Joe Hisaishi

Name: Joe Hisaishi
Start: 2026-10-04T19:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-04T19:30:00+02:00
Location: Ziggo Dome

took place · 4 Oct 2026

Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam

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Composer and conductor Joe Hisaishi brings his music to Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam. The Japanese musician is known worldwide for his film scores, including the music he wrote for Studio Ghibli films such as Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle.

At this concert, his work is performed live.

About: Joe Hisaishi

With more than a hundred film scores and solo albums to his name, Joe Hisaishi has been the defining musical voice behind Hayao Miyazaki's animated worlds for over four decades. His orchestral writing - from the delicate piano themes of My Neighbor Totoro to the sweeping drama of Princess Mononoke - weaves Japanese melody together with Western classical tradition.

4.1M

monthly listeners on Spotify

5.8B+

total streams (career)

1M+

YouTube subscribers

8×

winner Japanese Academy Award for Best Music

What's new

2026-04
Hisaishi announces 43 concerts for his world tour in 2026, with performances in North America, Europe and Asia, including the world premiere of his Concerto for Orchestra at Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall.
2026-04
As part of the world tour, Hisaishi performs on October 2 and 4, 2026 at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, where he conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with film music from Studio Ghibli and Takeshi Kitano.
aug 2025
Hisaishi made his debut at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, where he conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with, among others, a symphonic suite from The Boy and the Heron.

Tour

AmsterdamParisLondonNew YorkChicagoSeattleSingaporeTorontoLos AngelesBostonNîmesPittsburghWashington

Tracks

One Summer's DayMain theme from Spirited Away (2001), one of his most streamed compositions

My Neighbor TotoroTitle song from the eponymous Ghibli film (1988), iconic worldwide

Merry-Go-Round of LifeMain theme from Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

Princess Mononoke SuiteEpic orchestral work from the eponymous film (1997)

A Symphonic CelebrationAlbum on Deutsche Grammophon (2023), classical bestseller with 75 million streams

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