Violist Yuri Hughes on Classical Pacific

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published July 16, 2026 at 3:55 AM HST

Violist Yuri Hughes joins Sharene Taba ahead of this weekend’s Live from the Atherton performance. She performs in an afternoon of classical piano and viola that explores "Sharpness & Subtlety" with pianist Jasmine Nagano.

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