Word: oliveira
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...only good or average for humor, imagination and character. On the printed recommendation form, the low checks stick out from the high ones like a long, thin nose. "A rating of average usually means the guidance counselor thinks there is something seriously wrong," explains Admissions Officer Paulo de Oliveira. Mary's interview with a Brown alumnus was also lukewarm, and worse, she has written a "jock essay," i.e., a very short one. Rogers scrawls a Z, the code for rejection, on her folder...
...Brazil, babies' names became so ridiculous that the government forbade any that could harm the child. Before the law you could find people with names like Umdoistrês de Oliveira Quatro, meaning, One-two-three de Oliveira Four, and Rolando pela Escada a Baixo de Almeida, meaning, Rolling Down the Stairs de Almeida. A notary recently refused to register babies with the names Esquisofrênico, Hexagonal, Pugnacious...
...Oliveira, a solo violinist whose U.S. recitals have earned him a reputation as a dramatic, virtuoso performer, was praised by Russian critics for the "wealth of timbres, imagination and artistry" in his work...
...began taking lessons at nine from his older brother, now a violinist with the Houston Symphony, and used a violin made by his father, a carpenter. He debuted with the Hartford Symphony at 14, and won a Naumburg prize two years before Rosen, in 1975. Although Oliveira feels that competitions are too powerful a force in establishing musicians' reputations, he was still happy: "Such a prize gives a performer a tremendous boost. It opens up more engagements with finer orchestras, better recitals throughout the world...
Indeed it does. Offers are pouring in for Oliveira to perform with symphonies across the U.S. He can now command $3,000-$1,000 more than his precompetition rate. As for Rosen, he may be able to support himself as a soloist. Says he: "It is much more difficult for a cellist to have a soloist career than it is for a pianist or a violinist. It would be a fantastic achievement if I could do even a small thing to advance the cause of cellists...