Praised for “genuinely memorable performance” by BBC Music Magazine, pianist Miki Aoki is widely recognized for her diverse abilities as a pianist and collaborative artist. A frequent guest artist in prestigious concert series and festivals around the world, Ms. Aoki is faculty at Arizona State University. Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 7:30 pm Orvis Auditorium | 2411 Dole Street ...
Aoi Piano Trio Saturday, February 1, 2025 • 7:30 P.M. University of Hawai‘i Mānoa Orvis Auditorium Only five times in history, the ARD international music competition has awarded the first prize for piano trios. Aoi Trio won this prestigious first prize in 2018, which made a breathtaking start to their international career. Based in Germany, the trio is highly regarded ...
Featured guest artists Iksoo Heo (geomungo) and 48 Saint Stephen (Clara Kim, violin; Angela Kim, piano) come together for two concerts exploring the rich connections between Korean traditional and Western classical musical traditions. The program for concert 1: Dan VanHassel: Sonata for Violin and Piano Leilehua Lanzilotti: say it in your heart, say it when you sleep for solo piano Leilehua Lanzilotti: koʻu ...
The Cliburn: Pianist Clayton Stephenson Thursday, February 27, 2025 • 7:30 P.M. UHM Orvis Auditorium Growing up in New York City, Clayton Stephenson found musical inspiration in community programs. As he describes it, the “Third Street Music School jump-started my music education; the Young People’s Choir taught me phrasing and voicing; Juilliard’s Music Advancement Program introduced me to formal and ...
Featured guest artists Iksoo Heo (geomungo) and 48 Saint Stephen (Clara Kim, violin; Angela Kim, piano) come together for two concerts exploring the rich connections between Korean traditional and Western classical musical traditions. World premieres by UH student composers Jessica Ackerley, Jun Yi Chow, Paul Gabriel Cosme, and Mieke Doezema, along with works by UH faculty composers Takuma Itoh and Donald Reid Womack. ...
Violinist Nathan Meltzer Sunday, March 2, 2025 • 4:00 P.M. University of Hawai‘i Mānoa Orvis Auditorium Winner of the 2023 Concert Artist Guild Competition, major prize winner at the 2022 Sibelius and Singapore International Violin Competitions, youngest ever to win the Windsor Festival Competition, and recipient of the Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant, New York City based violinist Nathan Meltzer excels as ...
Cellist Mark Votapek, formerly a professor for 8 years at University of Arizona, rejoined the Hawaii Symphony as Principal Cello in 2015 and joins University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa pianist and professor Jonathan Korth in an evening of Schumann, Rachmaninoff, Cassadó, and Dvorak. The program includes Schumann’s Five Pieces in Folk Style Op. 102, Rachmaninoff’s iconic Cello Sonata Op. 19, ...
Robert DiLutis is currently Professor of Clarinet at the University of Maryland, School of Music, College Park and in his 7th season as Principal Clarinetist of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra. Mr. DiLutis previously served as Associate Professor of Clarinet at the Louisiana State University School of Music from 2009-2012. He has held positions with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, San Antonio ...
The Mana Music Quartet was formed in March 2020 in Honolulu Hawaii with cellist Joshua Nakazawa, violinists Eric Silberger and Dr. Mann-Wen Lo and violist Duane Padilla. Their debut album “Queen Liliʻuokalani” won a Nā Hōkū Hanohano award in 2021 for Instrumental Album of the Year, and was featured in many publications including ones from the Star Advertiser, Honolulu Magazine, ...
