orchestra conducted by Wolfgang Groth. Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte. September 27th.

September 27. Recital by Jacques Klein featuring works by Mozart (Fantasy in D minor and Sonata K.545), Franck (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue), Villa-Lobos (Choros No. 5 'Alma Brasileira'), Chopin (Ballades No. 1 and No. 4) and Beethoven (Sonata No. 23 'Appassionata'). Palácio da Cidade, Rio de Janeiro.

September 28. September 28th. Recital by Diana Kacso with works by Haydn, Beethoven, Liszt, and Chopin. Santa Cecília Theater, Petrópolis (RJ).

September 29. September 29th. Performance by Bill Evans. Cecilia Meirelles Hall, Rio de Janeiro.

September 29. September 29th (following the performance at the Cecilia Meirelles Hall mentioned above). Bill Evans and Luiz Eça perform a four-hand piece, interpreting various standards. Chiko's Bar, Rio de Janeiro.

October 3. October 3rd. Recital by Jacques Klein (piano) and Eliane Sampaio (soprano) with works by Brahms (9 lieder), R. Strauss (4 lieder), H. Duparc (2 lieder), C. Debussy (3 lieder), Fauré (2 lieder), and Satie (2 lieder). Nicolau Copérnico Hall, Planetarium, Rio de Janeiro.

October 16. October 16th. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Chopin (Barcarolle Op. 60, Impromptu No. 2, Ballade No. 1, Nocturne 1, Ballade No. 4, 12 Preludes Op. 28, Scherzo No.

October 29. 1). Museum of the First Reign, Rio de Janeiro. October 29. Arthur Moreira Lima solos the Concerto for Noel Rosa by Radamés Gnattali, in its world premiere, and Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2 with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Isaac Karabtchevsky.

October 31. TMRJ. October 31. Eduardo Hazan solos Gershwin's Concerto in F with the Minas Gerais Symphony Orchestra conducted by Giora Bernstein.

November 6. Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte. November 6. 1st of 6 recitals in the "In Waltz Time" cycle, organized by Irany Leme. "Waltzes by Francisco Mignone". Initial presentation by Eurico Nogueira França. Ivy Improta performed Corner Waltz No. 2 and Choro Waltz No. 3, Noel Devos (bassoon) performed two waltzes (for solo bassoon) in their world premiere, Miriam Ramos performed Corner Waltz No. 3, Juliana Wagner (Julinha Wagner Cohin) performed Brazilian Waltz No. 3, the trio formed by Lenir Siqueira (flute), Wanda Spinelli (vocals) and Fani Löwenkron (piano) performed Corner Waltz No. 5 and Song for a Slow Waltz (on verses by Mario Quintana), Sonia Maria Vieira performed Corner Waltz No. 1, the duo formed by Perside Vianna (violin) and Irany Leme (piano) performed Corner Waltz No. 2 (in a transcription for this formation) and Maria Josephina Mignone performed Brazilian Waltzes No. 1 and No. 2 (the latter in its world premiere) and Corner Waltz No. 12. Vera Janacopulos Auditorium, UniRio, Rio de Janeiro. [access the complete program here] November 13th. [access the program here]

November 13. 2nd of 6 recitals in the "In Waltz Time" cycle, organized by Irany Leme. "Waltzes". Initial presentation by Andrely Quintela De Paola. Laís de Souza Brasil performed Waltzes No. 4, No. 6 and No. 10 by Camargo Guarnieri; the trio formed by Lenir Siqueira (flute), Wanda Spinelli (vocals) and Fani Löwenkron (piano) performed works by Köhler, Gounod and Puccini; the duo formed by Lenir Siqueira (flute) and Fani Löwenkron (piano) performed works by Briccialdi and Lenir Siqueira (Ermelinda Waltz); Sonia Maria Vieira performed works by Weber, Debussy and Bartok. Vera Janacopulos Auditorium, UniRio, Rio de Janeiro. [Access the full program here] November 19th. [access the program here]

November 19. Ney Salgado performs Claudio Santoro's Concertante Music for Piano and Orchestra with the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eleazar de Carvalho. TMSP. [access the program here] November 20th.

November 20. 3rd of 6 recitals in the "In Waltz Time" cycle, organized by Irany Leme. "Waltzes". Initial presentation by Irany Leme. Miriam Ramos performed 4 Chopin waltzes, Miguel Proença performed works by Ravel (Noble and Sentimental Waltzes) and Villa-Lobos (Waltz of Sorrow), and the duo formed by Glória Queiroz (vocals) and Larry Fountain (piano) performed "operetta waltzes". Vera Janacopulos Auditorium, UniRio, Rio de Janeiro. [Access the full program here] November 27th. [access the program here]

November 27. Fourth of six recitals in the "In Waltz Time" cycle, organized by Irany Leme. Opening performance by Clarisse Stukart. The duo formed by Perside Vianna (violin) and Irany Leme (piano) performed works by Kreisler (2 pieces) and Aloysio de Alencar Pinto (Homage to Kreisler), the duo formed by Fátima Alegria (vocals) and Irany Leme (piano) performed works by Johann Strauss II, Ana Carolina performed the Paraphrase of the Bat Waltz, by Strauss-Grünfeld, and Esther Naiberger performed the Paraphrase on the Blue Danube, by Strauss-Schulz-Evler. Vera Janacopulos Auditorium, UniRio, Rio de Janeiro. [access the complete program here] December 4th. [access the program here]

December 4. Fifth of six recitals in the "In Waltz Time" cycle, organized by Irany Leme. Initial presentation by Georges Frederic Mirault. The duo formed by Lenir Siqueira (flute) and Fani Löwenkron (piano) performed two waltzes by Pattapio Silva (Lost Love and First Love), Lenir Siqueira (flute), Wanda Spinelli (vocals) and Fani Löwenkron (piano) performed works by Catullo [da Paixão Cearense?] (Apolônia Sales), Catullo da Paixão Cearense and Luiz de Souza (Clélia), Arnaldo Rebello (Jeitinho de valsa), and Chico Buarque and Vinícius de Moraes (Valsinha), Sonia Maria Vieira performed works by Misael Dominques (Nilza and Saudade) and Radamés Gnattali (3 Waltzes), Abel Ferreira (clarinet) and his ensemble performed the waltzes Luar de Coromandel, Tânia, Vânia, Descendo a Serra and Sorrisos d'Alma. Vera Janacopulos Auditorium, UniRio, Rio de Janeiro. [access the complete program here] December 7th. [access the program here]

December 7. Jacques Klein performs Beethoven's Concerto No. 5 'Emperor' as a soloist with the Municipal Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Neschling.

December 8. TMSP. December 8th. Jacques Klein performs Beethoven's Concerto No. 5 'Emperor' as a soloist with the Municipal Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Neschling.

December 11. TMSP. December 11th. 6th of 6 recitals in the "In Waltz Time" cycle, organized by Irany Leme. Opening presentation by Eurico Nogueira França. Fani Löwenkron performed two Chopin waltzes, Juliana Wagner (Julinha Wagner Cohin) performed two Chopin waltzes, Lúcia Dantas performed Liszt's Mephisto Waltz, Lycia Cunha de Magalhães performed Octavio Maul's Poetic Waltz, Diva Lira performed her own composition, the Brilliant Waltz, and Irany Leme performed works by João Nunes (Morbidezza), Henrique Oswald (Slow Waltz), Aloysio de Alencar Pinto (Slow Waltz), and Moszkowski (Waltz). Vera Janacopulos Auditorium, UniRio, Rio de Janeiro. [access the complete program here] December 16. [access the program here]

December 16. Concert by the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Isaac Karabtchevsky, with soloists Jacques Klein, Arthur Moreira Lima, Nelson Freire, Antonio Guedes Barbosa, João Carlos Martins and Paulo Maluf, performing Liszt's Hexameron for six pianos and orchestra. The concert was televised and also released on LP. Anhembi Convention Palace, São Paulo.

Elsewhere in the world

Edson Elias tied for 2nd place with Frenchwoman Nathalie Béra-Tagrine at the Epinal International Piano Competition in France. This year's 1st place went to Japanese pianist Kei Itoh.

José Feghali came in 2nd place at the Reina Sofía International Interpretation Competition in Madrid, Spain. 1st place went to Greek pianist Janis Vakarelis.

January 13. January 13th. Jacques Klein performs Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ljubomir Romansky. Hochschule der Künste, Berlin, Germany.

January 15. January 15th. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano) featuring works by Brahms (Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano), Schumann (Sonata No. 1 for violin and piano), and Beethoven (Sonata No. 9 'Kreutzer' for violin and piano). Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland.

January 16. January 16th. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano) with works by Brahms (Sonata No. 1 for violin and piano), Ravel (Sonata for violin and piano).

January 19. Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland. January 19. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Mozart (Fantasy in D minor, Sonata K.332), Beethoven (Sonata No. 32), Chopin (Barcarolle, Ballade No. 1), and Prokofiev (Sonata No.

January 20. 7). Torre del Greco, Naples, Italy. January 20. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano) with works by Schumann (Sonata No. 1 and Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano) and Brahms (Sonata No. 1 for violin and piano).

January 21. Teatro Mediterraneo, Naples, Italy. January 21. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano) with works by Brahms (The 3 Sonatas for violin and piano). Sala Maggiore Galleria Nazionale Dell'Umbria, Perugia, Italy.

January 23. January 23rd. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano) with works by Schumann (Sonata No.1 and Sonata No.2 for violin and piano) and Brahms (Sonata No.1 for violin and piano). Sala di via dei Greci, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy.

January 24. January 24th. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano) with works by Brahms (Sonata No.2 for violin and piano), Dietrich-Schumann-Brahms (Sonata F.A.E.) and Brahms (Sonata No.3 for violin and piano).

January 26. Teatro Mediterraneo, Naples, Italy. January 26th. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano) with works by Brahms (Sonata No.2 and Sonata No.3 for violin and piano) and Brahms/Dietrich/Schumann (Sonata F.A.E. for violin and piano). Sala di via dei Greci, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy.

January 28. January 28th. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano) with works by Schumann (Sonata No.1 and Sonata No.2 for violin and piano) and Brahms (Sonata No.1 for violin and piano).

January 29. Conservatory, unspecified city, Italy. January 29th. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano) with works by Brahms (Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano), Brahms-Dietrich-Schumann (Sonata FAE), B. Maderna (Widmung, for solo violin), and Schumann (Sonata No.

January 31. 1 for violin and piano). Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy. January 31. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano) with works by Brahms (Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano), Brahms-Dietrich-Schumann (Sonata "F.A.E.") and Brahms (Sonata No. 3 for violin and piano).

February 1. Conservatory, unspecified city, Italy. February 1. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano) with works by Schumann (Sonata No.1 for violin and piano and Sonata No.2 for violin and piano) and Brahms (Sonata No.1 for violin and piano).

February 4. Fraschini Theatre, Pavia, Italy. February 4th. Recital by Jacques Klein (piano) and Salvatore Accardo (violin) with works by Mozart (Variations on "J'ai perdu mon amant"), Beethoven (Sonata No. 9 "Kreutzer"), Debussy (Sonata for violin and piano), and Ravel (Sonata for violin and piano).

February 5. Piccola Scala, Milan. February 5th. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano) with works by Brahms (Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano), Brahms-Dietrich-Schumann (Sonata FAE), B. Maderna (Widmung), and Schumann (Sonata No.

February 6. 1 for violin and piano). Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy. February 6th. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano) with works by Brahms (Sonata No.2 for violin and piano), Dietrich-Schumann-Brahms (Sonata F.A.E.), Maderna (Widmung for solo violin) and Schumann (Sonata No.1 for violin and piano). Associazione Amici della Musica e del Teatro, unspecified theater, Novi Ligure, Italy.

February 9. February 9th. Jacques Klein solos Haydn's Concerto in D major and, together with Salvatore Accardo, Mendelssohn's Double Concerto for violin and piano with the Orchestra Stabile del Teatro Comunale dell'Opera di Genova conducted by Gabriel Chmura.

February 10. Politeama Genovese, Genoa, Italy. February 10th. Jacques Klein performs Haydn's Concerto in D major as a soloist and, together with Salvatore Accardo, Mendelssohn's Double Concerto for violin and piano with the Orchestra Stabile del Teatro Comunale dell'Opera di Genova, conducted by Gabriel Chmura.

February 11. Politeama Genovese, Genoa, Italy. February 11. Jacques Klein performs Haydn's Concerto in D major as a soloist and, together with Salvatore Accardo, Mendelssohn's Double Concerto for violin and piano with the Orchestra Stabile del Teatro Comunale dell'Opera di Genova, conducted by Gabriel Chmura.

February 26. Politeama Genovese, Genoa, Italy. February 26. Recital by Antonio Guedes Barbosa with works by Haydn (Sonata in E-flat major), Beethoven (Sonata No. 21), Villa-Lobos (A lenda do caboclo, Ciranda No. 5 "Pobre cega...", Ciranda No. 13 "À procura de uma agulha..." and A maré encheu, from Guia prático), Schubert-Liszt, Liszt.

February 28. Alice Tully Hall, New York, USA. February 28. Jacques Klein solos Mozart's Concerto No. 21 with the London Mozart Players conducted by Harry Blech.

March 18. Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom. March 18. Cristina Ortiz solos Aaron Copland's Concerto with the American Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Dufallo.

March 21. Carnegie Hall (large hall), New York, USA. March 21. Recital by Jacques Klein (piano), Salvatore Accardo (violin), Sylvie Gazeau (violin), Bruno Giuranna (viola), Alain Meunier (cello), and Franco Petracchi (double bass) with Schubert's "The Trout" Quintet.

March 25. Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France. March 25. Cristina Ortiz solos Grieg's Concerto with the Tonkünstlerorchester conducted by Walter Weller.

April 29. Musikverein (large hall), Vienna, Austria. April 29. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano). Works by Mozart (Sonata for Violin and Piano K.377), Beethoven (Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3), Brahms (Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3), and Ravel (Sonata for Violin and Piano) were likely performed. Unspecified theatre, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.

May 5. Jacques Klein performs Beethoven's Concerto No. 5 'Emperor' as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gabriele Ferro.

May 6. Auditorium Don Orione, Italy. May 6. Jacques Klein performs Beethoven's Concerto No. 5 'Emperor' as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gabriele Ferro.

May 8. Auditorium SS. Salvatore, Martellago, Italy. May 8. Jacques Klein solos Beethoven's Concerto No. 5 'Emperor' with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gabriele Ferro.

Auditorium Don Orione, Italy. June 10-18. Festival "Musiche da camera di Schumann", promoted by the Associazione Scarlatti. Jacques Klein participated.

June 18. Various cities in Italy. June 18. Jacques Klein solos Mozart's Concerto No. 27 and Ravel's Concerto in G major with the Het Brabants Orkest conducted by Hein Jordans.

June 19. Het Turfschip, Breda, Netherlands. June 19. Jacques Klein solos Mozart's Concerto No. 27 and Ravel's Concerto in G major with the Het Brabants Orkest conducted by Hein Jordans. Stadsschouwburg, Tilburg, Netherlands.

June 21. Jacques Klein performs Mozart's Concerto No. 27 and Ravel's Concerto in G major as soloist with the Het Brabants Orchestra conducted by Hein Jordans.

June 22. Casino, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. June 22. Jacques Klein performs Mozart's Concerto No. 27 and Ravel's Concerto in G major as soloist with the Het Brabants Orchestra conducted by Hein Jordans. Philips Ontspannings Centrum, Eindhoven, Netherlands.

June 24. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano) with works by Schumann (Sonata No. 1 for violin and piano), Brahms (Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano), Beethoven (Sonata No. 3 for violin and piano) and Ravel (Sonata for violin and piano).

September 2. Kaisersaal, Kremsmünster, Austria. September 2. Jacques Klein (piano), Salvatore Accardo (violin), Franco Mezzena (violin), Bruno Giuranna (viola), and France Springuel (cello) perform Franck's Quintet. Unspecified theatre, Asolo, Italy.

September 3 and 4. Jacques Klein and Derek Han (piano four-hands) perform Schubert's Fantasy in F minor. Unspecified theatre, Asolo, Italy.

September 4. Jacques Klein (piano), Salvatore Accardo (violin), Bruno Giuranna (viola), and France Springuel (cello) perform Brahms' Piano Quartet No. 3. Unspecified theatre, Asolo, Italy.

October 4. Recital by Magda Tagliaferro with works by Bach, Chopin (2 Nocturnes and Ballade No. 2), Chabrier, Fauré, Debussy, and Schumann (Carnival Op. 9). Carnegie Hall (large hall), New York, USA.

September 8 and 9. Jacques Klein and Derek Han (piano four hands) perform Mozart's Sonata K.521. Unspecified theater, Asolo, Italy.

September 10 and 11. Jacques Klein (piano), Massimo Marin (violin) and France Springuel (cello) perform Beethoven's Trio Op.1 No.1. Unspecified theater, Asolo, Italy. September 12 and 13.

Jacques Klein (piano) with Massimo Marin (violin), Unnur Sveinbjarnardottir (viola), Michel Rouilly (viola), Melissa Phelps (cello) and Franco Petracchi (double bass) perform Mendelssohn's Sextet Op.110. Unspecified theater, Asolo, Italy. October 28. Jacques Klein (piano), Salvatore Accardo (violin), and France Springuel (cello) perform Beethoven's Triple Concerto with the Italian Camera Orchestra, conductor unspecified.

October 28. Auditorium della Rai, Turin, Italy. November 12. Recital by Jacques Klein with works by Beethoven (Sonata No.

November 12. 14 'Moonlight', Sonata No. 32), Franck (Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue), and Chopin (Ballades No. 1 and No. 4). Casino de Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain. November 24. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano) with works by Mozart (Sonata for Violin and Piano K.

November 24. 454), Beethoven (Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3), and Schubert (Fantasia for Violin and Piano D. 934). Rossini Conservatory, Pesaro, Italy. November 25th. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano) with works by Mozart (Sonata K.454 for violin and piano), Beethoven (Sonata No.3 for violin and piano) and Schubert (Fantasia Op.159 for violin and piano).

November 25. Auditorium of the Società Aquilana dei Concerti, Áquila, Italy. November 26th. Recital by Salvatore Accardo (violin) and Jacques Klein (piano) with works by Schumann (Sonata No.2 for violin and piano), Prokofieff (Sonata No.1 for violin and piano) and Ravel (Tzigane).

November 26. Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy. December 1st.

December 1. Diana Kacso's recital features works by Liszt (Sonata), Beethoven (Sonata No. 18), Haydn, and Marlos Nobre (Theme and Variations, Op. 7). 92nd Street Y, New York, USA.