Saturday, July 18, 2026

Tanglewood — 2026/07/18

 

 This evening the guest conductor brings mostly his own compositions. Per WCRB: https://www.classicalwcrb.org/show/the-boston-symphony-orchestra/2026-03-25/hisaishis-bso-debut-at-tanglewood

Saturday, July 18, 2026
8:00 PM

Japanese composer, conductor, and pianist Joe Hisaishi – known for scoring Studio Ghibli films – makes his Boston Symphony Orchestra debut at Tanglewood, conducting his own compositions as well as Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G with soloist Jean-Yves Thibaudet.

Joe Hisaishi, conductor 
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano 
Meredith Wohlgemuth, soprano

Joe HISAISHI Adagio for strings and harps
Maurice RAVEL Piano Concerto in G
HISAISHI DA·MA·SHI·E
HISAISHI Symphonic Suite from Princess Mononoke

The BSO gives this on their page: https://www.bso.org/events/july-18-boston-symphony-orch?performance=2026-07-18-20:00

Boston Symphony Orchestra Joe Hisaishi, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Meredith Wohlgemuth, sopranoJoe HISAISHI Adagio for 2 harps and strings  RAVEL Piano Concerto in G  Joe HISAISHI DA·MA·SHI·E  Joe HISAISHI Symphonic Suite from Princess Mononoke  

The arrows on the page lead to performer bios and program notes which could aid our listening. Still, I don't really know what to expect. It should be interesting.

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