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Pianist Michelle Cann on Morning Concert

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Pianist Michelle Cann visited Morning Concert ahead of her appearance with the Honolulu Chamber Music Series on May 20. A recipient of the 2022 Sphinx Medal of Excellence and the Cleveland Institute of Music's 2022 Alumni Achievement Award, Cann discusses her recent appearance with the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra and the piano music of composer Florence Price, female composers of Chicago's Black Renaissance, as well as the importance of accessibility to classical music.

Cann will perform a program featuring Chopin, Gulla, Liszt and more on Monday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m. on the Orvis Auditorium. The solo recital is being presented by Honolulu Chamber Music Series. Learn more.

This interview aired on May 20, 2024 on Morning Café. 

Gene Schiller joined HPR in September, 1993 as a board operator. His first break came when he was asked to fill in for Music Director Alan Bunin. Six months later, he became the new host of Evening Concert, a program that runs on HPR-2 from 6 to 8 p.m. on weeknights.
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