The Iconic Ghibli Vocalist Celebrates 20 Years With Chamber Strings
Teshima Aoi’s voice has been part of the Japanese cultural fabric since 2006, when Studio Ghibli director Goro Miyazaki plucked her out of near-total obscurity to sing “Theru’s Song” for Tales from Earthsea. She followed it with “Summer of Farewells” for the Ghibli film From Up on Poppy Hill, and in 2016, the chart-topping “Asu e no Tegami.”
More recently, her 2024 track “Mori no Chiisana Restaurant” found a whole new global audience after going viral on Tiktok. This Suntory Hall date is a stop on her 20th anniversary tour, a career-spanning set performed with a small chamber ensemble of piano, guitar and violin built to let that famously clear, resonant voice do the work.
