Joe Hisaishi, the composer behind 12 Studio Ghibli film scores, conducts the SF Symphony in three concerts at Davies Symphony Hall, Thursday to Saturday, October 22, 23 and 24, at 7:30pm. The program is the West Coast premiere of his Concerto for Orchestra, an SF Symphony commission, alongside David Lang’s mountain and Steve Reich’s Music for Ensemble and Orchestra. The concerts are presented without film, so don’t expect a Ghibli movie night.
Correction, 8 October 2026: this listing described the concerts as a Studio Ghibli music night for families who love Totoro and Spirited Away. The SF Symphony’s page lists his Concerto for Orchestra plus works to be announced, presented without film, and it did not announce a Ghibli program.
Getting There
- MVan Ness Station OutboundMuni Metro J K L M N · 0.2 mi, about 4 min walk
- MMarket St & Van Ness AveF Market & Wharves streetcar · 0.2 mi, about 5 min walk
- BCivic Center / UN Plaza BART0.4 mi, about 10 min walk
Transit directions, including buses
Nearest Muni Metro, streetcar and cable car stops and BART stations, from SFMTA and BART published stop data. Distances are straight-line, and walking times are our estimate. Buses aren’t listed here.
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Getting there by Muni
Nearest BART: Civic Center / UN Plaza, about 8 min walk.
Straight-line distance from the venue; check SFMTA for times and service changes. From our Events by Muni data, October 12, 2026.
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Cite this page: Project SF, “Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi”, projectsf.com/events/hisaishi-conducts-hisaishi/ (updated ).