Morning Concert

Eric Silberger and Josh Nakazawa of the Mana Music Quartet stopped by Morning Café ahead of their concert with the Honolulu Chamber Music Series, featuring works by Queen Liliʻuokalani, Eddie Kamae, and Antonín Dvořák.

Up-and-coming organist and social media sensation Lukas Hasler joined Morning Café to preview his upcoming recital presented by the Hawaiʻi Chapter American Guild of Organists.

Scott Fikse, choral director of Early Music Hawaiʻi, discusses the inspiration behind their upcoming program "From New England to Honolulu," which explores the fusion of New England hymns with Hawaiian music.

Trumpet players JoAnn Lamolino and Casey Tamahana of the Honolulu Brass Quintet stopped by Morning Café ahead of their program “Dances Around the World” with two performances this weekend on Oʻahu. Originally scheduled for March 2020, the concerts feature modern and traditional works, including Enrique Crespo's Suite Americana.

Cellist Mark Votapek and pianist Jonathan Korth, along with Mark Butin and Iggy Chang, will perform a chamber music concert at Orvis Auditorium, featuring the Cello Sonata by Rachmaninoff and the Dvorak Piano Quartet. The program also includes Schumann's Five Pieces in Folk Style and a suite by Spanish composer Gaspar Casado. This is Voltapek's first full public recital in Hawaii since 2008.

Honolulu Brass Quintet trombonist Gabe Cruz and Chamber Music Hawaiʻi General Manager Chris Cabrera visit Morning Café to provide an overview of this weekend’s highly anticipated Holiday Brass concert at the Cathedral of St. Andrew.

Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra Board Member Ken Robbins joins Gene Schiller in remembering Michael Titterton, HPR’s former president and general manager and former Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra president who died in October. In honor of his contributions to public radio, Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra and the arts, this weekend’s Dec. 8 performance featuring Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” will be dedicated to Titterton.

Bassoonist Tommy Morrison and oboist Alex Hayashi of Chamber Music Hawaiʻi’s Spring Wind Quintet visit Morning Café ahead of their weekend program that features the music of Amy Beach, Valerie Coleman, and Maurice Ravel. They share program highlights, including Coleman’s contemporary compositions, and discuss the unique aspects of playing double reed instruments.

Renowned pianist Jon Nakamatsu returns to Honolulu with Chamber Music Hawaiʻi. Nakamatsu reflects on his evolution as a musician, highlights the challenges of Schumann’s music and shares his thoughts on the lesser-known Beethoven quintet.

Conductor Dean Williamson and composer Byron Au Yong join Morning Café to discuss “Stuck Elevator,” an opera based on the true story of a Chinese food deliveryman who survived 81 hours in a Bronx elevator.