Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra

Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestraʻs Personnel Manager Megan Wade talks with Classical Pacific host, Sharene Taba about the movies and the music of Studio Ghibli. Trumpet player and Ghibli superfan, Wade does the HSO payroll while listening to the soundtracks. Hear Megan Wadeʻs top 5 favorite songs as she and Sharene Taba play "Joe"-ken-po with the music of film composer Joe Hisaishi. The sold out HSO concert of Ghibli Music takes place on Saturday, but Wade treats you to some of the music here:https://www.myhso.orgMegan Wadeʻs Top 5 Favorites:1. One Summer’s Day - Spirited Away2. Reprise - Spirited Away3. Ashitaka and San - Princess Mononoke4. The Journey West - Princess Mononoke5. The Boy Who Swallowed a Star - Howl’s Moving CastleSharene Tabaʻs Top 5 Favorites:1. A Town with an Ocean View- Kikiʻs Delivery Service2. One Summerʻs Day - Spirited Away3. Mother Sea - Ponyo on the Cliff4. Melody of the Beautiful Koto - The Tale of the Princess Kaguya5. Feather Fletching - The Boy and the Heron

MacArthur Fellow, author and pianist Jeremy Denk stopped by the studios of Hawaiʻi Public Radio ahead of his concert with the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra. Denk speaks about his upcoming concert, practicing, teaching, and his book Every Good Boy Does Fine: A Love Story in Music Lessons with Classical Pacific host Sharene Taba. Hear Jeremy Denk this weekend at the historic Hawaiʻi Theatre.

Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Iggy Jang joined Morning Café to preview the orchestra’s upcoming Haydn, Mozart, and Ravel program. He also shared insights on new music director Dane Lam, whose fresh vision and commitment to a diverse repertoire are reshaping the local classical music scene.

Japanese anime is all the craze in Hawaiʻi. Anime audiences love both the visuals and the music score composed by Joe Hisaishi. Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra will perform music from films by Studio Ghibli, one of Japan’s leading animation studios. HSO’s Michael-Thomas Foumai, who’ll be conducting the concert, and Totoro, one of the stars of the film My Neighbor Totoro, gave a sneak peek on Evening Concert.

Hawaiʻi Public Radio has launched another series of Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra broadcasts. John Kalani Zak, host and producer of the HSO broadcasts, gave a preview on Evening Concert with host Craig DeSilva. You can hear the concert broadcasts on Mondays at 8 p.m. following Evening Concert on HPR-2.

Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra’s concertmaster Iggy Jang and principal horn Anna Lenhart take the spotlight this weekend. The HSO concert will feature them as soloists performing two beloved works in the violin and horn repertoire.

The Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra presents Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi this weekend. At a recent rehearsal break, Classical Pacific's Sharene Taba asked musicians about their favorite Star Wars characters.

The Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra will perform a movie concert featuring "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" this weekend. Director of Artistic Engagement and Composer in Residence, Michael-Thomas Foumai, joins host Sharene Taba for a game of "John-Ken-Po," a friendly countdown of their top five favorite movie music by John Williams.

Nicholas Buc will conduct the "Return of the Jedi" film with the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra. As the only conductor to have led live performances of all three original Star Wars film scores in a single day, Buc invites listeners to experience this all-time classic film in concert this weekend at the Blaisdell Concert Hall.

Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra’s Michael-Thomas Foumai is a huge Star Wars fan. So he was excited to talk about the new HSO movie concert series featuring Return of the Jedi. He even brought along a furry friend to join him on Evening Concert with host Craig DeSilva. Foumai reveals what got him hooked with the Star Wars movies and John Williams’ film score.