Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki

Joe Hisaishi — My Neighbor Totoro
Joe Hisaishi — Princess Mononoke
Joe Hisaishi — Spirited Away

UPDATE: While in-person concerts with a live audience continue to be suspended due to the impact of COVID-19, the performances of Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki have been rescheduled for June 30–July 2, 2022. All ticket holders will be notified.

(Note: this presentation was originally scheduled for April 9–11, 2020 and previously rescheduled to July 15–17, 2021.)

Joe Hisaishi, piano & conductor
Mai Fujisawa, voice
Amanda Achen, soprano
Joseph Brent, mandolin

Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki celebrates the illustrious partnership between acclaimed composer Joe Hisaishi and beloved filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki (Academy Award Winner, Best Animated Feature Film 2002, Spirited Away). As longstanding friends and collaborators, Hisaishi and Miyazaki have worked together for over thirty years, including nine films from renowned production house Studio Ghibli. In a new concert production, Joe Hisaishi's celebrated scores — including those from Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, and the Oscar-winning Spirited Away — are performed with a full orchestra and choir, and conducted by Hisaishi himself. The music accompanies montages from Miyazaki's films, bringing the timeless work of Hisaishi and Miyazaki to vivid new life.

The concert will take place at 8pm.

Individual ticket prices TBD. No tickets are currently available.

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