Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall announces special concerts by Yasuhisa Ishida

Violinist Yasuhisa Ishida, serving as the Hall Producer for Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall for the 2025-2027 term, has announced two special concert series to mark the final year of his tenure.

The first series, ‘Ishida-gumi Year-End Thanksgiving 2026’, will take place on December 30 and 31, 2026. The program includes Bartók’s ‘Divertimento for Strings’ and features ‘Ishida-gumi Junior’, a group of nine elementary school violinists, performing on December 30.

The second series, ‘Ishida-gumi Orchestra featuring Guest Soloist Fujio Tokunaga’, is scheduled for February 27 and 28, 2027. This project expands Ishida’s usual string ensemble into a full 80-member orchestra. The performances will be conducted by Taiki Shimizu and will feature violin maestro Fujio Tokunaga as a guest soloist. The program includes a world premiere of a new violin concerto composed by Masanori Kato.