piano

Sixth grader Eliana Chang knew she wanted to play the piano when she was 5 years old. Winner of the Madeline Schatz-Harris Youth Concerto Competition in the 12-and-under division, Chang studies with Dr. Thomas Yee and will perform Movement I of Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major at this weekend’s concert with the Kamuela Philharmonic.

Pianists Sophie Chan and Justin Chan are winners of the Kamuela Philharmonic Madeline Schatz-Harris Youth Concerto Competition in the 16 - 18 age bracket. The siblings are juniors at Punahou School and study under Dr. Wendy Yamashita. In this weekend's concert at Kahilu Theatre, the twins will play Camille Saint-Saens' The Carnival of the Animals. https://kamuelaphil.org

ʻIolani freshman Ben Liu is a pianist, a violinist in his school orchestra, and a winner of the Madeline Schatz-Harris Youth Concerto Competition. Studying piano under Bichuan Li, Liu has earned numerous accolades, including winning the American Protege International Music Talent Competition and performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Pianist Tony Lu visited Morning Café ahead of his March 24 solo recital at the UH Orvis Auditorium that will feature original transcriptions and classical improvisations from Beethoven to Rochberg.

Award winning pianist Hiromi Uehara has been playing since age six. A chance meeting in Tokyo with jazz legend Chick Corea set her on a trajectory that…

Great players will be coming to town for the Ninth Annual Aloha International Piano Festival next weekend. HPR’sNoeTanigawa reports a classical smackdown…

Great players will be coming to town for the Ninth Annual Aloha International Piano Festival next weekend. HPR’sNoeTanigawa reports a classical smackdown…