——— BRAHMS: FROM VIENNA TO HAWAI‘I / HALEKULANI MASTERWORKS SERIES
BRAHMS and DESTINY
TASTING NOTES: ETHEREAL · LONGING · PROFOUND · TRANSCENDENT · AUTUMNAL
The Brahms Festival sparks a journey of inspiration — where new voices rise to meet timeless longing, and Brahms’ enduring legacy echoes through past and present.
DATE
Sunday, February 28, 2027
TIME
4:00 PM
Pre-Concert Conversation 3:00 PM
Venue
777 Ward Ave, Honolulu, HI 96814
MAHALO
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——— THE PROGRAM
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Pacific Brahms Commission (world premiere)
NILO ALCALA
Song of Destiny (Schiksalslied), Op. 54
JOHANNES BRAHMS
The Black Swan (Intermezzo)Symphony No. 2, Op. 27, in E minor
JOHANNES BRAHMS & BRIGHT SHENG
JOHANNES BRAHMS — SYMPHONY
Symphony No. 3, Op. 90, in F Major
Brahms & the human voice
The Brahms Festival ignites a journey of inspiration—where a new voice rises to meet an ancient longing. With the profound beauty of a life passionately lived, the Third Symphony is presented with the Song of Destiny and a world premiere by Filipino composer Nilo Alcala, the first of four Pacific commissions that respond to Brahms’ enduring legacy.
*Program and artists are subject to change
——— ON STAGE
FEATURED ARTIST
DANE LAM
CONDUCTOR
OʻAHU CHORAL SOCIETY
HAWAIʻI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
ORCHESTRA
VENUE
——— GETTING THERE ———
4:00 PM Neal S. BLAISDELL CONCERT HALL
777 Ward Ave, Honolulu, HI 96814
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