Joe Hisaishi

Joe Hisaishi started to show his interest in minimal music while he was studying at Kunitachi College of Music and began his career as a contemporary music composer. The first CD A Symphonic Celebration released from Deutsche Grammophon (June 2023) hit the first prize on US Billboard Classical Albums & Classical Crossover Albums Chart twice. Since 2014, he has been working as a producer and conductor of contemporary music concerts called “MUSIC FUTURE” and a concert series titled “Future Orchestra Classics” since 2019. In recent years, he has conducted classical music and composed contemporary works such as Metaphysica (Symphony No. 3) (2021) and Viola Saga for Orchestra (2023). Hisaishi is Music Partner with New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor with Japan Century Symphony Orchestra, and the Composer-in-Association of Royal Philharmonic Orchestra from April 2024. He is the Music Director designated with Japan Century Symphony Orchestra starting from April 2025.