A wind orchestra concert featuring beloved Studio Ghibli and Disney music, "MUSIC LETTER CONCERT 2027," will be held in Tokyo, Kobe, and Nagoya in 2027. The concerts take place on May 1 (Sat) at Bunkyo Civic Hall Main Hall, May 5 (Wed, holiday) at Kobe International House Kokusai Hall, and May 8 (Sat) at Aichi Prefectural Art Theater Concert Hall.
About MUSIC LETTER CONCERT
MUSIC LETTER CONCERT is a wind orchestra concert built around the idea of experiencing the joy of music and wanting to share that emotion with someone, delivered as a "letter of music." The series began in 2024, and the 2027 edition is its third.
For this edition, the professional Siena Wind Orchestra will perform popular Studio Ghibli and Disney pieces. In addition to Tokyo and Kobe, Nagoya joins the lineup as a new host city. The program is designed for everyone from first-time concertgoers to those who regularly enjoy live performances.
Special website: https://www.shimamura.co.jp/p/event/musicletter-concert/index.html
Performers
Orchestra: Siena Wind Orchestra
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Profile
The Siena Wind Orchestra is a professional wind orchestra formed in 1990 to explore the possibilities of wind music. Based at Bunkyo Civic Hall, it holds subscription concerts, takes part in music festivals and events across Japan, performs in youth development programs such as the Agency for Cultural Affairs school tour performances, and gives concerts by a variety of ensemble units that draw on the character of wind instruments, as well as wind band clinics. It stages more than 100 events a year.
In 2002, Yutaka Sado became principal conductor, and the orchestra holds a national tour every year. More recently it has welcomed guest conductors such as Keitaro Harada, Daichi Deguchi, Akira Miyagawa, and Hiroshi Aoshima, broadening its activities with a wide repertoire. It also works actively to promote wind orchestra works: Miho Hazama became composer-in-residence in 2017, and in 2019 the orchestra performed new pieces commissioned from eight composers in Japan and overseas in one go. From September 2026, the leading Japanese composer Shinichiro Ikebe serves as artistic advisor, and the orchestra is working to create new wind orchestra repertoire and nurture the next generation of composers.
Starting with a partnership with Bunkyo Ward and Bunkyo Civic Hall in October 2010, the orchestra has formed partnerships with Shobi Gakuen (尚美学園), Joetsu University of Education, Joetsu Cultural Hall (上越文化会館), Nagoya College of Music, Fuji City in Shizuoka Prefecture, Fuji Rose Theater (富士ロゼシアター), and the Biwako Arts and Culture Foundation (びわ湖芸術文化財団), alongside its broad performance activities, and it is active in programs closely connected to local communities and educational institutions. It has recorded many CDs and DVDs, and has released "SUPER SOUND COLLECTION スタジオジブリ吹奏楽," a collection of original arrangements of Studio Ghibli music.
Official website: https://sienawind.com/
Conductor: Hikaru Ebihara
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Profile
Born in Kagoshima in 1974, Hikaru Ebihara graduated from Kagoshima La Salle Junior and Senior High School and Tokyo University of the Arts, and completed the university's graduate school. He then continued his training at the Hungarian State Opera. He studied musicology under Eizaburo Tsuchida, music education under Yasushi Sano, and conducting under Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi, and also received guidance from János Kovács and Taijiro Iimori.
He won third place at the Lovro von Matačić International Conducting Competition in 2007 and sixth place at the Nicolai Malko International Conducting Competition in 2009, and received the Special Jury Prize at the Antonio Pedrotti International Conducting Competition in 2010. He has conducted leading orchestras throughout Japan as a guest and performed with many noted soloists in Japan and abroad. He appeared in subscription concerts of the Croatian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Zagreb) in 2012 and 2015, and as a guest of the Gödöllő Symphony Orchestra (Hungary) in 2019, to a warm reception.
His repertoire ranges from classical symphonic works to wind orchestra music, contemporary music, and game music, and his collaborations with other genres, including media art and kyogen, also draw attention.
Official website: http://www.hikaru-ebihara.jp/
Concert Details
Concert title: MUSIC LETTER CONCERT 2027: Concert of Studio Ghibli and Disney Hits Performed by a Wind Orchestra
Tokyo
- Venue: Bunkyo Civic Hall Main Hall (1-16-21 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)
- Date: May 1 (Sat), 2027
- Matinee: starts 2:00 PM (doors open 1:00 PM)
- Evening: starts 6:00 PM (doors open 5:00 PM)
Kobe
- Venue: Kobe International House Kokusai Hall (8-1-6 Miyuki-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo)
- Date: May 5 (Wed, holiday), 2027, starts 3:30 PM (doors open 2:30 PM)
Nagoya
- Venue: Aichi Prefectural Art Theater Concert Hall (1-13-2 Higashisakura, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi)
- Date: May 8 (Sat), 2027, starts 3:00 PM (doors open 2:00 PM)
The lobby at each venue is available from 15 minutes before doors open. Guests who use a wheelchair are asked to contact Ticket Space before purchasing tickets.
Performers: Siena Wind Orchestra (orchestra), Hikaru Ebihara (conductor)
Program: The orchestra will play music from many acclaimed works, including the Studio Ghibli films Spirited Away and Kiki's Delivery Service, and the Disney films Tangled and Coco.
Performers and the program may change due to unforeseen circumstances. The Tokyo matinee and evening performances have partly different programs.
Organizer: Shimamura Music Co., Ltd.
Tickets
Prices (all seats reserved, tax included): S seat ¥7,000 / A seat ¥6,000 / B seat ¥5,000
Children under school age are not admitted.
Sales schedule
- Early sale: November 14 (Sat), 2026, 10:00 AM
- General sale: December 5 (Sat), 2026, 10:00 AM
Civic Ticket, the Kobe International House playguide, and the Geibun playguide do not handle the early sale. Civic Ticket sales start on December 6 (Sun), 2026.
Phone reservations and inquiries: Ticket Space, 03-3234-9999 (10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, excluding non-business days)
Buy online (playguides)
- Lawson Ticket: https://l-tike.com/mlc/
- Ticket Pia: https://w.pia.jp/t/musicletterconcert/
- eplus: https://eplus.jp/mlc/
- Boo-Woo Ticket: https://l-tike.com/bw-ticket/music/musicletter/
- Ticket Space: https://www.ints.co.jp/mlc2027.html
Buy at Shimamura Music stores
- Participating stores: https://www.shimamura.co.jp/shops/index.html
Buy at the venues
- Civic Ticket (Bunkyo Civic Hall), Tokyo performance tickets only: https://www.b-academy.jp/hall/ticket/
- Kobe International House playguide, Kobe performance tickets only: https://www.kih.co.jp/kokusaihall/ticket/index
- Geibun playguide (Aichi Prefectural Art Theater), Nagoya performance tickets only: https://www-stage.aac.pref.aichi.jp/
Check each official website for store and facility locations and business hours.
