The Pines of Rome Saturday, September 20, 11:00 AM, Blaisdell Concert Hall Beyond the Music Dane Lam, Conductor Michael-Thomas Foumai, Narrator RESPIGHI Selections from Pines of Rome Hawaii Symphony Orchestra opens the season with its new Saturday morning one-hour program for all ages. Respighi employs the centuries-old trees of Rome as witnesses to life around […]

Strauss & Respighi Sunday, September 21, 4:00 PM Blaisdell Concert Hall Masterworks Dane Lam, Conductor Wu Man, pipa Mark Butin, viola Mark Votapek, cello   STRAUSS Don Quixote, Op. 35 Jiping ZHAO Pipa Concerto No. 2 RESPIGHI Pines of Rome The world’s leading pipa virtuoso, Wu Man, joins forces with Music and Artistic Director Dane […]

HapaSymphony Saturday, October 18, 2025 7:30 PM, Hawaii Theatre Michael-Thomas Foumai, conductor Lopaka Kapanui*, master storyteller   The HapaSymphony series starts with chicken skin, as master storyteller Lopaka Kapanui, “the Ghost Guy,” joins your HSO for a concert ghost tour paired with spooky symphony favorites. https://www.myhso.org/concerts/2025-brahms-symphony-no1-3csd8-egzte-3cets-989x7

Anne Akiko Meyers Plays Blue Electra Sunday, October 19 4:00 PM Hawaii Theatre Masterworks Carl St. Clair, conductor Anne Akiko Meyers, violin John WILLIAMS “Flying Theme” from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Michael DAUGHERTY Blue Electra TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36 GRAMMY® Award-winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers performs Michael Daugherty’s violin concerto, Blue […]

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE™ IN CONCERT Blaisdell Concert Hall Saturday, October 25, 2025 - 7:30 PM Sunday, October 26, 2025 - 4:00 PM Justin Freer, conductor Relive the magic of year six in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™ in Concert. With this film, based on the sixth installment of the classic saga, […]

Brahms & Elgar Friday, November 7, 7:30 PM, Blaisdell Concert Hall Masterworks Dane Lam, conductor Jinjoo Cho, violin Gillian WHITEHEAD Tūranganui BRAHMS Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 ELGAR Enigma Variations, Op. 36 Praised by Gramophone magazine for her "infinitely sweet" tone, violinist Jinjoo Cho takes center stage to perform Brahms' beloved Violin Concerto. […]

HAPA HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA FEATURING NATALIE AI KAMAUU HapaSymphony Thursday, December 18, 2025, 7:30 PM Blaisdell Concert Hall Dane Lam, conductor Natalie Ai Kamauu and guests The Hapa Holiday Extravaganza is back to celebrate the holidays in true island style! This HapaSymphony tradition embraces the spirit of the season with performances by Natalie Ai Kamauu, sing-alongs, […]

HOME ALONE IN CONCERT Saturday, December 20, 2025, 7:30 PM Blaisdell Concert Hall Sunday, December 21, 2025, 4:00 PM   Nola A. Nāhulu, chorus master Nicholas Buc, conductor A true holiday favorite, this beloved comedy classic features renowned composer John Williams' charming and delightful score performed live to picture by the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. Macaulay […]

Mozart & Mahler 9 Sunday, January 25, 4:00 PM Blaisdell Concert Hall Masterworks Dane Lam, conductor Gustav Highstein, oboe Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra, 2025 MOZART Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314 MAHLER Symphony No. 9 Celebrated as one of the top ten greatest symphonies of all time by BBC Magazine, Mahler’s Ninth Symphony reflects a […]

Brahms and the Black Dragon Sunday, February 8, 4:00 PM Hawaii Theatre Masterworks Dane Lam, conductor Yoon Jeong Heo*, geomungo MESSIAEN Les Offrandes Oubliées Donald Reid WOMACK Black Dragon 검은 […]

SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: MENDELSSOHN’S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Masterworks Sunday, March 8, 2026, 4:00 PM Blaisdell Concert Hall Dane Lam, conductor Manoa Valley Theatre MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21 […]