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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
12 June 20:00 Liège — Academic hall, Liege Get tickets 13 June 18:30 Bradford — Bradford Cathedral Get tickets 13 June 20:00 Amsterdam — Keizersgrachtkerk, Amsterdam Get tickets 14 June 19:00 Ghent — O.L.V-Sint-Pieterskerk, Ghent Get tickets 20 June 18:30 London — Kensington United Reformed Church Get tickets 20 June 20:00 Roermond — Ursulakapel, Roermond Get tickets 21 June 15:00 Brussel — MIM, Brussel Get tickets 26 June 19:30 Sunderland — Sunderland Minster Get tickets 26 June 20:00 Rotterdam — Bergsingelkerk, Rotterdam Get tickets 28 June 19:00 Leuven — Conservatory Lemmensinstituut, Leuven Get tickets 17 July 20:00 Vienna — Paulanerkirche, Vienna Get tickets 18 July 19:00 Firenze — Museo de' Medici Get tickets 18 July 21:00 Firenze — Museo de' Medici Get tickets 25 July 18:30 London — Kensington United Reformed Church Get tickets 25 July 19:30 Cardiff — Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff Get tickets 26 July 17:00 Bristol — St George's Bristol Get tickets 8 August 18:30 Hereford — St Peter Church, Hereford Get tickets 9 August 18:30 Glasgow — Saint Luke’s, Glasgow Get tickets 15 August 18:30 Leeds — Auditorium St George's Church, Leeds Get tickets 15 August 20:00 Groningen — Akerk, Groningen Get tickets 15 August 20:00 Utrecht — Nicolaïkerk, Utrecht Get tickets 22 August 18:30 Swindon — Christ Church, Swindon Get tickets 22 August 18:30 Nottingham — St Mary’s Church, Nottingham Get tickets 22 August 20:00 Amsterdam — Zuiderkerk, Amsterdam Get tickets 29 August 20:00 Apeldoorn — Grote Kerk, Apeldoorn Get tickets 12 September 19:00 Parma — Auditorium Paganini, Parma Get tickets 19 September 21:00 Firenze — Museo de' Medici Get ticketsPhoto via Wikimedia Commons — see image credits.
