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Classical Music Conversations

Pianist Joyce Yang on Morning Café

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Gene Schiller

Published January 6, 2023 at 5:55 PM HST

Gene Schiller welcomes pianist Joyce Yang back to the HPR-2 studio to preview her upcoming concerts with Chamber Music Hawaiʻi.

Gene Schiller welcomes pianist Joyce Yang back to the HPR-2 studio to preview her upcoming concerts with Chamber Music Hawaiʻi. Joyce will join the Galliard String Quartet and Spring Wind Quartet on Jan. 7 at the Doris Duke Theatre in Honolulu, on Jan. 8 at Palikū Theatre in Kaneʻohe, and with the Galliard String Quartet on Jan. 9 at the UH Hilo Performing Arts Center.

This interview aired on Jan. 6, 2023 on Morning Café.

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Gene Schiller

Gene Schiller joined HPR in September, 1993 as a board operator. His first break came when he was asked to fill in for Music Director Alan Bunin. Six months later, he became the new host of Evening Concert, a program that runs on HPR-2 from 6 to 8 p.m. on weeknights.

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