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Ye Xiaogang on Classical Pacific

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published February 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM HST

China’s foremost composer, Ye Xiaogang, is featured in the opening concert of the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra's Beethoven Festival. The world premiere of Ye's Eroica will take place at the Hawaiʻi Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. In this special interview, Ye reflects on his 70-year journey, Beethoven’s influence, composing for the Olympics and his first visit to Hawaiʻi.

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Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba grew up in Pearl City listening to a variety of music – mostly in the car and the choice of the driver (Grandma, Mom, Dad, sister or brother). It ranged from Hawaiian to Japanese Enka to Top 40 to HPR. Sharene played the violin in school, and is now a professional freelance harpist and mother. She and husband jazz bassist Dean Taba love to play and listen to music, and are raising their children to celebrate the love of learning and of all kinds of music.

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