Candlelight: The World of Joe Hisaishi

⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations never before used for this purpose in Seoul. Buy your ticket now to discover the music of The World of Joe Hisaishi under the gentle glow of candlelight.

(Licensed Performance)

General Information
📍 Location: Jeongdong 1928 Art Center
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: approximately 65 minutes (doors open 30 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: you must be at least 10 years old, and anyone under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian
♿ Accessibility: this venue is not wheelchair accessible
❓ Please consult the FAQs of this experience here
🪑 Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis within each zone
📸 Candlelight photo purchasers are granted priority entry and can have their photos taken afterward
🕯️ If you would like to book a private concert (for groups of a least 40 people), please click here
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Program

• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - “Legend of the Wind”
• Castle in the Sky - “Carrying You”
• My Neighbor Totoro - “The Path of the Wind”
• My Neighbor Totoro - “My Neighbor Totoro”
• Kiki’s Delivery Service - “A Town with an Ocean View”
• Kiki’s Delivery Service - “Departure”
• Princess Mononoke - “Princess Mononoke”
• Spirited Away - “The Name of Life”
• Spirited Away - “Chihiro’s Waltz”
• Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea - “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea”
• The Tale of the Princess Kaguya - “Memory of Life”
• Kikujiro - “Summer”
• Howl’s Moving Castle - “Merry-Go-Round of Life”

Performers

• October 25: Breicher Quartet
  • Ha Jongsoo – Flute
  • Choi Jongwan – Violin
  • Hong Yunho – Viola
  • Lee Juhyeok – Cello

• December 26, December 28, January 17, 2026: Lissus Quartet
  • Lee Hae-ni – Violin
  • Yoo Jieun – Violin
  • Jang Eunkyung – Viola
  • Mayu Kyung – Cello

• January 10: Ensemble Tones
  
  • Baek Chang-hoon - Violin
  • Park Eun-seo - Violin
  • Lee Sung-jae - Viola
  • Ko Jun-young - Cello

• January 17: Lissus Quartet
  • Lee Hae-ni – Violin
  • Yoo Jieun – Violin
  • Jang Eunkyung – Viola
  • Mayu Kyung – Cello

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