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Joe Hisaishi
Joe Hisaishi is the musical voice of Studio Ghibli — the composer behind Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro and Princess Mononoke. Hear his scores performed live.
Born in 1950, Joe Hisaishi has scored almost every Hayao Miyazaki film, creating some of the most beloved melodies in animation: the gentle "One Summer's Day", the sweeping "Merry-Go-Round of Life", the elegiac themes of Princess Mononoke. His style blends minimalism, romantic lyricism and folk warmth, equally at home on solo piano or with full orchestra. Hugely popular far beyond Japan, his concerts sell out worldwide. Performed live, his music carries all the tenderness and wonder of the films it accompanies.
Upcoming concerts of Joe Hisaishi's music
11 September 19:00 Neuchâtel — Temple du Bas, Neuchâtel Get tickets 12 September 19:00 Parma — Auditorium Paganini, Parma Get tickets 12 September 19:30 Chichester — Chichester Cathedral, Chichester Get tickets 18 September 21:00 Florence — Teatro Niccolini, Florence Get tickets 19 September 19:30 Bolton — Bolton Parish Church (St Peter) Get tickets 19 September 20:00 Ghent — MIRY Concert Hall, Ghent Get tickets 26 September 18:00 Oxford — Holywell Music Room Get tickets 26 September 18:30 London — Kensington United Reformed Church Get tickets 26 September 19:00 Wexford — St Iberius Church, Wexford Get tickets 26 September 19:30 Truro — Truro Cathedral, Truro Get tickets 26 September 20:00 Antwerpen — AMUZ, Antwerp Get tickets 26 September 20:00 Oxford — Holywell Music Room Get tickets 26 September 21:30 Truro — Truro Cathedral, Truro Get tickets 27 September 19:00 The Hague — Lutherse Kerk, The Hague Get tickets 27 September 19:00 Kilkenny — St. Canice's Church, Kilkenny Get tickets 3 October 17:00 Bellinzona — Teatro Sociale Bellinzona, Bellinzona Get tickets 3 October 19:00 Bellinzona — Teatro Sociale Bellinzona, Bellinzona Get tickets 3 October 19:30 Newcastle upon Tyne — Newcastle Cathedral Get tickets 9 October 19:30 Richmond — St Mary's Church, Richmond Get tickets 10 October 20:30 Limerick — Mount Saint Alphonsus Church, Limerick Get tickets 16 October 20:00 Klagenfurt — Konzerthaus (Mittlerer Saal), Klagenfurt Get tickets 17 October 18:30 London — Kensington United Reformed Church Get tickets 23 October 20:30 Cork — Holy Trinity Church, Cork Get tickets 30 October 19:30 London — Kensington United Reformed Church Get ticketsPhoto via Wikimedia Commons — see image credits.
