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ANA will be holding the ANA 'Aha Mele music and cultural exchange event in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, on November 13-17, 2024. With 'Aha Mele, which means "concert" in Hawaiian, ANA hopes to connect with the people of Hawaii through music and to continue protecting the region's culture and environment. ANA Honolulu Music Week, which was first held in 2019, was renewed in 2022 as ANA 'Aha Mele, and is built around promoting understanding of Hawaii's cultural heritage as well as its environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG). 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; education for children; diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) and tree planting.
Dates
Wednesday, November 13 - Sunday, November 17, 2024
Location
Hawaii, U.S.A.
Outline of Events
Music workshop with pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii
The Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii will hold music lessons at local elementary school in Honolulu.
We hope that the students will come to feel the enchantment and joy that music can bring, as they deepen their cultural exchanges with Mr. Tsujii.
- Date: Friday, November 15, 2024
- Location: Elementary school, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Admission: Not open to the general public
ANA ʻAha Mele and Nobuyuki Tsujii (Hawaii Theatre Center)
In addition to Nobuyuki Tsujii's solo performance, there will also be an opportunity to enjoy a special classical concert with local artists (to be announced) at the Hawaii Theatre, a historical landmark in Hawaii.
- Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Time: Doors Open 18:00 pm
Start 19:00 pm
End 21:00 pm (scheduled) - Location: Hawaii Theatre Center
Song List *Updated on Oct. 22*
First Half: Nobuyuki Tsujii x Alexi Kenney
[César Franck]
:Violin Sonata A major FWV8 M8
- I. Allegretto ben moderato
II. Allegro
III. Ben moderato: Recitative-Fantasia
IV. Allegretto poco mosso
Nobuyuki Tsujii x Hawaii Chamber Music Festival
[Frederic Chopin]
:Piano Concerto No.1 E minor Op.11 3rd movement
Second Half: Nobuyuki Tsujii solo
[Frederic Chopin]
:Nocturne No.8 D flat major Op.27-2
:Fantaisie-Impromptu C sharp minor Op.66
:Scherzo No.2 B flat minor Op.31
[Franz Liszt]
:Consolation No.2 E major S.172 R.12
:Années de pèlerinage 2nd year, italy supplement,
"Venezia e Napoli" S.162 R.10 A197
- Gondoliera
- Canzone
- Tarantella
Guest
Nobuyuki Tsujii
In June 2009, Nobuyuki Tsujii became the first Japanese to win the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Since then, he has performed with great success at New York's Carnegie Hall and at the U.K. Proms, He has received great acclaim for his regular recitals at many of the world's most prestigious venues, including the Wiener Musikverein, the Berliner Philharmonie, and the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. Tsujii has also been frequently invited to perform alongside leading orchestras in Europe and North America, and been praised by world-class conductors including Valery Gergiev and Vladimir Ashkenazy, with whom he has often performed.
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ANA ʻAha Mele and Nobuyuki Tsujii (Blue Note Hawaii)
A solo performance and brunch concert by the pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii can be enjoyed after your brunch. You will be able to enjoy an exciting performance at a close range unlike at any other classical concerts.
- * SEATING IS COMMUNAL & FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. COME EARLY FOR BEST SEATS.
- Date: Saturday, November 16 and Sunday, November 17, 2024
- Time: Door Open 10:00 am
Start 11:30 am
End 12:30 pm (scheduled) - Location: Blue Note Hawaii
Song List : Nov 16, 2024 *Updated on Oct. 22*
[Claude Debussy]
:2 Arabesques No.1 (Première arabesque)
:Estampes
- "Pagodes"
- "La soirée dans Grenada"
- "Jardins sous la pluie"
[Frederic Chopin]
:Nocturne No.20 (lento con gran espressione) C sharp minor Op.posth.
:Berceuse D flat major Op.57
:Ballade No.1 G minor Op.23
[Franz Liszt]
:Liebesträume-3 notturnos
No.3 A flat major S.541 R.211
:"Rigoletto" paraphrase de concert S.434 R.267 (from Verdi's Opera)
Song List : Nov 17, 2024 *Updated on Oct. 22*
[Claude Debussy]
:Suite bergamasque "Clair de lune"
[Maurice Ravel]
:Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn
:Pavane pour une infante défunte
:Jeux d'eau
[Nikolai Kapustin]
:Eight Concert Etudes Op.40
- Prelude
- Reverie
- Toccatina
- Reminiscence
- Raillery
- Pastoral
- Intermezzo
- Finale
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. (Not open to the public)
Actual results from 2022-2023: Total 520 trees planted
- Date:Wednesday, November 13, 2024
About the Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative
- The Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative is a non-profit organization established in 2014. It plants trees native to Hawaii, including the milo and the koa. Its goals are endorsed by many companies in Hawaii and elsewhere, who provide support for its activities.
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Notes
General Points of Note
- The event dates, times, and details are subject to change without prior notice.
- Children three years and under are not permitted to participate.
- 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.
Hawaii Theatre Center
- A ticketing fee of $4.50 per ticket is added to all orders (online, in person or via email).
- A $5 Theatre Restoration Fee is applied to all ticket sales.
- Children three years and under are not permitted inside the auditorium unless otherwise noted by theatre management.
- Latecomers will be seated at management’s discretion.
- No photographs, audio, or video recordings may be made of the production unless express permission has been given by the performer, promoter or Hawaii Theatre Center during the pre-show announcements, or posted in writing at the entrance to the auditorium.
Parking
- Please use public parking available, Hawaii Theatre 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.
Blue Note Hawaii
- Seating is communical & First Come, First Served.
- Please refrain from taking photographs, audio recordings, or videos with smartphones, cameras, etc. at the venue.
Parking
- Please check with Blue Note Hawaii or Outrigger Hotel for more information.
Air tickets from/to Hawaii
