2017

Centenary of Clarisse Leite's birth. The Brazilian Piano Institute receives the 2017 APCA Award (São Paulo Association of Art Critics) in the "Musical Project" category, and Cristian Budu is awarded in the "Instrumentalist" category.

The 12-CD box set "Ernesto Nazareth - Complete Works, by Maria Teresa Madeira" wins the 28th Brazilian Music Award in the "Classical Album" category.

This is the first time a Brazilian composer has had their complete works recorded.

The 6-CD box set "Complete Works for Piano by Osvaldo Lacerda" is released, featuring pianists Eudóxia de Barros, Maria José Carrasqueira, Paola Tarditi, Paulo Gori, Renato Figueiredo, Sylvia Maltese, and Valdilice de Carvalho.

Pablo Marquine records the 39 Preludes by Claudio Santoro for solo piano on the double CD "Claudio Santoro - Complete Works for Piano - Vol. 1 Preludes".

May 21. May 21st. Recital by Benjamin Grosvenor with works by Schumann, Mozart (Sonata No. 13), Beethoven (Sonata No. 14), Scriabin (Sonata No. 2), Granados (2 pieces by Goyescas), Liszt (Spanish Rhapsody).

July 13. TMRJ. July 13th. Luiz Guilherme Pozzi solos Beethoven's Concerto No. 2 with the Londrina State University Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alessandro Sangiorgi. Londrina Music Festival. Ouro Verde Theater. Londrina. July 15th. Nelson Freire solos Villa-Lobos's Momoprecoce with the UFRJ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Roberto Tibiriçá.

July 15. TMRJ. October 22nd. Recital by Nelson Freire with works by Bach-Siloti, Bach-Busoni, Bach-Hess, Schumann (Fantasia Op.

October 22. 17), Villa-Lobos (Prelude from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, Branquinha, Pobrezinha and Moreninha, from A prole do bebê No. 1) and Chopin (Sonata No. 3). Eglise du Pasquart, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. November 3.

November 3. Brazilian premiere of Granados' quintet for piano and strings. Luiz Guilherme Pozzi, piano and quartet of the OSESP. II Olga Kiun Festival. Capela Santa Maria, Curitiba. November 11.

November 11. Cristian Budu and Leonardo Hilsdorf solo the Concerto for two pianos and orchestra by Poulenc with the USP Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neil Thomson. Sala São Paulo, São Paulo. December 14.

December 14. Luiz Guilherme Pozzi performs Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 as a soloist with the Londrina State University Orchestra, conducted by Alessandro Sangiorgi, at the inaugural concert of the Yamaha CFX Grand Concerto piano, at the Ouro Verde Theater in Londrina.