HAWAI‘I SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
2026-2027 Season
All listed concerts take place at Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall. For ticket information, including on “flex packages,” and discounts for military personnel, first responders, healthcare professionals and educators, visit myhso.org.
This month
Masterworks — JoAnn Falletta conducts Beethoven’s “Triple.” Conductor emerita Falletta conducts Lisa Nakamichi (piano), Ignace Jang (violin) and Julian Schwarz (cello) on Beethoven’s Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano, Op. 56, C Major, “Triple.” Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 1, Op. 39, E minor, and Randall Svane’s Quantum Flight complete the program. 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Lea Salonga in Concert
The Philippine-born Broadway star, a longtime Hawaii favorite, returns for two shows; Sarah Hicks, conductor. 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday.
November
Masterworks — Rachmaninoff & Copland. Clarinetist Anthony McGill joins conductor Dane Lam on Copland’s Clarinet Concerto. Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2, Op. 27, E minor and the Hawaii premiere of Salina Fisher’s “Kintsugi,” complete the program. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5.
December
Hapa Holiday Extravaganza. Dane Lam, conductor; 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16.
Elf in Concert. 7 p.m. Dec. 19 and 2 p.m. Dec. 20.
January
The Sounds of Ravel and Rosalia. Singer-songwriter Carolina Rial joins conductor Lam and the HSO. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 8.
Beethoven’s Ode to Joy.
Lam and the HSO welcome the O‘ahu Choral Society and Grammy Award-winning violinist Jennifer Koh for a program that pairs Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Op. 125, D minor, “Choral,” with the work of a Pacific Rim composer who has been inspired by him. 4 p.m. Jan. 10.
February
Beyond the Music: Beloved Brahms. Lam conducts, Michael-Thomas Foumai narrates. 11 a.m. Feb. 27.
Masterworks — Brahms Festival: Brahms & Destiny. Dane Lam and the O‘ahu Choral Society celebrate the works of Johannes Brahms with Brahms’ Symphony No. 3, Op. 90, in F Major, Brahms’ “Song of Destiny (Schiksalslied),” “The Black Swan (Intermezzo),” credited to Brahms and contemporary Chinese composer Bright Sheng, and the world premiere of a Pacific Brahms Commission by award-winning Filipino composer/ vocalist Nilo Alcala. 4 p.m. Feb. 28.
March
Masterworks — Brahms Festival: Brahms vs Wagner. Lam conducts Brahms’ “Academic Festival Overture” and Symphony No. 4, Op. 98, in E minor, Wagner’s “Wotan’s Farewell” and “Magic Fire Music” from “Die Walkure,” and the world premier of a Pacific Brahms Commission by Alice Chance. 4 p.m. March 7.
Masterworks — Brahms Festival: Brahms Dances. Violinist Ray Chen join Lam and the HSO on a program that includes Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, Op. 64, in E minor, Brahms’ Symphony No. 2, Op. 73 in D Major, Brahms’ Hungarian Dance Nos. 5 & 6 (arr. Parlow), and the world premiere of a Pacific Brahms Commission by Shawn Conley. 7:30 p.m. March 11.
Masterworks — Brahms Festival: Brahms & The Schumanns. Lam welcomes pianist Alexandra Dariescu for a program that includes Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto, Op. 7, in A minor, Robert Schumann’s “Genoveva Overture,” Brahms’ Symphony No. 1, Op. 68, in C minor, and the world premiere of a Pacific Brahms Commission by HSO Director of Artistic Engagement and Composer in Residence Michael-Thomas Foumai. 4 p.m. March 14.
April
Beyond the Music: Fantastic Birds & Where to Find Them. Dane Lam conducts, Michael-Thomas Foumai narrates. 11 a.m. April 10
Masterworks — Firebird & The Phoenix
Chinese virtuoso Loo Sze Wang brings the sheng, a mouth-blown polyphonic free-reed instrument of ancient Chinese linage, for a program that includes Fang Man’s “Song of the Flaming Phoenix for Sheng and Orchestra,” Ottorino Respighi’s “The Birds (Gli Uccelli),” Jean Sibelius’ “The Swan of Tuonela,” and the 1919 version of Stravinsky’s “Suite from The Firebird (L’Oiseau de feu).” 4 p.m. April 11.
May
Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert. Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts. 7:30 p.m. May 7 and 8, and 2 p.m. May 9.
June
HapaSymphony: Kolohe Kai. Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winner Kolohe Kai joins Lam and the HSO for an evening of contemporary local music. 7:30 p.m. June 4.
Season Finale: Masterworks — Virtuosity in Motion. Lam welcomes guest violinist Augustin Hadelich for a season finale that includes Ravel’s “Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra,” Ye Xiaogang’s “The Loquat in Five Colors,” Pablo de Sarasate’s “Carmen Fantasie, Op. 25” and Edward Elgar’s Symphony No. 1, Op. 55, A-flat Major. 4 p.m. June 6.
