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Composer: Hisaishi, Joe (b. 1950)

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© Tim Lutton

Royal Albert Hall

Mon 23 Nov at 19:00

Joe Hisaishi, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

© No credit

Elbphilharmonie: Grand Hall

Wed 2 Dec at 20:00

Joe Hisaishi, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

© Julien Mignot

Kulturpalast Dresden

Sat 27 Feb at 19:00

Rachmaninov 3, Hisaishi

Măcelaru, Tamestit, Dresden Philharmonic

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Clara-Jumi Kang © Tim Lutton | RPO

Magical moments with Ben Glassberg, Clara-Jumi Kang and the RPO at Cadogan Hall

By Christopher Woodley

Joe Hisaishi © NIck Rutter

Joe Hisaishi thrills Studio Ghibli fans in Philadelphia

By Cameron Kelsall

Joe Hiraishi © Allan Cabral/Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Full of spirits: Hisaishi’s Spirited Away is a firm favourite in Toronto

By Michelle Assay

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BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall © BBC | Chris Christodoulou

Up close and personal: BBC Proms 2025 (part 1)

Joe Hisaishi © Andreas Bitesnich

Joe Hisaishi makes a symphonic return to Vienna

By Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Child in forest © Kyle Nieber | Unsplash

Orchestrating the Dream Worlds of Studio Ghibli: A Short Flight Through the Music of Joe Hisaishi

By Jacob Slattery

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Year of birth	1950
Nationality	Unknown
Period	Contemporary

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