Hiromi & Metropole Orkest

Name: Hiromi & Metropole Orkest
Start: 2026-09-10
End: 2026-09-10
Location: Stadsschouwburg Groningen

took place · 10 Sep 2026

Stadsschouwburg Groningen, Groningen

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Japanese piano virtuoso Hiromi joins forces with the Metropole Orkest.

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About: Hiromi

Pianist Hiromi Uehara brings together jazz virtuosity, fusion, classical and rock in performances that balance tight composition with fearless improvisation. Touring with her band Sonicwonder and fresh material from her thirteenth studio album 'Out There' (2025), she commands the stage with rare intensity.

2M+

views of NPR Tiny Desk Concert on YouTube

Billboard Jazz Albums Chart with 'Spark' (Trio Project, 2016)

studio albums as bandleader

1×

Grammy Award won (collaboration with Stanley Clarke, 2011)

What's new

2026-07
Hiromi performs on July 15, 2026 with her band Sonicwonder at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam.
2026-09
Hiromi plays a series of concerts in September 2026 in the Netherlands together with the Metropole Orkest, with stops in Groningen, Amsterdam, Utrecht and Arnhem.
2025-04
Hiromi released her thirteenth studio album 'Out There' on April 4, 2025 via Telarc, her second album with band Sonicwonder.

Tour

CasablancaAndalucíaRotterdamRomePoznanTokyoNew YorkGroningenAmsterdamUtrechtArnhem

Tracks

Another Minddebut album from 2003, the beginning of her international breakthrough

Sonicwonderlandalbum from 2023, debut of her band Sonicwonder - more than 2 million views for the NPR Tiny Desk version

Sparkalbum from 2016 with the Trio Project, reached number 1 position on the Billboard Jazz Albums Chart

Out Therethirteenth studio album, released on April 4, 2025 via Telarc

Spectrumsolo piano album from 2019, contains the 20-minute tribute 'Rhapsody in Various Shades of Blue'

About: Metropole Orkest

Founded in 1945 and now the Netherlands' leading international pop and jazz orchestra, the Hilversum-based Metropole Orkest spans jazz, soul, hip-hop and film music - always at the highest level. With chief conductor Jules Buckley at the helm and four Grammy-winning productions to its name, the orchestra keeps seeking out new collaborations with both global stars and Dutch talent.

448.2K

monthly listeners on Spotify

Grammy nominations in total

Grammy-winning productions

years in existence (anniversary November 2025)

What's new

2026-07
The Metropole Orkest will release a joint EP in 2026 with rapper Fresku, featuring new music and reworkings of existing tracks.
2026-05
The anniversary album Arakatak, led by conductor and composer Miho Hazama, will be released in 2026 as part of the orchestra's eighty-year celebration.
2025-07
From 2026, the Metropole Orkest commits itself as orchestra-in-residence to Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, following the signing of a cooperation agreement on 27 June 2025.

Tour

AmsterdamUtrechtGroningenEindhovenAntwerpenHeerlen

Tracks

SylvaGrammy-winning album with Snarky Puppy (2016, Best Contemporary Instrumental Album)

Djesse Vol. 1Grammy-nominated album with Jacob Collier, including the song 'All Night Long'

ArakatakAnniversary album from 2026, conducted by conductor Miho Hazama

Hand op mijn hartCollaboration with Fresku (2026), following his Edison-winning album Leren leven

OlympiansGrammy-nominated album (2024) with honorary conductor Vince Mendoza, featuring Dianne Reeves and Cécile McLorin Salvant among others

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