Craig DeSilva
Host of Evening Concert (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday)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.
Craig got his start in radio as a news reporter and announcer on Hawaiʻi Public Radio and has filed stories for many national radio programs, including National Public Radio, Public Radio International, and Voice of America. Off the public radio airwaves, he’s written for Hawaii Business magazine and was assistant editor for Pacific Islands Report at the East-West Center.
Heʻs currently employed as a corporate writer at HMSA and writes for Island Scene magazine. Craig is a proud supporter of local arts and culture in Hawaiʻi. He serves on the volunteer board for Honolulu Chamber Music Series. And he enjoys sharing music on Evening Concert that highlights arts events in the Islands -- your requests are welcome.
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Apollo5 performs a wide, diverse range of concerts. The British a cappella vocal quintet is known for its distinctive blend and commitment to pushing the boundaries of traditional music. Evening Concert host Craig DeSilva spoke to Gus Perkins, Apollo5's bass, in preparation for their concert in Honolulu this weekend. -
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women musicians of the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra are merely players. The HSO kicks off its Shakespeare Festival this month. And, HSO's Michael-Thomas Foumai brought some Japanese anime friends to Evening Concert to talk about composer Joe Hisaishi conducting his music from Studio Ghibli. If music be the food of love, play on … -
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto is one of the most famous classical concert pieces to come out of China – a perfect blend of both eastern and western music. You can hear it performed at a Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra concert this week to celebrate the year of the fire horse for the Chinese Lunar New Year. -
Four years ago, the Parker Quartet celebrated its 20th anniversary with The Beethoven Project, a massive undertaking to perform the complete cycle of the composer’s 16 string quartets. They’re now taking on a new challenge with their Schubert Project, an exploration of the composer’s late chamber music works. -
More than a century after its premier, Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps) still packs a punch. The ballet infamously caused a riot during its first performance in 1913 at the Champs D’Elysees Theater in Paris due to its new groundbreaking sounds and dance. The music still gets a lot of attention today with a new transcription featuring two pianos and two percussions that will be performed in a concert this Sunday at Orvis Auditorium. -
Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra’s Michael-Thomas Foumai talks about M&M. No, not the candy. But rather, two ground-breaking composers: Mozart and Mahler. Foumai provides insight on two works by these composers being performed at the next HSO concert featuring two Gustavs. -
After 30 years of performing around the world, the Miró Quartet will finally make its Hawaiʻi debut with two concerts. Cellist Joshua Gindele, one of the founding members, spoke to Evening Concert host Craig DeSilva about how the quartet has evolved over the past three decades. -
Michael-Thomas Foumai of the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra previewed two concerts this week that are sure to spread some holiday cheer. The Hapa Holiday Extravaganza will feature Natalie Ai Kamauu along with dancing, storytelling, Santa, and more. Home Alone in Concert will feature a screening of the beloved holiday movie classic with the HSO performing the film score composed by John Williams. Listen to Foumai's conversation with Craig DeSilva on Evening Concert. And find out why he didn’t enjoy sitting on Santa’s lap as a toddler. -
The Prague-based Trio Bohémo loves sharing beautiful traditional chamber music from their homeland with audiences around the world. You can find out what they have planned as they make their Hawaii premier this weekend in a concert featuring music by Rejcha, Martinů, and Mendelssohn. -
Pianist Jeremy Denk has had an on-again, off-again relationship with Bach’s partitas over his long career. But now, Bach’s set of dance pieces are here to stay. Denk performs all six partitas during a solo recital in a concert presented by Honolulu Chamber Music Series.
