#Red swan on piano full

Act twoĪfter a brief intermission, YOSHIKI reappears in a shining silver coat. The final song of the first set is Anniversary, the song he composed for the Emperor of Japan’s tenth anniversary. The swaying lights accompany them through Kiss the Sky and Beverly leads the audience in a simple sing-along. Following that, YOSHIKI is joined on stage by ballet dancers for Forever Love.Īnother break between songs creates a selfie moment with the audience, as YOSHIKI asks everyone to light up the hall with their cell phones. This leads him to the next song Miracle, featuring the vocal talents of classical singer Ai Ichihara. Don’t you think?”.īallet dancers perform on stage with YOSHIKI. But in the end, the message he conveys to this audience is this: “Every single moment is a kind of miracle. For a figure with such a strong presence, he is quite soft-spoken and even seems nervous at times. He does not assume that the audience already knows who he is. He pauses to address the audience and speaks a little about each of the songs they had just played, explaining and elaborating on the meaning behind each of them. The beauty of YOSHIKI’s orchestra performance is the way he weaves different elements of music and performance art. On the song Angel, singer Beverly joins in with her fittingly angelic voice. Then, the orchestra joins in and the song takes on a new scale. The beginning of Tears is played by YOSHIKI alone. YOSHIKI takes the stage wearing a vibrant red coat. The clips highlight the contrast of elegance and chaos, while also capturing their commonality-deep, intense emotion and the way that it has reached audiences all over the globe. YOSHIKI takes center stage at the Royal Albert Hall.Ī video plays for the audience as an introduction to YOSHIKI, stitching together clips from his past interviews and performances of both classical and rock music alike. The London performance of YOSHIKI’s Orchestral World Tour “Requiem” begins. The conductor leads the orchestra into the first notes of Amethyst. At a rock concert, normally the audience breaks into cheers and screams as soon as the show is signaled to begin, but this time there is the respectful silence of a classical hall-yet it is filled with anticipation, all the same. The lights dim and the audience filling the Royal Albert Hall goes quiet.

JROCK NEWS covered this report virtually via OnAir.

#Red swan on piano full

The ground-breaking concert, featuring a full orchestra as well as singing and ballet performances, commemorated the 10th anniversary of YOSHIKI’s acclaimed Yoshiki Classical album.ĭue to high demand, the concert is currently available to stream globally (excluding Japan) through the platform On Air with unlimited rewatches for the next two years. Vincent for a unique classical performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London. On October 13, Japanese superstar YOSHIKI performed with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and GRAMMY award-winning artists Ellie Goulding and St.