Naoki Hakutani

Dr. Naoki Hakutani, an associate professor of piano at UA Little Rock, has been inducted into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame.

The fall 2019 semester has just begun. For students still searching for an interesting course to fill out their fall schedule, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has some great choices.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Faculty Excellence Awards by honoring 17 of its top faculty members at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, in the College of Engineering and Information Technology Auditorium. 

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Music Department will host a faculty and guest recital on Sunday, Feb. 17, featuring faculty members Meredith Hicks on violin and Naoki Hakutani on piano and guests Katherine Williamson on violin; Tze-Ying Wu on viola; Ethan Young, on cello; and Jaeyeon Park-Hakutani on piano.

Pianists Naoki Hakutani and Jaeyeon Park-Hakutani will perform a four-hands recital entitled “World Journey by Piano Four-Hands” on Thursday, July 26, at 6:30 p.m. at the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.  

Guest pianist Shing-Ming Liao will give a recital  featuring music by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, Messiaen and Franck on March 13 at 7:30 p.m., in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building, on the UA Little Rock campus, 2801 S. University Ave.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus community is invited to join the Department of Music for an evening of bliss during its annual Piano and Strings Festival, Friday, March 2.