Einaudi’s Piano by Candlelight – ‘Spirited Away’
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Programme
One Summer’s Day (from the motion picture Spirited Away) – Joe Hisaishi
Le Onde – Ludovico Einaudi
Gymnopédie No.1 – Erik Satie
The Poet Acts (from the motion picture The Hours) - Philip Glass
I’m going to make a cake (from the motion picture The Hours) - Philip Glass
I Giorni – Ludovico Einaudi
Nightbook – Ludovico Einaudi
Les Barricades Mystérieuses - François Couperin
The Merry-go-round of Life - Joe Hisaishi
4’33’’ - John Cage
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Synopsis
Studio Ghibli’s and Joe Hisaishi’s Japanese animé Spirited Away, Ludovico Einaudi’s TOP10 most streamed piano pieces and Philip Glass’ hypnotic soundtrack to the Academy award-winning film The Hours meet alongside thought-provoking Japanese Zen Stories and a digital art exhibition and lightshow designed by acclaimed Chinese artist and Disney illustrator Emma Yitong Shen – to create an immersive musical experience designed to wind you down, bring you into a heightened state of consciousness and find musical enlightenment. These life-affirming musical numbers are interwoven into a storytelling experience inspired by the wisdom and philosophy of Zen Buddhism.
In 2025, Fringe Classics collaborated with acclaimed Scottish filmmaker Jack Hinks at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025.
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"Matthew Shiel has once again curated a truly enlightening selection of music sharing a languid, lyrical style and emotional mood, each piece complemented by Emma’s illuminated painterly patterns for moments of quiet meditation. The audience was indeed 'spirited away' in a meditative, theatrical ambience of calm reflective light, art, poetry and music.”