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Ardente Duo - Atherton Summer Season 2013

Hawaii Public Radio welcomes the Ardente Duo (violinist Darel Stark and pianist Sachi P. Hirakouji) to the Atherton Performing Arts Studio on Saturday, August 31, at 7:30 p.m. Stark and Hirakouji offer their interpretations of the serene Sonata for violin and piano in G Major Op. 96 by a mature Beethoven and the energetic Sonata for violin and piano in E-Flat Major Op. 18 composed by a youthful Strauss before delving into his symphonic work. The concert also gives audiences a rare opportunity to enjoy the Atherton's magnificent Bösendorfer grand piano.

Violinist Darel Stark is also a composer, conductor and educator. Since his debut at age seven, he performed on three continents including concerts at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center and Weill Recital Hall. He is concertmaster of the Bach Chamber Orchestra, teaches violin and orchestra at the Honolulu Waldorf School, and chamber music at ʻIolani School. With the Honolulu Symphony for sixteen years, he is associate principal violin of the new Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra.

American-born Japanese pianist Sachi P. Hirakouji holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the University of Washington. After completing her Bachelor of Music in piano performance at the Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo. She has performed as a chamber musician and featured soloist with the University of Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra, the Hawaii Opera Theater, the University of Washington Symphony Orchestra, and South Shore Chamber Orchestra.