ALL JOE HISAISHI PROGRAM

Water Traveller from Samurai Kids

The General from The General

Janet Todd, Vocal

Le Petit Poucet from Le Petit Poucet

Janet Todd, Vocal

From Kitano Films

Sonatine from Sonatine
Raging Men from Brother
HANA-BI from HANA-BI
Kids Return from Kids Return

Intermission

Ghibli Medley I

The Legend of the Wind

The Days Long Gone

From Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

Doves and the Boy

Carrying You

From Castle in the Sky

Hey Let’s Go

From My Neigbour Totoro

Ghibli Medley II

A Town with an Ocean View

From Kiki’s Delivery Service

Bygone Days
Madness

From Porco Rosso

The Demon God
Princess Mononoke

Mai Fujisawa, Vocal
From Princess Mononoke

Ghibli Medley III

One Summer’s Day

Mai Fujisawa, Vocal
From Spirited Away

Howl’s Moving Castle

From Howl’s Moving Castle

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea

From Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea

Ghibli Medley IV

A Journey (A Kingdom of Dreams)

From The Wind Rises

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya*

From The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

Ask me why

From The Boy and the Heron

*The melody of “Warabe Uta” from the Tale of the Princess Kaguya was composed by Isao Takahata.

JOE HISAISHI

Conductor, Piano

Joe Hisaishi is a Japanese composer, conductor, and pianist, known for his symphonic and solo works as a leading figure in contemporary music, as well as over 100 film scores and nearly 40 solo albums. Hisaishi is greatly in demand as a conductor performing with the most notable symphony orchestras across the globe.

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ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKES

Orchestra

The Orchestra of St. Luke's is an American chamber orchestra based in New York City, formed in 1974. The orchestra performs at several venues in New York City, including Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall and more.

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JANET TODD

Vocal

Australian soprano based in Los Angeles. Known for her bright tones and versatile stage presence, she graduated from the Manhattan School of Music and performs with major companies like the Los Angeles Opera and Pacific Opera Project, spanning traditional opera and new music.

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MAI FUJISAWA

Vocal

Mai Fujisawa is a Japanese singer and lyricist. She has released four studio albums and has performed for several soundtracks. Fujisawa has collaborated on several occasions with her father, composer Joe Hisaishi, the soundtracks for the films of Studio Ghibli.

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The General

A station with no tale to tell Johnnie Gray dreamed of glory
He has two loves in his life
His locomotive and beautiful Annabelle LeeWhen war breaks loose and lays its deadly traps for him
Johnnie fears nothing
He risks his life
For his locomotive and for the beautyLove is always strongest
Far stronger than war
It knows how to turn water into wine
And lead into gold
It can reverse the course of time
And even make a slave of a brave manA station with no tale to tell
Johnnie Gray dreamed of glory
They dress him up, decorate him, salute him,
But all of that now seems so very small,
For in love, as in war,
There is only one victory
Peace restored, hearts reunited
Happiness for Annabelle and for JohnnieIn love, as in war,
There is only one victory
Peace restored, hearts reunited
Happiness for Annabelle and for Johnnie

Une gare
Sans histoire
Johnnie Gray rêvait de gloire
Il a deux amours dans sa vie
Sa locomotive et la belle Annabelle LeeQuand la guerre
Se déchaîne et lui tend ses pièges mortels
Johnnie n’a peur de rien
Il risque sa vie
Pour sa locomotive et pour la belleL’amour est toujours le plus fort
Bien plus fort que la guerre
Il sait comment changer l’eau en vin
Et le plomb en or
Il peut inverser la course du temps
Et même faire d’un brave son esclaveUne gare
Sans histoire
Johnnie Gray rêvait de gloire
On le déguise, on le décore, on le salue,
Mais tout cela semble à présent bien dérisoire, carEn amour comme à la guarre
Il n’est qu’une seule victoire
C’est la paix retrouvée, le cœurs réunis
C’est le bonheur pour Annabelle et pour Johnnie

Le Petite Poucet

Close your eyes
and let the stars
Catch upon your fingers
Like butterflies, my love
The night is beautiful
Come close to me
Open your wings wide
The Moon, Like an angel,
Keeps watch over you
If you are afraid to learn to fly
The beating of my heart
Says I am very near
I asked for a perfect sky
So that at last you could dream
Close your eyes
The night will be your friend
Fell how the wind
caresses your face
Let us wager that time
Is nothing but a mirage
The night is beautiful
Come close to me
Now we see only her
The moon, my love,
shines for youClose your eyes
and let the stars
Blaze with all their fire
Like immense suns, my love
The night is beautiful
Come close to me
Open your wings wideIt is you, my love,
Who shines for me

Fermes les yeux
Et laisses les étoiles
S'accrocher à tes doigts
Comme des papillons, mon amour
La nuit est belle
Approches-toi de moi
Ouvres grand tes ailes
La lune est telle un ange
Veille sur toi
Si tu as peur d'apprendre à voler
Les battements de mon coeur
Disent je suis tout près
J'ai demandé un ciel parfait
Pour que tu puisses enfin rêver
Fermes les yeux
La nuit sera ton amie
Sens comme le vent
Caresse ton visage
Gageons que le temps
Ne soit juste qu'un mirage
La nuit est belle
Approches-toi de moi
On ne voit plus qu'elle
La lune, mon amour
Brille pour toiFermes les yeux
Et laisses les étoiles
Briller de tout leurs feux
Comme d'immenses soleils, mon amour
La nuit est belle
Approches-toi de moi
Ouvres grand tes ailesC'est toi, mon amour
Qui brille pour moi

Carrying You (from Castle in the Sky)

Out beyond the setting sun,
And hidden from your eyes
Holding you apart from me.
Dancing across the skies.
When the heavens fill with stars,
In purple scented night
I know that you are one of them,
Shimmering bends of light
Shall we pack the things we have,
And go off just we two
Bread, a candle and a knife, just to see us through.
My father’s dreams still burning in my heart
My mother’s eyes ever smiling songs of love
The earth turns round and round,
Taking you away from me
Blinking, twinkling points of light, shining in the sky.
The earth turns round and round,
Taking you away from me
When will it swing back again, carrying you to me.

君をのせて (「天空の城のラピュタ」より)

あの地平線
輝くのは
どこかに君を
かくしているから
たくさんの灯が
なつかしいのは
あのどれかひとつに
君がいるから
さあ でかけよう
ひときれのパン
ナイフ ランプ かばんにつめこんで
父さんが残した 熱い想い
母さんがくれた あのまなざし
地球はまわる
君をかくして
輝く瞳 きらめく灯
地球はまわる
君をのせて
いつかきっと出会う ぼくらをのせて

Hey Let’s Go (from My Neighbor Totoro)

Hey, let's go! Hey, let's go
I'm happy as can be
Let's go walking, you and me
Ready, set, come on, let's goOver the hill, across the field
Through the tunnel, we'll go
We'll run across the bridge
And down the bumpy gravel road
Right beneath the spider's web
Ready, set, let's goHey, let's go! Hey, let's go
I'm happy as can be
Let's go walking, you and me
Ready, set, let's goThe foxes and the badgers too
All come out to play
They all want to explore
The deep and wonderful woods all day
Look at all my many friends
Ready, set, let's goHey, let's go! Hey, let's go
I'm happy as can be
Let's go walking, you and me
Ready, set, come on, let's go
Over the hill, across the field
Through the tunnel we'll go
We'll run across the bridge
And down the bumpy gravel roadLook at all my many friends
Ready, set, let's goLook at all my many friends
Ready, set, let's go

Princess Mononoke

In the moonlight I felt your heart
quiver like a bow-string’s pulse
In the moon’s pale light, you looked at me
Nobody knows your heartWhen the sun has gone
I see you beautiful and haunting, but cold
Like the blade of a knife, so sharp, so sweet
Nobody knows your heartAll of your sorrow, grief and pain
locked away in the forests of the night
Your secret heart belongs to the world
of the things that sight in the dark,
of the things that cry in the darkAll of your sorrow, grief and pain
locked away in the forests of the night
Your secret heart belongs to the world
of the things that sight in the dark,
of the things that cry in the dark

もののけ姫

はりつめた弓の
ふるえる弦よ
月の光にざわめく
おまえの心とぎすまされた刃の美しい
そのきっさきによく似た
そなたの横顔悲しみと怒りにひそむ
まことの心を知るは
森の精
もののけ達だけ
もののけ達だけ

One Summer’s Day
(from Spirited Away)

Drawing a line across the blue sky
The whiteness of the airplane vapor trails
Continues forever and ever
As if it knows the futureTaking a shallow breath with my chest
Remembering both the hot cheeks
And the cold wind across my faceParalyzed by the thought of the future, my hands
And feet were freed by that calm, quiet voice
I yearn for those days, to the point of
Wanting to cry out, June one life
Shafts of the midsummer’s light
Scattered through the trees on to your shoulders

あの夏へ (「千と千尋の神隠し」より)

青空に線を引く
飛行機雲の白さは
ずっとどこまでも ずっと続いてく
明日を知ってたみたい胸で浅く息をしえた
熱い頬 さました風も
おぼえてる未来の前にすくむ手足は
静かな声にほどかれて
叫びたいほど なつかしいのは
ひとつのいのち
真夏の光
あなたの肩に
揺れてた木漏れ日

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea

Ponyo, Ponyo, Ponyo, fishy in the sea
Tiny little fishy, who could you really be?
Ponyo, Ponyo, Ponyo, magic sets you free
Oh, she's a little girl with a round tummy.You're my hero
Ponyo, Ponyo, Ponyo, fishy in the sea
Tiny little fishy, who could you really be?
Ponyo, Ponyo, Ponyo, magic sets you free
Oh pretty little girl will you swim back to meYou're my hero
Ponyo, Ponyo, Ponyo, fishy in the sea
Tiny little fishy, who could you really be?
Ponyo, Ponyo, Ponyo, magic sets you free
Oh, she's a little girl with a round tummy.

Composer, Conductor

Composer in Association: Philharmonie de Paris
Composer in Focus: Los Angeles Philharmonic
Composer-in-Residence: Philadelphia Orchestra
Composer-in-Association: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Music Director: Japan Century Symphony Orchestra

Joe Hisaishi, a composer, conductor and pianist, has established himself as a formidable force in contemporary music for his delicately crafted symphonic and solo works, as well as his globally successful film music. Hisaishi is greatly in demand as a conductor performing with the most notable symphony orchestras across the globe. With nearly 40 solo albums and over 100 film scores to his name, he is one of the most celebrated composers of our time.Hisaishi’s recent symphonic engagements have seen him conducting the Toronto and Chicago Symphony orchestras, Royal, Helsinki, and Rotterdam Philharmonic orchestras and Wiener Symphoniker. Alongside his film music works, he conducts classical repertoire from the likes of, Ravel, Reich, Mussorgsky, Brahms and Pärt, and his own symphonic compositions such as DA•MA•SHI•E and The East Land Symphony. Hisaishi also had a successful week-long residency with Seattle Symphony Orchestra where he led three sold-out concerts, as well as curating and conducting a chamber concert dedicated to contemporary music from his peers and a panel discussion with young audience members. After a successful debut at the Hollywood Bowl in 2023, Hisaishi returned to Los Angeles Philharmonic for the world premiere of his Harp Concerto, commissioned by the orchestra and performed by their own harpist, Emmanuel Ceysson.In 2025, Hisaishi made debut performances with Cleveland Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra and at the BBC Proms with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra where his work The End of the World was programmed with Steve Reich’s Desert Music.

Further ahead in the 25/26 season, Hisiashi returns to Philadelphia, Chicago and
Toronto Symphony orchestras, and will premiere his new work Concerto for Orchestra with various high-level orchestras across the globe including National Symphony Orchestra and Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Renowned for his long-standing collaboration with Japanese anime director Hayao Miyazaki, Hisaishi has won international awards for his scores. His popular soundtracks for Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle, Kiki’s Delivery Service, and Ponyo amongst others, capture his sensitive and imaginative amalgamation of the symphonic, and minimalist genres. Many of these iconic works have been brought to huge live audiences in his recent sold-out performances in Madison Square Garden, New York, La Defense in Paris, Olympic Hall in Munich and Tokyo Dome over 3 concerts, each with a 40,000-person audience. Autumn 2024 saw a two-day residency at Royal Albert Hall in London for his “Hisaishi Symphonic” live shows which included Princess Mononoke Suite and his Symphony No.2, as well as Britten’s Four Sea Interludes with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.A Deutsche Grammophon exclusive artist, Hisaishi has released the titles Merry-Go-Round of Life and A Symphonic Celebration, both of which are new arrangements that bring a fresh excitement to his Studio Ghibli masterpieces. Joe Hisaishi in Vienna features the world premiere recordings of two of his compositions – Symphony No.2 and Viola Saga with Wiener Symphoniker and soloist Antoine Tamestit – and his most recent recording Joe Hisaishi Conducts, released in August 2025, includes the music of Reich alongside his The End of the World, a work that explores the “anxiety and chaos” resulting from the collapse of global order and values in the aftermath of 9/11.

As a passionate pioneer of contemporary music, Hisaishi collaborates with similarly experimental artists including Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner, Nadia Sirota, Phillip Glass, David Lang and Terry Reilly. Since 2014, he has been presenting his eponymous “MUSIC FUTURE” concerts in Tokyo, bringing together the works and talents of these notable collaborators. Volume 12 of the series enjoyed an airing in Tokyo in autumn 2025 and he has also previously travelled with the series to Carnegie Hall in New York in 2022 and Seattle in 2024. He holds Young Composer’s Competition every year to inspire and empower young composers, and the winning composition makes its world premiere at his MUSIC FUTURE concerts.Hisaishi is the recipient of both the Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon, received in 2009, and The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, in 2023 by the government of Japan. Hisaishi is the Music Director with Japan Century Symphony Orchestra from the 2025/26 season. Hisaishi was also appointed as Composer-in-Association of Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in April 2024, Composer-in-Residence of Philadelphia Orchestra in October 2025, and Composer-in-Focus of Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2026.HarrisonParrott represents Joe Hisaishi for worldwide general management.

New York City’s Orchestra of St. Luke’s (OSL) and its acclaimed concert musicians make their artistic home at Carnegie Hall, where OSL has performed more than any other orchestra since its debut there in 1983. OSL’s annual season features a concert series in each of Carnegie Hall’s three venues as well as programs focused on contemporary composers at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, the rehearsal, recording, and performance facility built in 2011 by OSL in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards neighborhood. OSL proudly collaborates with Paul Taylor Dance Company in its Lincoln Center season each year and performs with a variety of artistic partners at venues throughout the city and beyond. Founded in 1974 when a group of virtuoso chamber musicians began performing together in Greenwich Village at The Church of St. Luke in the Fields, the ensemble later expanded into an orchestra before catching fire in New York’s classical music scene. Central to OSL’s mission, the Education and Community Engagement program presents free concerts to thousands of New York City public school students each year; offers the 130-student-strong Youth Orchestra of St. Luke’s (YOSL), the city’s only youth orchestra under the umbrella of a professional group; and provides a mentorship program for pre-professional musicians.

OSL’s signature programming includes: the Orchestra of St. Luke’s Series presented by Carnegie Hall featuring OSL with an international roster of renowned guest soloists; the OSL Bach Festival, exploring J.S. Bach’s musical influence and presented in association with Carnegie Hall each June; the Chamber Music Series, which spotlights members of the orchestra in intimate chamber music performances; the Visionary Sounds series dedicated to 20th and 21st century music at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music; the DeGaetano Composition Institute which supports the development of emerging composers and commissions up to four new works for OSL each season; summer concerts at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts; an annual collaboration performing live with Paul Taylor Dance Company at Lincoln Center; and more. OSL champions composers from groups historically underrepresented in classical music. In recent seasons, it has presented works by Kinan Azmeh, Margaret Bonds, Valerie Coleman, Julius Eastman, Wynton Marsalis, Florence Price, Rita Dove, and Chen Yi, among others. OSL has participated in 120 recordings, four of which have won Grammy Awards, has commissioned more than 75 new works, and has given more than 200 world, U.S., and New York City premieres.

OSL’s Education & Community Engagement programs have been a staple of its work since it first produced a staged opera for New York City public school children in 1976. Today, OSL continues to produce its accessible, interactive, Free School Concerts program in addition to the 130-member Youth Orchestra of St. Luke’s (YOSL) program, now in its 12th season and thriving; and the Chamber Music Mentorship Program, which provides professional development opportunities and workshops for pre-professional musicians.OSL opened The DiMenna Center for Classical Music in 2011 to remedy New York City’s lack of affordable first-rate rehearsal and recording space specialized for classical and instrumental music. Today, thousands of local and international musicians create work at The DiMenna Center – located in the nexus of Manhattan’s Hudson Yards neighborhood and the Times Square theater district – where they not only stage performances, but also rehearse, record, and broadcast music enjoyed throughout the city and the world.

Violin

Emma Frucht
Richard Gilder and Lois Chiles Chair
Krista Bennion Feeney
Principal Second Violin
Alex U Fortes
Christoph Franzgrote
Conrad Harris
Karl Kawahara
Sami Merdinian
Anca Nicolau
Susan Shumway
Yezu Woo
Robin Zeh
Brendon Elliott

Keats Dieffenbach
Isabella Geis
Jessica McJunkins
Greta Myatieva
Theresa Salomon
Andrea Schultz
Janey Choi
Aniela Eddy
Maïthéna Girault
Lydia Hong
Pauline Kim Harris
Salley Koo
Hava Polinsky
Christine Wu

Viola

Liuh-Wen Ting
Principal

Louise Schulman
Sarah Adams
Andrew Griffin
Kal Sugatski

Kal Sugatski
Hannah Burnett
Isabella Mensz
Rosemary Nelis
Alexis Sykes
Kevonna Shuford

Cello

Myron Lutzke
Janet Prindle Seidler Chair
Daire FitzGerald
Charles and Carol Grossman Family Chair
Hamilton Berry
Frankie Carr
Boubacar Diallo
Arthur Fiacco
Laura Andrade
Dara Hankins

Bass

John Feeney
Principal
Anthony Falanga
Nathaniel Chase

Gregg August
Brian Cassier
Motomi Igarashi

Flute

Marisela Sager
Sheryl Henze
John Romeri

Oboe

Melanie Feld
David Bury and Marianne C. Lockwood Chair
Keisuke Ikuma
Matthew Maroon

Clarinet

Dean LeBlanc
Emme and Jonathan Deland Family Principal Clarinet Chair
Nuno Antunes
Ki-Deok Park

Bassoon

Cynde Iverson
Jensen Bocco
Adrian Morejon

Horn

R.J. Kelley
Liana Hoffman
Kyle Hoyt
Cort Roberts

Trumpet

Gareth Flowers
Helen and Robert Appel Chair
John Dent
Maximilian Morel

Trombone

Michael Boschen
Thomas Hutchinson
Nathan Mayland
Christopher Olness

Tuba

Kyle Turner

Timpani

Maya Gunji

Percussion

John Ostrowski
Samuel Budish
Javier Diaz
Joseph Gramley
Eric Poland

Harp

Grace Paradise

Keyboard

Margaret Kampmeier

MasterVoices

MasterVoices (Ted Sperling, artistic director) was founded in 1941 as The Collegiate Chorale by legendary conductor Robert Shaw, breaking barriers as one of the first interracial and interfaith choral ensembles of its era. That tradition continues today, with a diverse choral community and collaborations with world-class artists in musicals, operas, and choral works. The chorus has performed at the opening of the United Nations, at the Verbier and Salzburg Festivals, and with conductors such as Arturo Toscanini and Leonard Bernstein. This is MasterVoices’ third collaboration with Joe Hisaishi, at Radio City Music Hall and Madison Square Garden.

Under the leadership of Tony Award winner Ted Sperling since 2013, recent projects include Sweet Smell of Success with Raúl Esparza, Lizzy McAlpine, and Ali Louis Bourzgui, Anyone Can Whistle with Vanessa Williams, Lady In The Dark with Victoria Clark, Sheldon Harnick’s adaptation of Carmen, and the digital production of Adam Guettel’s Myths and Hymns (streaming on PBS’ AllArts), and commissioned works by Heather Christian, Jason Robert Brown, Ricky Ian Gordon, Michael Abels, Gregory Spears, Ted Hearne, Will Aronson, Marisa Michelson, Randall Eng, William C. Banfield, and Tariq Al-Sabir.

SOPRANOSNancy Batterman
Valerie Blechar
Jessica Bobadilla
Jillian Boeni
Sarahjeane Campbell
Marina Rebecca Chan
Angel Fan
Manami Hattori*
Caitlin Kelley
Laura Kroh
Erika Lal
Bianca Levy
Carolina Massari
Vanessa McHugh
Stacey Nathan
Hitomi Nozawa
Rachel Pront
Marissa Pyron
Shroothi Ramesh
Becky Rusch
Cristal Suazo-Severino
Vivian Tien
Jill Melanie Wirth
Emy Zener

ALTOSAutumn Avery
Kaila Barker
Jackie Berliant
Christina Blum
Peggy Chin
Juli Cooper
Gabby Dalope
Helen Delphia
Mary Fan
Megan Friar*
Nancy Good
Anna Giannicchi
Lauren Lamonsoff
Grace Lee
EILEEN Richter
Ruth G. Nolan
Elisa Peimer
Deb Poppel
Abbigail Ramnarine
Ellen Resnick
Laurie Rios
Amanda Schottlander
Susan Smodish
Sarah Yeakel

TENORSDaveed Buzaglo*
Christopher Carter*
Mark Falconer
Sean Fallen*
Martin Geiger
Carlos Hidalgo
Robert James
Matthew Krenz*
Jeff Lagace
Josh Menzies
Konstantin Murashkov
Christian James Potterton
John Patrick Sabatos
Jarrett Soriano

Janet Todd

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Janet Todd is a Los Angeles–based soprano, originally from Melbourne, Australia. Janet returns as a soloist with Joe Hisaishi, having recently performed in his Film Music concert as part of the Festival de Nimes in France. Janet has also performed in Film Music and Studio Ghibli concerts with the National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap, the LA Phil at the Hollywood Bowl, the American Symphony Orchestra at Madison Square Garden, and the San Francisco Symphony.A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, Janet has performed with opera companies across the United States, including Los Angeles Opera, Opera Santa Barbara, Opera Columbus, and Pacific Opera Project.

Recent operatic highlights include Nedda in Pagliacci, Mimì in La Bohème, Setsuko in An American Dream, Ippolita in Ercole sul Termodonte and Cio-Cio San in Madama Butterfly. Janet is also active in the film music world in Los Angeles, with her voice appearing on scores for major motion pictures.In Australia, Janet has appeared in leading roles with Victorian Opera, Opera Australia, and Pinchgut Opera. She has also been featured as a soprano soloist with The Australian Ballet, Sydney Philharmonia, the Perth Symphonic Choir and Baroque Orchestra, and the Canberra Choral Society. Notable roles from her Australian career include Pamina in
The Magic Flute, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Zelmira in Haydn’s Armida, Miss Hawk in Salieri’s The Chimney Sweep, and Iole in Handel’s Hercules.

Mai Fujisawa

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Tokyo-born singer and lyricist Mai Fujisawa first came to international attention at the age of four with her performance of “Nausicäa Requiem” from Joe Hisaishi’s score for Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. She later joined the NHK Tokyo Children’s Choir and has since established a distinguished career spanning concert performance, recording, and lyric writing.Her debut album Mai was recorded in Sweden and the Czech Republic through collaborations with leading Scandinavian composers. Her notable vocal performances include the opening theme of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part II (music by Alexandre Desplat) and the main theme of NHK’s epic historical drama Clouds Above the Hill, based on the novel by Ryotaro Shiba.

As a lyricist, she contributed the Japanese lyrics for Disney’s Maleficent (“Once Upon a Dream”) and Cinderella (“A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes”). From 2017 to 2025, she appeared as featured soloist on the acclaimed international tour Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki, performing before audiences worldwide with leading orchestras.Alongside her solo career, Fujisawa founded and directs the women’s chorus Little Carol, one of Japan’s most respected vocal ensembles, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Beyond the concert stage, she serves as a goodwill ambassador for Nakano City in Nagano Prefecture and has written and performed official theme songs for municipalities throughout Japan. Her international engagements have included the Australian tour Melody of Japan, and in 2022 she released her album Beautiful Harmony on Nippon Columbia.Recognized for her distinctive artistry and expressive vocal style, Mai Fujisawa continues to build bridges between Japanese and international musical cultures through performance, recording, and creative collaboration.