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 ...

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 ...