The Honolulu Symphony
, also known as the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra
, was founded in 1900. The Honolulu Symphony is the oldest symphony orchestra west of the Rocky Mountains. Originally housed in a clubhouse on the slopes of Punchbowl, the Honolulu Symphony now plays from the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall in downtown Honolulu.
The Honolulu Symphony has undergone a series of transformations over the course of its first century, responding to the challenges and opportunities of the times. It has endured two World Wars, the Great Depression, financial crises, and changing musical and cultural fashions. Due to the plethora of resignations by many board and administration members in the past 6 - 8 years it is widely suspected that the majority of the Honolulu Symphony's financial problems to be more related to internal dysfunction generated by orchestra personnel than recent economic strife.
From 1996 to 2004, the Honolulu Symphony was under the direction of conductor Samuel Wong. Previous music directors include Fritz Hart (1937-49), George Barati, Robert La Marchina, Donald Johanos (1979-94) and JoAnn Falletta. The symphony also performs popular music under the direction of pops conductor Matt Catingub as the Honolulu Pops.
In August 2007, Andreas Delfs, current music director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, officially became principal conductor of the Honolulu Symphony. He will lead seven concerts per season in the orchestra's Halekulani Masterworks series. [1]
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