AdolphoThe spelling varies between Adolpho and Adolfo. Tabacow (died after 1942)In August 1942 he still gave recitals: Correio Paulistano (SP) - 1942, August 20 (No.26517). was a Brazilian pianist of Jewish origin. His father was Rachmiel (Ramiro) Tabacow, invited to São Paulo by his uncle Isaac Tabacow in the first years of the 20th century.Marcos Firer. Memórias da Comunidade Israelita de S. Paulo (My Memories on the Jewish Community of S. Paulo) . – Gerações / Brasil. Vol. 9 (May 2000). Among Adolpho's teachers were Correio Paulistano (SP) – 1942, September 13 (No.26538).Denis Tadeu Rajh Vidal. A produção musicológica de Clóvis de Oliveira. (Master thesis). Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP, Instituto de Artes – IA. São Paulo, 2005. and Ernani Braga (who resided in São Paulo in 1921/22–1927).Celina Garcia Delmonaco Tarragò Grovermann. O Cancioneiro Gaúcho de Ernani Braga: um estudo histórico analítico de uma obra composta para o Bicentenário de Porto Alegre em 1940. (Master thesis). Porto Alegre, 2011. In 1942 he participated in a piano competition organized by Columbia Concerts and was viewed as a probable winner, but the first prize went to Arnaldo Estrela.Correio Paulistano (SP) – 1942, June 24 (No.26469).
In addition to performing, Tabacow composed some music, one of his compositions being Lenda Casaca.Mentioned in a newspaper article dedicated to Tabacow's recital: O Imparcial: Matutino Independente (BA) - 1935, August 14 (No.1421).
A street in a São Paulo neighbourhood is named after him (Rua Adolfo Tabacow).
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