ANA will be holding the ANA ʻAha Mele music and cultural exchange event in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, on November 24 - 25, 2026. This initiative, which began in 2019, was renewed as "ANA ʻAha Mele", meaning “concert” in Hawaiian in 2022. We are proud to celebrate our 6th anniversary this year. ANA hopes to continue to foster connections with the people of Hawaii through music and to continue protecting the region's culture and environment. Together with our contributions toward increasing the number of non-resident cultural visitors through flights between Japan and Honolulu with the world's largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380 FLYING HONU, we are also working on environmental conservation initiatives such as the preservation of Hawaiian culture, and tree planting.
Dates
Tuesday, November 24 - Wednesday, November 25, 2026
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A
Outline of Events
ANA ʻAha Mele Concert (Blue Note Hawaii)
Following on from last year's event, we are hosting our second concert at Blue Note Hawaii! You can enjoy the immersive performances by Mr. Tsujii and Mr. Miura.
- * Seating is general admission on a first-come, first-served basis. Please arrive early.
- * The program includes drinks and a light meal from the time doors open until the intermission.
- Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2026
- Times:
- First show: Doors open at 4:00 pm, Show starts 5:00 pm, Ends 6:30 pm (scheduled)
- Second show: Doors open at 7:30 pm, Show starts 8:30 pm, Ends 10:00 pm (scheduled)
- Location: Blue Note Hawaii
Last year's concert
Song List
- * Program is subject to change without prior notice.
- * Performance order is not listed.
- * Some songs will be unannounced, as a special surprise for our audiences.
1st Show: ANA ʻAha Mele Evening Concert
- Nobuyuki Tsujii
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- Debussy:
Claude Achille:Suite bergamasque "Clair de lune" - Maurice Ravel:
Pavane for a Dead Princess
Jeux d'eau - Kapustin:
Nikolai Eight Concert Etudes Op.40
- Debussy:
- Fumiaki Miura (Violin) / Nobuyuki Tsujii (Piano)
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- César Franck:
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major
- César Franck:
2nd Show: ANA ʻAha Mele Moonlight Concert
- Nobuyuki Tsujii
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- Bach:
"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" Arranged by Myra Hess - Beethoven:
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 "Moonlight" - Kapustin:
Nikolai Eight Concert Etudes Op.40
- Bach:
- Fumiaki Miura (Violin) / Nobuyuki Tsujii (Piano)
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- César Franck:
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major
- César Franck:
Musicians
Nobuyuki Tsujii
Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor with conductor Klaus Mäkelä and Orchestre de Paris. Makela.
Nobu’s debut Deutsche Grammophon album in 2024 featured a Beethoven programme that paired the towering “Hammerklavier” Sonata, op. 106 with Liszt’s transcription of the song cycle An die ferne Geliebte (“To the Distant Beloved”). His previous recordings with Avex Classics International include Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.2 with Vladimir Ashkenazy and Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Grieg’s Piano Concerto and Rachmaninov’s Variations on a theme of Paganini under Vasily Petrenko with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Nobu has also recorded several recital programmes of Chopin, Mozart, Debussy, and Liszt. His latest DVD release was named DVD of the Month by Gramophone, as was his latest DVD release, ‘Touching the Sound - The Improbable Journey of Nobuyuki Tsujii’, a documentary film by Peter Rosen.
Fumiaki Miura
Fumiaki Miura is not only the youngest ever winner of the Joseph Joachim Hannover International Violin Competition (2009) but also the one with the most prizes - having also been awarded both the Music Critics' and the Audience Prize. The young Japanese violinist is already proving himself to be one of the most accomplished of his generation.
After his successful residency with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, his 22/23 season is highlighted by performances as soloist with the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra and the Gulbenkian Foundation Orchestra under the baton of Pinchas Zukerman. Moreover, he has play/conduct projects with ADDA Symphony Orchestra and Vienna Chamber Orchestra. In addition, in chamber music, he will perform in Salle Gaveau (Paris) and will do a tour in Europe and Japan.Miura performs on the Guarneri del Gesu 1732 violin "Kaston" kindly loaned by Crystco Inc. and its CEO, Mr. Hikaru Shimura.
Environmental conservation
ANA Group employees will plant trees in cooperation with the Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative. Native Hawaiian species, such as the Milo trees, that is used to make ukuleles will be planted.
Actual results from 2022-2025: Total 1,040 trees planted
- Date: Thursday, November 24, 2026
Not open to the general public
Since 2019, ANA has supported the Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative in Honolulu. We welcome your support towards our initiative, please refer to the website below for more details.
Notes
General Points of Note
- The event dates, times, and details are subject to change without prior notice.
- Please refrain from bringing photography or videography equipment for commercial use.
- Please refrain from taking photographs, audio recordings, or videos with smartphones, cameras, etc. at the venue.
Blue Note Hawaii
- * Seating is general admission on a first-come, first-served basis. Please arrive early.
Age limit:
- All children are welcome, but we kindly ask that they remain quiet inside the venue. We recommend participation for children aged 10 and older.
- Children aged 2 and under are free. (This applies only when accompanied by a paying adult and the child sits on the adult's lap without occupying a separate seat.)
- Children aged 3 and over require a ticket purchase and a minimum food and drink order of $20. Please note that we do not have facilities such as high chairs for children.
Parking information:
- We have affiliated parking available at OUTRIGGER Waikiki Paradise Hotel, but spaces are limited.
- Blue Note Hawaii and ANA is not affiliated with any of the parking lots and is not responsible for anything that may occur to your car while in the parking lots.
- For details on parking fees and other information, please check the official website below.
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