The 2023-2024 Honolulu Chamber Music Series Season

HCMS is delighted to announce our 69th season!

On September 22nd, the Verona Quartet kicks off our season with quartets by Mendelssohn, Bartok, and Beethoven! They debuted with HCMS in 2017 and are hailed by the New York Times as an “outstanding ensemble… cohesive yet full of temperament.”

Winner of the 2022 Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo, Jennifer Koh plays an exquisite solo Bach violin performance on October 10th. This concert is presented in collaboration with the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra and she joins the HSO on October 8th for the Hawaiʻi premiere of Missy Mazzoli’s Violin Concerto “Processio.”

Midori returns to Hawaiʻi on January 24th as she joins pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute in a must-see performance from the icon! Midori’s appearance is made possible in part by her non-profit organization, Partners in Performance.

Trio con Brio Copenhagen will perform  on February 16th as part of the piano trio’s 25th anniversary tour. Recognized as one of the world’s finest piano trios, this fusion of two overlapping musical pairs consists of Korean-born sisters, violinist Soo-Jin Hong and cellist Soo-Kyung Hong, along with Soo-Kyung’s husband, Danish pianist Jens Elvekjaer.

On April 5th the dynamic French string quartet Quatuor Agate plays their premiere performance in Hawai‘i. A favorite at the Banff String Quartet Competition, they’ll play a program of Mozart, Dvorak, and Shostakovich’s powerful 8th String Quartet. We regret that due to visa issues, Quatuor Agate has had to cancel their tour in Hawaiʻi. The quartet wrote to express their sincere apologies and disappointment, as they have been working for almost two years to set up their performances in Hawaiʻi.

 As a fantastic finale to our season, American pianist Michelle Cann will present a memorable solo piano recital on Monday, May 20th including Chopin’s Ballade No. 3 and Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz. In our second collaboration with the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra, she’ll also perform Florence Price’s Piano Concerto on May 19th. 

We look forward to seeing you at these sensational concerts and we invite you to support HCMS. Your support will help HCMS continue to present world class chamber music artists in our community.