Joe Hisaishi is about to kick off his Radio City run. Get discounted tickets

Midtown is about to get a lot more cinematic.Eight months after announcing his seven-concert Radio City Music Hall residency, Joe Hisaishi will kick off his Big Apple stint next week with with MasterVoices and Orchestra of St.Luke’s.The septet of shows are scheduled to take place:Tuesday, Aug.

118 p.m.Wednesday, Aug.128 p.m.Thursday, Aug.

138 p.m.Friday, Aug.148 p.m.Saturday, Aug.

158 p.m.Sunday, Aug.168 p.m.Monday, Aug.

178 p.m.If you’d like to see the “Spirited Away”/”Howl’s Moving Castle”/”Kiki’s Delivery Service” composer live, last-minute tickets are available for all gigs.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on seats for any one Radio City show was $87 including fees on SeatGeek.Tickets start anywhere from $88 to $130 including fees for his other six NYC performances.Make sure to use promo code NYPOST10 for $10 off purchases over $250 at checkout (Editor’s Note: this discount is only valid for users’ first purchase on SeatGeek).According to the 75-year-old’s Instagram, he’ll be “performing the music of Studio Ghibli classics, plus scores from Takeshi Kitano, Isao Takahata, and more.”That was certainly the case for his recent Hollywood Bowl ‘Film Music Concert’ on July 22.Set List FM reported that the decorated 75-year-old Nagano native performed 24 songs from works as varied as “My Neighbor Totoro,” “Princess Mononoke,” “Ponyo,” “The Boy and the Heron,” and, of course “Spirited Away,” “Howl’s Moving Castle” and “Kiki’s Delivery Service.”“Hearing [Hisaishi’s score] performed live by the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl was a reminder of just how timeless [his songs] are,” We Live Entertainment reported in a review of the show.“His music effortlessly blends lush symphonic writing with minimalist influences, creating melodies that linger long after the concert is over…even removed from the films they accompany, his music remains every bit as magi...

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