2013

150th anniversary of the birth of Ernesto Nazareth.

The 8th National Piano Competition of Brazilian Music “Spartaco Rossi”, an edition honoring Camargo Guarnieri, was held at the Tatuí Conservatory, SP. Single round: 1st place - Andrei Abreu (Viana-ES); 2nd place - Ciro Muniz Magnani (Rio de Janeiro-RJ); 3rd place - Victor Nigri e Silva Santos (Belo Horizonte-MG). Special Prize “Best Interpreter of Camargo Guarnieri”: Ali Saboy Tavernese (Jundiaí-SP). Special Prize “Professor Zoraide Mazzulli Nunes”: Victor Nigri e Silva Santos (Belo Horizonte-MG). Honorable Mentions: Mariana Virgilli Domingues (Sorocaba-SP) and Ramses Paraguassu Sandei Hussni (Tatuí-SP). Judging committee: André Rangel, Fabio Luz and Luciana Noda.

Nelson Freire's album "Brasileiro – Villa-Lobos & Friends" wins the 24th Brazilian Music Award in the "Classical Album" category. January 3rd.

January 3. The Cidade das Artes cultural complex is inaugurated. Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. March 19th.

March 19. Recital by André Mehmari with works by Ernesto Nazareth, in homage to the composer's 150th birthday. Instituto Moreira Salles, Rio de Janeiro. March 20th and 21st. The Ernesto Nazareth 150 Years Symposium, produced by the institutions IMS-RJ, UFRJ, and UNIRIO, curated by Sara Cohen, Samuel Araújo, and Pedro Aragão, featured lectures by researchers Alexandre Dias, Luiz Antônio, Eudóxia de Barros, Cacá Machado, José Miguel Wisnik, Carlos Sandroni, Marcelo Verzoni, Sara Cohen, Avelino Romero, Jair Labres, and Manuel Bernal, in 4 roundtables moderated by Sara Cohen, Paulo Aragão, Pedro Aragão, and Samuel Araújo.

Instituto Moreira Salles, Rio de Janeiro. March 21. Luiz Guilherme Pozzi performs Tchaikovsky's Concerto No.

March 21. 1 as a soloist with the Limeira Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Rodrigo Müller. Teatro Vitória, Limeira (SP). April 7. The pianist and composer from Paraná, Alceo Bocchino, passed away.

August 14. Fabio Martino performs Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini as a soloist with the Espírito Santo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Roberto Tibiriçá. Carlos Gomes Theatre, Vitória (ES). November 12.

November 12. Alexandre Dossin performs Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 as a soloist with the Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra conducted by Roberto Tibiriçá. UFRGS Auditorium, Porto Alegre (RS).

November 22. Concert dedicated to Ernesto Nazareth. Sonia Rubinsky performed solo piano pieces by Ernesto Nazareth (Rayon d’or, Improviso and Batuque), Villa-Lobos (Choros No. 1, in a transcription for solo piano by Maestro Gaó). Sonia Rubinsky and Alexandre Dias performed the 3rd movement "Brazileira" from Milhaud's Scaramouche Suite for two pianos. Alexandre Dias performed solo piano pieces by Ernesto Nazareth (Proeminente, Cuéra, and Desengonçado) and André Mehmari performed Passeando com Nazareth (World Premiere). Alexandre Dias (piano) and the Maogani Quartet (guitar quartet) performed Furinga by Ernesto Nazareth. The Maogani Quartet performed works by Ernesto Nazareth (Pairando, Cruz, perigo!, Plangente, Arreliado). André Mehmari (piano) and the Maogani Quartet performed Resignação by Ernesto Nazareth. André Mehmari performed solo piano pieces by Ernesto Nazareth (Famoso, Pássaros em festa, Reboliço, and De tarde, the latter completed by Mehmari). As an encore, Espalhafatoso by Ernesto Nazareth was performed with Alexandre Dias, André Mehmari, and Sonia Rubinsky (three pianos) and the Maogani Quartet (four guitars). This show was part of the 51st Villa-Lobos Festival. Tom Jobim Space, Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro.