Conductor

Japanese-American Miho Hazama is considered one of the world's most exciting voices in big band jazz. With a musical palette that seamlessly weaves together jazz, classical music and contemporary expression, Miho Hazama has made a name for herself as an innovative and groundbreaking force. Since 2019, she has been the chief conductor of the DR Big Band (Danish Radio's Big Band), and since 2020 also guest conductor of the Metropole Orkest, one of Europe's leading orchestras with a strong profile in cross-genre collaborations.

Miho Hazama, Aaron Parks & Bohuslän Big Band

Vara Concert Hall

Principal horn of the Ann Arbor Symphony and a former member of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, alumnus Adam Unsworth makes his recital debut as a member of the Bienen School faculty. Unsworth is also a member of the Grammy-nominated Gil Evans Project big band and has made guest appearances with Alarm Will Sound, the Meridian Arts Ensemble, and Ensemble Signal. He is featured as soloist on the Boston Modern Orchestra Project’s 2024 release Masks and Machines and has five recordings as an ensemble leader to his credit.

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Adam Unsworth, horn

Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall

As is tradition, the DR Big Band kicks off the new year with a lavish music party that can send anyone straight into jazz heaven.

DR Big Bands New Year's Concert

DR Koncerthuset

Everyone in the Concert Hall melted when Michael Mayo appeared at the DR Big Band's anniversary gala last year with his beautiful voice and virtuoso vocal art.

DR Big Band presents Michael Mayo

A No. 1 album and a double Grammy-win in 2023 put Samara Joy on the map, establishing the young American artist as ‘the next jazz sensation’ and ‘a legend in the making’, regularly compared to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. Fresh from another double win at this year’s Grammys, Joy makes a much-anticipated Proms debut, introducing audiences to her electric combination of youthful energy and old-soul musical style with classic songs and unique twists on instrumental classics from across jazz and its fringes, from bossa nova to the Great American Songbook. She salutes figures including Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus and Oscar Peterson.

The Great American Songbook and Beyond with Samara Joy

Royal Albert Hall

The code word for this musical summit in DR Koncerthuset's Studio 2 is the old West Norwegian word: Estasette!

DR Big Band presents Helge Sunde

How do you celebrate a band that has been at the forefront of the beat for 60 years and has been connected to most of the international jazz scene?

DR Big Band 60 years - Jazz Gala

The DR Big Band turns 60 in 2024, and it must be celebrated in a way that resonates far into the future.

DR Big Band 60 years XL - LX

Sea nymphs play in this Philharmonia Orchestra concert, which includes a new work by jazz composer Miho Hazama, written to accompany footage of the Nordic coast

Santtu Conducts Sibelius & Nielsen

Southbank Centre

Join us at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday, 29th September 2024, at 3pm for an extraordinary concert experience, "Santtu conducts Sibelius and Nielsen." This event promises to be a highlight of the Philharmonia's Nordic Soundscapes series, featuring the talented Santtu-Matias Rouvali as conductor, with the acclaimed Bomsori Kim on violin.

The programme for the afternoon includes Sibelius's enchanting "The Oceanides," Nielsen's bold Violin Concerto, and the UK premiere of Miho Hazama's "What the Wind Brings," accompanied by underwater film footage of the Nordic coast. The concert will conclude with Sibelius's Symphony No. 3, a work full of warm energy and captivating melodies.

This concert is not just a performance but an exploration of the Nordic landscape's beauty and mystery, both above and beneath the sea. The inclusion of short documentary films provides a unique visual and auditory experience, bringing the Nordic coastline's underwater worlds to life on the Royal Festival Hall's vast screen.

Tickets are priced between £15 and £75, with priority booking available for Friends of the Philharmonia. General booking opens at 10am on Tuesday, 23rd April. Don't miss this opportunity to be swept away by the powerful and playful sounds of the north, performed by some of the world's most outstanding musicians.

Santtu conducts Sibelius and Nielsen

Royal Festival Hall

Grammy–nominated composer and conductor Miho Hazama(Opens in a new window) is one of the most promising and talented composers/arrangers of her generation. Lauded in DownBeat as one of “25 for the Future,” Hazama creates inventive, complex, and surprising compositions for m_unit, the 13-piece jazz chamber orchestra that she leads.

Miho Hazama and m_unit

Berk Recital Hall

Grammy-nominated Miho Hazama, chief conductor of the Danish Radio Big Band, brings an effortless swagger to her debut at the Bridgewater Hall.

Conductor

Miho Hazama

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 28, 2026

Rhapsody in Blue · BBC Philharmonic

Dec 6, 2026

The 32nd Shibuya Afternoon Concert · Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Dec 7, 2026

The 43rd Weekday Afternoon Concert · Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Past events

Apr 16, 2026

Miho Hazama, Aaron Parks & Bohuslän Big Band · Vara Konserthus

Feb 25, 2026

Adam Unsworth, horn · Northwestern Bienen School of Music

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin

BBC Philharmonic

Conductor in Smile by Chaplin

BBC Philharmonic

Conductor in The Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor in Selected Songs by Gershwin

BBC Philharmonic

Conductor in Sketches of Spain by Davis

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor in Porgy and Bess by Davis

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor in Dawn in Retiro by Hazama

BBC Philharmonic

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