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Yang Jing, pipa (concert 1) World renowned pipa virtuoso Yang Jing visits Orvis Auditorium for two exciting concerts of new works. Combining her love for the millennium-old tradition of Chinese music with an innovative spirit of exploration, Yang Jing builds on a vast amalgam of musical history from both East and West to create a musical experience that transcends boundaries. Concert 1 March 1 - Pipa and string quartet, featuring works by Takuma Itoh, Donald Womack, Yang Jing and others. Joined by…

Nicholas May, saxophone Heralded as “a musician of the highest caliber,” emerging saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer/arranger Nicholas May has been recognized as an outstanding musician from a young age, picking up the saxophone at the age of 10 and soon was performing with honor groups. A native of Lincoln, Nebraska he has won or been a finalist in numerous state, national, and international competitions. Described as a “saxophonist capable of broad swaths of color, rich depths of contrast, and generous…

Yang Jing, pipa World renowned pipa virtuoso Yang Jing visits Orvis Auditorium for two exciting concerts of new works. Combining her love for the millennium-old tradition of Chinese music with an innovative spirit of exploration, Yang Jing builds on a vast amalgam of musical history from both East and West to create a musical experience that transcends boundaries. Concert 2 March 8 - Pipa with soprano and cello, featuring music by Thomas Osborne and world premieres by UH student composers.  $14 /$10…

Daniel Hsu, piano (Van Cliburn Competition bronze medalist) UH Outreach College presents Pianist Daniel Hsu - 2017 Van Cliburn Bronze Medalist - Characterized by the Philadelphia Inquirer as a “poet… an expressive edge to his playing that charms, questions, and coaxes,” 20-year-old American pianist Daniel Hsu captured the bronze medal and prizes for best performance of both the commissioned work and chamber music at the Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Also a 2016 Gilmore Young Artist, first prize winner…

Cortona Trio (Honolulu Chamber Music Series) The Cortona Trio unites the energy and artistry of three stellar solo and chamber musicians: violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti, cellist Julie Albers, and pianist Elizabeth Pridgen. The Cortona Trio is a natural collaboration of these artists who perform, teach and work together on a regular basis at the esteemed Robert McDuffie Center for Strings. Given the prominent solo careers of its members, the trio enjoys immediate credibility and attention for their collaborative ensemble. The…

UHM Outreach College presents Ana Vidovic, classical guitarist Ana Vidovic is an extraordinary talent with formidable gifts taking her place amongst the elite musicians of the world today. Ms. Vidovic has given over one thousand public performances since first taking the stage in 1988. Her international performance career includes recitals in New York, London, Paris, Vienna, Salzburg, Rome, Budapest, Warsaw, Tel Aviv, Oslo, Copenhagen, Toronto, Baltimore, San Francisco, Houston, Austin, Dallas, St. Louis and beyond. Mel Bay Publications released Ana…