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Composer: Hisaishi, Joe (b. 1950)

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Smith Square Hall

Thu 14 May at 19:00

Mahler 5, Giacchino, Herrmann, Hisaishi, Dukas, Korngold, Greenwood, Williams

Sinfonia Smith Square

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Laeiszhalle: Großer Saal

Sun 31 May at 19:00

Mahler 4, Wagner, Hisaishi

Yu, Konradi, Mei, Symphoniker Hamburg – Laeiszhalle Orchester

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Bristol Beacon: Beacon Hall

Thu 4 Jun at 19:00

Scriabin 3, Rachmaninov, Hisaishi

Petrenko, Edmundson, Hulme, Woolley, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Joe Hisaishi thrills Studio Ghibli fans in Philadelphia

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

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Mystics and magicians from the BBC Concert Orchestra at the BBC Proms

By Leighton Jones

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

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Joe Hisaishi makes a symphonic return to Vienna

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

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Year of birth	1950
Nationality	Unknown
Period	Contemporary

Top works

Concerto for Orchestra Encounter for String Orchestra Piano Concerto Saga for Viola and Orchestra Spirited Away Suite See all...

List of works

Concerto for Orchestra Encounter for String Orchestra Film music from Howl’s Moving Castle Kiki's Delivery Service Suite Merry-Go-Round of Life My Neighbour Totoro Orbis Piano Concerto Saga for Viola and Orchestra Spirited Away Suite String Saga Symphonic Suite: The Boy and the Heron Symphony no.2 The Border Concerto for 3 Horns and Orchestra