1967
Radamés moves to Jardim Botânico with singer, actress, and pianist Nelly Martins (stage name Nelly Biato) and their son, Luiz Antonio Pereira dos Santos (then 9 years old), with whom he will live until the end of his life, in 1988. Radamés composes: Brasiliana nº 12 – concerto for two pianos and string orchestra (finished […]
1966
First world audition of Brasiliana n.11 for eight cellos and pianoThe piece was composed in the same year by Radamés Gnattali and performed by the Brazilian Association of Cellists, conducted by Mário Tavares, with the author playing the piano. The event is part of the second program of the series Modern Music from Brazil , […]
1965
Vera Bieri Gnattali, Radamés’ wife, dies in Rio de Janeiro (RJ). The cello and piano duo Iberê Gomes Grosso and Radamés Gnattali will perform at Salão Leopoldo Miguez, at Escola Nacional de Música, performing, besides Villa-Lobos’ Sonata nº 2, the following pieces by Radamés: Sonata (1935), Flor da noite (1938), Modinha e Baião (1952). “Of […]
1964
Radamés is on tour abroad again with his friend Iberê Gomes Grosso, performing in a cello and piano duo. The tour passes through Berlin, Rome, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem. On March 16, in Recife (PE), there is the world premiere of the Concerto No. 3 (serenade) for piano and orchestra (1961/62), by Radamés Gnattali, […]
1963
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, […]
1962
Painter Cândido Portinari dies in Rio de Janeiro (RJ). Cândido Portinari. [Retrato de Radamés] 1933. Charcoal on paper, 30.5 x 24.4. (Radamés Gnattali Collection) Raphael Rabello (Raphael Batista Rabello) was born in Petrópolis (RJ), one of the members of Camerata Carioca [1], with whom Radamés recorded the 1982 Lp Tribute to Garoto by the […]
1961
Report by poet, composer and writer Hermínio Bello de Carvalho entitled Radamés makes music without bordersfor the magazine “a Cigarra“ – magazine, #9 – September, 1961. Photos by Armando Rozário. (Source: Hemeroteca a Biblioteca Nacional) O gaucho Radamés pg 21 Radamés Gnattali pg 22 Great foreign musicians… pg 23 (conclusionusion) pg 24 Odeon launches the […]
1960
The Sexteto Radamés Gnattali tours Europe for 3 months, joining the III Caravana Oficial de Música Popular Brasileira [1]. Radamés Gnattali Sextet: in the photo below, Radamés, the band’s leader and arranger, on the piano; his sister Aída Gnattali (second piano), José Menezes (electric guitar), and Edu da Gaita (special guest on this tour). In […]
1959
Radamés receives the title of Citizen Carioca in a plenary session of the Federal District Chamber of Deputies on October 29, 1959. Held in July at the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro, the Radamés Gnattali Festival, promoted by the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra. In the program, in a world premiere, the Concerto para harpa e […]
1958
The Brazilian Symphony Orchestra presents the Radamés Gnattali Festival. Edu da Gaita performs, in a world premiere, the Concertino for mouth harmonica and chamber orchestra (1956), dedicated to him. The program also includes Brasiliana nº 6 – concerto – para piano e orquestra (1954), a Sinfonia popular (1956) e o Concertino para piano, flauta e […]
