From the Top alum Joshua Akira Nakazawa is cellist for the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra and founder of Mana Music Hawaii. Here he performs “Kuu Pua i Paokalani” by Queen Lili`uokalani with his colleagues Eric Silberger (Violin), Mann-Wen Lo (Violin), and Duane Padilla (Viola and Arranger).
Recorded in 2020.
Joshua performed on Show 92, recorded in November 2003, at age 17.
Show 92 bio:
Joshua Nakazawa (cello), 17, is a senior at Newton South High School in Newton. MA. He plays in the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra. As the son of a flute teacher, Joshua began his involvement with music at the age of three when he sat in the cello section during his mother’s orchestra rehearsals. Joshua also enjoys movies and is currently undergoing lifeguard training.
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