Robert McDuffie, violin – Jonathan Korth, piano

World renowned and Grammy nominated violinist Robert McDuffie, will present a free recital for the community on Wednesday, January 31 at 6:30pm at the University of Hawaii’s Orvis Auditorium with UH Music faculty pianist Jonathan Korth. He will also be joined by Hawaii Symphony concertmaster Ignace Jang, in a Q&A session immediately following.

Robert McDuffie has appeared as soloist with most of the major orchestras of the world, including the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics; the Chicago, San Francisco, National, and Atlanta. He has numerous recordings, including most recently his collaboration with REM’s Mike Mills in Concerto for Violin, Rock Band, and Orchestra. He is the founder of the Rome Chamber Music Festival and the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University.

This concert is presented by the newly established Hawaii Chamber Music Festival (HCMF) in collaboration with the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra and the ‘Iolani School and will include works by Gershwin, Kreisler, Stravinsky, and others.

Mr. McDuffie will also be the featured soloist with the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra on January 27-28.

Music students: this concert is eligible for Mus 199 concert attendance credit.