• Radamés leaves Rádio Nacional and, through his friend Chiquinho do Acordeom, joins the debuting TV Excelsior, in Rio de Janeiro.

Radamés and Chiquinho
Photo: Wilton Montenegro

• Premiere at the Thetro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro, on September 25, the
  Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra
  (1962) by Radamés Gnattali, performed by violinist Oscar Borgerth, with the Orquestra Sinfônica Nacional da Rádio Ministério da Educação, conducted by maestro Alceo Bocchino [1].
• The label Festa, by Irineu Garcia, releases the Lp
  Claudio Santoro – Symphony No. 6 / Radamés Gnattali – Popular Symphony
  with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Cláudio Santoro.

• Continental releases
  The Great Brazilian Waltz
  on a 12″ LP – with Radamés Gnattali and his orchestra. Actually, this is a re-release of the 10″ Lp Valsas da minha terra, from 1957, with the inclusion of 4 more tracks.

• Radamés composes:
  • 
    Brazilian Fantasy no. 6 for piano and orchestra
    (performed in January 1964)
  • Maneirando (choro) for piano
  • 
    Quartet No. 3 for 2 violins, viola and cello –
    dedicated to Guido Pascoli
  • Sonata No. 2 for piano
  • Vaidosa nº 2 (waltz) for piano

• A popular plebiscite reveals Brazilians’ preference for a return to presidentialism. João Goulart regains full powers of the Presidency and begins the Base Reforms.
• On November 22, John Kennedy, president of the United States, is assassinated in Dallas (Texas – USA).