Events

Time and Location

March 20, 7pm ET
Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)

About

Join us for a special concert in celebration of the National Cherry Blossom Festival featuring a performance by Ayaka Hirahara.

Catch a smaller, more intimate concert by singer Ayaka Hirahara the night before she opens the National Cherry Blossom Festival! This event is presented in partnership with the National Museum of Asian Art.

This event is free with RSVP required.

Please RSVP from the link below:

National Cherry Blossom Festival Concert: Ayaka Hirahara

UPDATE: This event is currently sold out! Additional tickets may be released prior to the event, though this is not guaranteed. Please follow our social media and this webpage for additional updates.

Notes for the guests:

・Registered guests are seated on a first come, first served basis. Registration does not guarantee a seat. All seats are general admission only.  

・ Please cancel your reservation in advance if you become unable to attend or you ordered multiple tickets by mistake.  

・ Doors open at 6:30pm. The program begins at 7:00pm. No admittance once seating is full. Please note that there is no waiting area for lining up. We kindly ask that you arrive in time for the door opening.  

About Ayaka Hirahara:

Debuting in 2003 with the hit song “Jupiter,” Ayaka Hirahara quickly gained widespread recognition as a singer, earning numerous honors including the Artist Award at the Japan Record Awards and the Japan Gold Disc Award. In addition to her singing career, she has been active in a wide range of fields, including musicals, voice acting, television dramas, and film dubbing. 

In 2015, she established the Ayaka Hirahara Jupiter Fund to contribute to society and support various initiatives through music. She also performed the national anthem at the opening match of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Her musical theater credits include Love Never Dies, Beautiful, Mary Poppins, Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken, and Moulin Rouge! The Musical. 

Her latest single serves as the theme song for the Expo 2025 Osaka–Kansai pavilion “PASONA NATUREVERSE,” titled “Thank You, Life / To the Future of 8 Billion.” 

Since her debut, she has released 35 singles, 12 digital singles, and 29 albums—including cover albums and best-of compilations—as well as 15 DVDs and ７Blu-ray titles. 

A Blu-ray recording of the final performance of the The Swinging Classics! concert tour, co-directed with Masataka Matsutoya, is currently on sale. A full orchestral album is scheduled for release in fall 2026, and a concert tour with a full orchestra has also been announced.