Joshua Habermann on Classical Pacific

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published March 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM HST

Ahead of the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra's final Beethoven Festival concert, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, the artistic director of the Oʻahu Choral Society Joshua Habermann visits Classical Pacific.

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