Craig DeSilva
Host of Evening Concert (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday)Craig DeSilva is glad to be playing recorded music on the air instead of playing for a live audience on stage as did when he studied piano. He began piano lessons when he was a child and continued piano studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (where he majored in broadcast journalism and minored in music) under the late Peter Coraggio.
Craig got his start in radio as a news reporter and announcer on Hawaiʻi Public Radio and has filed stories for many national radio programs, including National Public Radio, Public Radio International, and Voice of America. Off the public radio airwaves, he’s written for Hawaii Business magazine and was assistant editor for Pacific Islands Report at the East-West Center.
Heʻs currently employed as a corporate writer at HMSA and writes for Island Scene magazine. Craig is a proud supporter of local arts and culture in Hawaiʻi. He serves on the volunteer board for Honolulu Chamber Music Series. And he enjoys sharing music on Evening Concert that highlights arts events in the Islands -- your requests are welcome.
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Susan McCreary Duprey, artistic director and conductor of the Windward Choral Society and the Kona Choral Society, shares her favorite Christmas carols on Evening Concert. She also talks about WCC's "Carol of Joy" holiday concerts coming up on December 9 and 11. -
Evening Concert host Craig DeSilva interviews cellist Camden Shaw from the Dover Quartet. The quartet performs at UH’s Orvis Auditorium on November 18 in a concert presented by Honolulu Chamber Music Series. Shaw explains how their program of music by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Schnittke are connected. -
Jonathan Korth, president of Honolulu Chamber Music Series, previews the new HCMS season featuring some of the world's leading artists. -
Trumpeter Casey Tamanaha speaks with Evening Concert host Craig DeSilva about an Oktoberfest concert he'll be performing in with Chamber Music Hawaiʻi's Honolulu Brass Quintet. -
Pianist Wu Han and violinist Arnaud Sussmann of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center preview their Hawai‘i concerts on Evening Concert with Craig DeSilva. -
Miss Hawai‘i Volunteer Teen 2021 Sophia Stark and Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra (HSO) Executive Director Dave Moss join Craig DeSilva on Evening Concert to share about "Sophia's Symphonic Send-Off," a fundraiser for HSO. -
Richard Strauss’s “Metamorphosen” and Mozart’s “Dissonance” Quartet have more in common than you’d think. Listen to this preview of a free concert featuring the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Orion String Quartet. George Hudes of Honolulu Chamber Music Series shares his insights on Evening Concert with host Craig DeSilva. -
Ian Capps, host of HPR-2's The Early Muse, joined Craig DeSilva of Evening Concert to share his favorite music for the holidays. Journey to England, France, Germany, and Mexico with music and stories. -
Honolulu Chamber Music Series is presenting free virtual concerts featuring artists from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. HCMS president Jonathan Korth speaks to Evening Concert's Craig DeSilva about the concert featuring music by Debussy, Scriabin, and Shostakovich. -
The University of Hawai‘i at M?noa’s Music Department and Department of Theatre and Dance are collaborating on a classical holiday celebration of live…
