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The Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra presents Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Frozen in Concert with composer Christophe Beck’s GRAMMY®-nominated score performed live to the film. The film and its multi-Platinum soundtrack feature eight songs written by Academy Award®, Emmy®, and GRAMMY®-winning songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, including the Oscar® and GRAMMY®-winning song “Let It Go” performed by Idina Menzel.

Fearless optimist, Princess Anna, sets off on an epic journey – teaming up with rugged mountain man, Kristoff, and his loyal reindeer Sven – to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom. Voices include Kristen Bell (Anna), Jonathan Groff (Kristoff), Idina Menzel (Elsa), Josh Gad (Olaf), Santino Fontana (Hans), Alan Tudyk (Duke of Weselton). The film received the Academy® Award for Best Animated Feature.

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*Tickets for this concert are sold online or through the HSO Box Office. For additional information, please call the HSO Box Office at (808) 380-7720, T-F between 10 am - 2 pm.

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The Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra presents Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Frozen in Concert with composer Christophe Beck’s GRAMMY®-nominated score performed live to the film. The film and its multi-Platinum soundtrack feature eight songs written by Academy Award®, Emmy®, and GRAMMY®-winning songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, including the Oscar® and GRAMMY®-winning song “Let It Go” performed by Idina Menzel.

Fearless optimist, Princess Anna, sets off on an epic journey – teaming up with rugged mountain man, Kristoff, and his loyal reindeer Sven – to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom. Voices include Kristen Bell (Anna), Jonathan Groff (Kristoff), Idina Menzel (Elsa), Josh Gad (Olaf), Santino Fontana (Hans), Alan Tudyk (Duke of Weselton). The film received the Academy® Award for Best Animated Feature.

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*Tickets for this concert are sold online or through the HSO Box Office. For additional information, please call the HSO Box Office at (808) 380-7720, T-F between 10 am - 2 pm.

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Your Hawaiʻi Symphony presents a sumptuous menu of "symphonic" ingredients perfect for the seasonal feast!

Savor the sonic flavors of India and East Asia in Hovhaness' Symphony No. 15, paired with the world premiere of local composer Jon Magnussen's Kau Mea Nui Progress(ions). HSO's principal violist Mark Butin and baritone Leon Williams take center stage for a new orchestration of Brahms' intimate Two Songs.

The melodious banquet concludes with Schwertsik's bite-size five-minute symphony and Mozart's Jupiter Symphony (critically acclaimed and regarded as one of the greatest symphonies in classical music).

Ticket holders: We invite you to join us in the auditorium at 3:00 PM for a special pre-concert talk.

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23x Nā Hōkū Hanohano winner Na Leo Pilimehana has been sharing their gift of music with Hawai'i for over three decades with hits like “Local Boys”, “I Miss You My Hawaii” and their popular 2007 album “Hawaiian Holidays: Christmas with Na Leo”. Kick off the holiday festivities  with your HSO and merry melody makers, Nalani Jenkins, Lehua Kalima and Angela Morales for a Christmas concert unlike any other.

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Brilliant violinist Simone Porter and didgeridoo player William Barton join forces with Dane Lam and your HSO for a rallying roar of a changing planet. Experience the icy virtuosity of the Sibelius Violin Concerto, the wild heat of Sculthorpe’s Earth Cry, and a duel with fate in Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5.

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"Who you gonna call?”

Experience the  1984 film Ghostbusters like never before, with the Oscar®-winning score performed live by your Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra.

This Halloween weekend at Hawaii Theatre, bring your proton pack and join the original paranormal investigation and elimination team as they capture their first ghost, Slimer, and encounter their first god of destruction, Gozer the Gozerian!

Ghostbusters stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis as eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City after their careers in academia go awry. The film’s co-stars include Sigourney Weaver as the Ghostbusters’ first client turned Gatekeeper, Rick Moranis as an accountant turned Keymaster, and Ernie Hudson as the Ghostbusters’ first recruit. (Rated PG)

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*Tickets for this concert are sold online or through the HSO Box Office. For additional information, please call the HSO Box Office at (808) 380-7720, T-F between 10 am - 2 pm.

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"Who you gonna call?”

Experience the  1984 film Ghostbusters like never before, with the Oscar®-winning score performed live by your Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra.

This Halloween weekend at Hawaii Theatre, bring your proton pack and join the original paranormal investigation and elimination team as they capture their first ghost, Slimer, and encounter their first god of destruction, Gozer the Gozerian!

Ghostbusters stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis as eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City after their careers in academia go awry. The film’s co-stars include Sigourney Weaver as the Ghostbusters’ first client turned Gatekeeper, Rick Moranis as an accountant turned Keymaster, and Ernie Hudson as the Ghostbusters’ first recruit. (Rated PG)

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*Tickets for this concert are sold online or through the HSO Box Office. For additional information, please call the HSO Box Office at (808) 380-7720, T-F between 10 am - 2 pm.

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A Collaboration between Hawaii Youth Symphony and the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra

Side-by-Side programs are joint initiatives of professional orchestras and youth orchestras; a chance for aspiring young musicians to play in the “major leagues” for a night or two. Students and pros become stand partners and sit side-by-side.

Our fall 2023 Side-by-Side concert will be performed by 150 musicians, which is possibly the biggest orchestra to ever perform at the iconic Waikiki Shell Amphitheater. This multi-generational orchestra includes 86 musicians from Youth Symphony I and 64 musicians from the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra.

We are proud to collaborate with the Hawaii Youth Symphony on this special project and invite all to come attend the performances!

Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, the Hawaii Youth Symphony and your Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra are pleased to offer these concerts FREE  to the public. No tickets or RSVP needed.

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A thousand and one nights of symphonic sorcery conjure the dawn of Music Director, Dane Lam. GRAMMY award-winning violinist Jennifer Koh joins your Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra for the spellbinding opening of the 23-24 Halekulani Masterworks season.

Join us for this journey into ritual, enchantment, and legend with the Hawaiʻi premiere of Missy Mazzoli’s Violin Concerto “Procession,” the world premiere of Michael-Thomas Foumai’s Children of Gods featuring poetry narrated by Hawaiʻi Poet Laureate Brandy Nālani McDougall, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s timeless tale of Scheherazade.

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Your HSO launches the 23/24 HapaSymphony Series with a night of love, inclusion, and DRAG. Beyond Hapa features an abundance of Hawai’i-born divas performing everything from operatic favorites to mele to Rachmaninoff’s second piano concerto.

Mesmerizing songstress Lea Almanza, jazzy Starr Kalahiki, incomparable pianist Lady Laritza La Bouche, and the legendary Brandy Lee will join your favorite orchestra to bring you a spine-tingling symphonic experience. Renowned Hawai’i performer Cocoa Chandelier will be our host for the evening and we’ll even have a special appearance by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Honolulu.

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The Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra is excited to bring Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf to life again, this time at the Honolulu Zoo. JoAnn Falletta will be conducting your HSO for this Keiki Concert with narration in English.

Admission is free with your ticket to the Honolulu Zoo.

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*Tickets are not needed for this performance. This performance is included with your admission to the Honolulu Zoo.

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The Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra is excited to bring Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf to life again, this time at the Honolulu Zoo. JoAnn Falletta will be conducting your HSO for this Keiki Concert with narration in English.

Admission is free with your ticket to the Honolulu Zoo.

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*Tickets are not needed for this performance. This performance is included with your admission to the Honolulu Zoo.

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Acclaimed by The New York Times as ‘one of the finest conductors of her generation’, JoAnn Falletta returns to the Waikiki Shell in her new role as Conductor Emeritus to perform selections from the operatic canon. Hear excerpts from Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle and Strauss’s Suite from Der Rosenkavalier. 

This concert will feature a performance by Celina Lim, a winner of our 2023 Nā Hōkū ‘Ōpio Young Stars music competition.

Want to support the American Heart Association while attending this show? Click here to learn more.

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*Tickets for this concert are sold at the Blaisdell Box Office through Ticketmaster. For additional information, please call the Blaisdell Box Office at (808) 768-5252, or visit the box office at 777 Ward Avenue.

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The Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra is excited to bring Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf to life again, this time at the Honolulu Zoo. Dane Lam will be conducting your HSO for this Keiki Concert with narration in English.

Admission is free with your ticket to the Honolulu Zoo.

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*Tickets are not needed for this performance. This performance is included with your admission to the Honolulu Zoo.

Intro

The Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra is excited to bring Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf to life again, this time at the Honolulu Zoo. Dane Lam will be conducting your HSO for this Keiki Concert with narration in English.

Admission is free with your ticket to the Honolulu Zoo.

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*Tickets are not needed for this performance. This performance is included with your admission to the Honolulu Zoo.

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Dane Lam takes center stage for his official debut as Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra's first Music Director.

Experience the upcoming 23-24 concert season with a blockbuster line-up of season hits and more, including selections from Rimsky-Korsakov, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky, a performance by Kenneth Hironaka (a winner of our 2023 Nā Hōkū' Ōpio Young Stars music competition), and special appearances from the acclaimed Paula Fuga, and winner of the Mana Up 2022 People's Choice Award, Trishnālei.

Want to support the Hawaiian Humane Society while attending this show? Click here to learn more.

Community Heroes: dane invites you!

Dane would like to honor and celebrate the contributions of Hawaiʻi’s community heroes with $1 tickets for this special performance. Teachers, nurses and healthcare workers, and first responders and their families are eligible for this limited discount. Use code TYHERO to unlock your $1 tickets.

Community hero tickets are made possible through the generosity of the HSO Board of Directors and season-long support from the Kosasa Foundation, Altres, Halekulani, Sheraton, and Lexus Hawaiʻi. 

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*Tickets for this concert are sold at the Blaisdell Box Office through Ticketmaster. For additional information, please call the Blaisdell Box Office at (808) 768-5252, or visit the box office at 777 Ward Avenue.

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Experience the breathtaking power of a full symphony orchestra under the glow of a summer evening sky in the heart of Kailua.

The HSO’s new music director, Dane Lam, will make his Windward O‘ahu debut as he conducts this free concert that makes for the perfect family outing. Audiences can look forward to renditions of familiar symphonic hits as well as music from the stage and screen including Alan Menken’s Beauty and the Beast, selections from The Sound of Music, Jurassic Park Theme, and much more.

Attendees are encouraged to pack their own picnic and show up with their lawn chairs, picnic blankets, or other seating to watch the symphony as they perform from under the Pavilion at Kailua District Park.

Please note the following are prohibited at Kailua District Park: smoking (cigarettes, e-cigarettes, etc.), alcoholic beverages, dogs, and other animals.

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*Tickets are not needed for this performance. This performance is a free event presented by Alexander & Baldwin.

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The Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra is excited to bring Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf to life again, this time at the Honolulu Zoo. Jeffrey Boeckman will be conducting your HSO for this Keiki Concert with narration in English.

Admission is free with your ticket to the Honolulu Zoo.

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*Tickets are not needed for this performance. This performance is included with your admission to the Honolulu Zoo.

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The Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra is excited to bring Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf to life again, this time at the Honolulu Zoo. Jeffrey Boeckman will be conducting your HSO for this Keiki Concert with narration in English.

Admission is free with your ticket to the Honolulu Zoo.

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*Tickets are not needed for this performance. This performance is included with your admission to the Honolulu Zoo.

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Hawai‘i’s own Sarah Hicks returns to lead the HSO in a Starlight Festival first: dance and orchestra together in perfect harmony. The HSO will perform Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances with Hawaii Ballet Theatre, a treat that will be sure to delight both classical music and dance lovers alike.

This concert will feature a performance by Mira Tsunoda, a winner of our 2023 Nā Hōkū ‘Ōpio Young Stars music competition.

Want to support Project Vision Hawaii while attending this show? Click here to learn more.

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*Tickets for this concert are sold at the Blaisdell Box Office through Ticketmaster. For additional information, please call the Blaisdell Box Office at (808) 768-5252, or visit the box office at 777 Ward Avenue.

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Intro

The Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra is excited to bring Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf to life again, this time at the Honolulu Zoo. Sarah Hicks will be conducting your HSO for this Keiki Concert with narration in English.

Admission is free with your ticket to the Honolulu Zoo.

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SEASON SPONSORs

*Tickets are not needed for this performance. This performance is included with your admission to the Honolulu Zoo.

Intro

The Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra is excited to bring Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf to life again, this time at the Honolulu Zoo. Sarah Hicks will be conducting your HSO for this Keiki Concert with narration in English.

Admission is free with your ticket to the Honolulu Zoo.

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*Tickets are not needed for this performance. This performance is included with your admission to the Honolulu Zoo.

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Your HSO kicks off the 2023 Starlight Festival with WOMEN ROCK — featuring the music of Carole King, Tina Turner, Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Heart, Carly Simon and more. Feel the Earth Move with the sound of powerful female rockers and songwriters who changed Rock & Roll forever.

This event is made possible through the generous support of the Central Pacific Bank Foundation.

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*Tickets for this concert are sold at the Blaisdell Box Office through Ticketmaster. For additional information, please call the Blaisdell Box Office at (808) 768-5252, or visit the box office at 777 Ward Avenue.

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Your Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra takes center stage in an all-symphonic odyssey of Hungary’s vibrant culture of dance and folk music. Conductor Tito Muñoz leads the Masterwork’s season finale in a Hungarian festival including Brahms’ beloved Hungarian Dances, Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsodies, and Bartók’s tour de force, Concerto for Orchestra.

Join us at 3:00 PM for a 30 minute pre-concert talk.

Conductor Erina Yashima has withdrawn from the performance and will be replaced by the acclaimed Tito Muñoz.

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Your Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra takes center stage in an all-symphonic odyssey of Hungary’s vibrant culture of dance and folk music. Conductor Tito Muñoz leads the Masterwork’s season finale in a Hungarian festival including Brahms’ beloved Hungarian Dances, Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsodies, and Bartók’s tour de force, Concerto for Orchestra.

Conductor Erina Yashima has withdrawn from the performance and will be replaced by the acclaimed Tito Muñoz.

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Raiatea Helm reunites with your Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra for an all-new program of her favorite traditional mele. Her authentic “leo ki'eki'e” (Female falsetto) and ukulele playing have dazzled audiences all over the world. Still, Raiatea continues to champion mele while educating the next generation on Hawai'i’s rich history through traditional song and dance.

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The Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra is excited to bring Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf to life again, this time at SALT at Our Kakaʻako. Joseph Stepec will be conducting your HSO for this Keiki Concert with narration in English.

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*Tickets are not needed for this performance. This concert is free thanks to SALT at Our Kakaʻako. Doors open at 5:50 pm.

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The Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra is excited to bring Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf to life again, this time at SALT at Our Kakaʻako. Joseph Stepec will be conducting your HSO for this Keiki Concert with narration in English.

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*Tickets are not needed for this performance. This concert is free thanks to SALT at Our Kakaʻako. Doors open at 4:30 pm.

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Mads Tolling is an internationally renowned violinist and composer originally from Copenhagen, Denmark, now living in San Francisco. As a former member of both bassist Stanley Clarke’s band and the celebrated Turtle Island Quartet, Mads won two Grammy Awards, and he was nominated for a third Grammy in 2015.  Mads has performed with Chick Corea, Ramsey Lewis, Kenny Barron, Paquito D’Rivera, Leo Kottke and Sergio & Odair Assad. He is a current member of Bob Weir’s Wolf Bros & Wolfpack. Now leading his band, Mads Tolling & The Mads Men, he celebrates the music of the 1960s “mad men era” with his own distinctive style and innovative flair.

For the first half, Mads Tolling & The Mads Men bring a fun and exciting program that is as nostalgic as it is contemporary, with re-imagined jazzed-up songs from 1960s television, film, and radio. The band will perform songs from their critically acclaimed release, Playing The 60s, ranging from “Good Vibrations” and “The Good, The Bad & The Ugly,” to “A Taste of Honey” and “Georgia on my Mind.” Joining Mads on this journey are his Mads Men—world-class musicians Colin Hogan on piano, Gary Brown on bass, and Eric Garland on drums.

The second half of the concert will feature Mads and HSO collaborating – performing Mads’ violin concerto, Begejstring.  Begejstring is a Danish word, which means excitement, enthusiasm, gusto, and passion. 

It is a 3-movement concerto that stylistically runs the gamut from classical and folk to jazz and latin. The HSO and Mads will also tackle two pieces by jazz-violin legend, Jean-Luc Ponty along with a string arrangement of “My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music.

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