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

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:

Ayaka Hirahara debuted in 2003 with “Jupiter.” She has received high acclaim and numerous awards as a singer, including the Japan Record Awards for Artist Award and the Japan Gold Disc Award. All the while, she actively performs in diverse fields such as musicals, voice acting, dramas, and movie dubbing.

In 2015, she established the Ayaka Hirahara Jupiter Fund to contribute to society and provide various forms of support through music. She performed the national anthem at the opening match of Rugby World Cup 2019. Her musical theater credits include Love Never Dies, Beautiful, Mary Poppins, Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken, and Moulin Rouge! The Musical. “Ayaka Hirahara Concert Tour 2024–2025 ~ The Swinging Classics! ~” was co-directed and produced with Masataka Matsutoya. She continues her concert tours annually. Her latest single is the theme song for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Pavilion “PASONA NATUREVERSE”: “Thank You, Life / To the Future of 8 Billion.” Since her debut, she has released 35 singles, 12 digital singles, 29 albums (including cover albums and best-of compilations), 15 DVDs, and 6 Blu-rays.