Joe Hisaishi leads Cleveland Orchestra in genre-blending concert at Severance

Joe Hisaishi leads Cleveland Orchestra in genre-blending concert at Severance

CLEVELAND, Ohio — If you know the name Joe Hisaishi, it’s likely thanks to Studio Ghibli. Since the 1980s, the Japanese composer has scored many of the animation studio’s most iconic films, including the Oscar-winning “Spirited Away” and the beloved “Howl’s Moving Castle.”