Hikari | 光

Hikari, the Japanese word for light. 

Join violinist Eden Annesley and pianist Julia Zhu for an afternoon of music from Asia, a sound that invites you into deep reflection and nostalgia. Featuring pieces by Joe Hisaishi, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Torū Takemitsu, Sōmei Satoh, Salina Fisher, Julia Zhu and more, the concert is a nod to the unconventional and diverse music for violin and piano by Asian composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. 

You can expect to hear: Hisaishi’s Town with an Ocean View and One Summer’s Day, Chen Gang and He Zhanhao’s Butterfly Lovers' Concerto, Sakamoto’s Rain from The Last Emperor, Somei Satoh’s Birds in Warped Time, as well as premiere performances of Zhu’s original piano compositions.

Listen in on this sonic adventure and discover the magic of music from Japan and China!