Celebrating Chamber Music

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Craig DeSilva

Published September 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM HST

For the past 71 years, Honolulu Chamber Music Series (HCMS) has been bringing classical music artists from around the world to local audiences. Helen Chao-Casano, an HCMS board member, appeared on Evening Concert to highlight the new season, starting with pianist Jeremy Denk on Oct. 17 at UH Manoa’s Orvis Auditorium. Chao-Casano gives us a sneak peek into scheduled performances with two string quartets, a piano trio, and a vocal ensemble.

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Craig DeSilva

Craig DeSilva is glad to be playing recorded music on the air instead of playing for a live audience on stage as did when he studied piano. He began piano lessons when he was a child and continued piano studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (where he majored in broadcast journalism and minored in music) under the late Peter Coraggio.

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