JUNE 11-12
Olga Kern took the gold medal in the 2001 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, becoming the first woman to do so in 30 years. She closes the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra season, performing concertos by Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky.
7:30 p.m. June 11, 4 p.m. June 12 / Blaisdell Concert Hall / $34-$92 / ticketmaster.com or 866-448-7849
JUNE 16
Puzzlemeister Will Shortz, editor of the New York Times crossword, will discuss his lifelong passion for words and lead word games with the audience.
7 p.m. / Hawaii Theatre / $27-57 / hawaiitheatre.com or 528-0506
JUNE 19
Anderson & Roe, a piano duo whose performances get rock-star reactions, perform as part of the Aloha Piano Festival.
4 p.m. June 19 / Orvis Auditorium / $15-$30 / alohapianofestival.com
JUNE 26
Hawaii-born opera star Quinn Kelsey sings “Rigoletto” in concert with friends.
4 p.m. / Blaisdell Concert Hall / $29-$130 / ticketmaster.com or 866-448-7849
AUG. 7
Two-time Grammy winner Rickie Lee Jones (“Chuck E.’s in Love”) was one of the first to effectively blend blues, jazz, R&B, rock and pop. She tours the islands in August, with a new album out, “The Other Side of Desire.”
6 p.m. Aug. 7 / Hawaii Theatre / $42-$62 / hawaiitheatre.com or 528-0506
TICKER
>> British Goth rockers the Cure return for a twin bill in Honolulu, 7:30 p.m. July 16 and 17, Blaisdell Arena, $25-$250, ticketmaster.com or 866-448-7849.
>> Hit-makers Hall & Oates return to the islands in October, 7:30 p.m Oct. 27, Blaisdell Arena, $59.50-$129.50, ticketmaster.com or 866-448-7849.
