Timeline
2011 to 2014
2011This year sees the completion of the restoration of the panel Alegoria das Artes, by Di Cavalcanti, the hallmark of the theater’s façade. The next year, the National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute (IPHAN) confers this initiative its prize for Best Project for the Preservation of Real Estate. The season brings the Budapest Festival Orchestra […]
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2001 to 2010
2001With a sophisticated repertoire, Ute Lemper contributes to the versatility of the year. 2002The entity celebrates its 90th anniversary and brings a rare opportunity for the public of São Paulo: the Japanese puppet theater of the Bunraku Association of Osaka. 2003For the first time, a season is dedicated exclusively to jazz. 2005Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra […]
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1991 to 2000
1991A year of great orchestras, such as the Montréal Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Charles Dutoit, and the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Mariss Jansons. 1992The Tokyo String Quartet visits Brazil and cements its reputation as one of the world’s preeminent string ensembles. Photo: Archive of the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo 1994The St. Petersburg […]
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1981 to 1990
1982Celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Sociedade de Cultura Artística, with concerts by the Chamber Orchestra of Moscow, with the participation of Antonio Meneses (cello) and Nelson Freire (piano). The large auditorium is renamed after Esther Mesquita. Photo: Archive of the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo 1983-84The small auditorium is ready for use […]
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1971 to 1980
1971The federal government closes TV Excelsior, the eviction is granted by the legal system and the keys to the theater are returned to Cultura Artística. The space is ruined and with many bills to pay. The cosigners of the rent agreement, Igor and Esther Pascowitch, agree to pay the damages. It is decided to carry […]
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1961 to 1970
1961On January 31 a new directorship is elected, which informs the members that the activities will be suspended for the entire year. 1962The season commemorating the society’s 50th anniversary is launched. TV Excelsior cedes the use of the Cultura Artística Theater for the concert. The Beethoven Festival, with the Municipal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Souza […]
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1951 to 1960
1951Com o teatro, é possível ampliar o número de sócios para 2.500. É destaque do ano o recital do pianista Wilhelm Kempff 1952Pianistas Alfred Cortot and Friedrich Gulda, violinist Henryk Szering and the organist of Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Fernando Germani, are the high points of the season. Cortot is the absolute favorite of […]
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1941 to 1950
1941The entire series of sonatas for piano by Ludwig von Beethoven is presented in Brazil for the first time, with Fritz Jank (1910–1970). Enthusiastic about the experience of the series, Esther Mesquita organizes other thematic soirées such as the Bach Recitals, with Alexander Borovsky, and the Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano. 1942One of the […]
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1931 to 1940
1932This was a wonderful year for various reasons: the opening with the Trio Brasileiro, followed by the Madrigal Choir of Hamburg, Claudio Arrau, the London String Quartet, and pianists Ignaz Friedmann and Miecyslaw Münz. The Constitutionalist Revolution, however, prevents the soirées from being held. As secretary Nestor Pestana explains “it would be reprehensible to deflect […]
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1921 to 1930
1922A little after Modern Art Week, Villa-Lobos opens Cultura Artística’s annual musical programming to great applause. The success of the event makes this concert the beginning of a long collaboration between Villa-Lobos and Cultura Artística. In 1925 the composer gives three concerts, closing the season with his grandiose Oratory Mass for Mixed Voices and Orchestra. […]
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1912 to 1920
1912The concept and name of the Sociedade de Cultura Artística – a hub for fostering appreciation for art and the circulation of ideas – are defined in the house of lawyer Vicente de Carvalho. From that moment onward, the meetings become official and take the form of literary-musical soirées. The first is held in the […]
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