via YouTube/Ryuichi SakamotoMusicNewsMusic / NewsRyuichi Sakamoto shares a concert film to watch in isolationPlaying the Piano for the Isolated was originally recorded in Tokyo last monthShareLink copied ✔️May 17, 2020May 17, 2020TextThom Waite The Japanese composer and Yellow Magic Orchestra cofounder Ryuichi Sakamoto has shared a concert film, titled Playing the Piano for the Isolated, giving listeners a chance to experience “live” performance while stuck at home in coronavirus quarantine. The composer, who featured on Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name soundtrack – as well as that of the director’s most recent short film, The Staggering Girl – performs music from across his career in the filmed performance, which took place April 2, 2020. He also explains that the venue was thoroughly sterilized, and the crew and musicians are working under doctors’ recommendations. Hidejiro Honjoh, a musician renowned for playing the shamisen, a traditional three-stringed Japanese instrument, also features as a special guest, improvising with Sakamoto. A documentary on the legendary composer’s creative process, titled Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda, also screened earlier this month, as part of Boiler Room’s 4:3 Online Film Festival. For even more Ryuichi Sakamoto, revisit his interview with Dazed, in which he discusses working with Guadagnino, as well as with designer Rei Kawakubo. Watch Playing the Piano for the Isolated below. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREWesley Joseph is the Marty Supreme of R&B (only nicer) How Turnstile are reinventing hardcore for the internet ageWill these be the biggest musical moments of 2026?Rising singer Liim is the crooning voice of New York CityFrench producer Malibu is an ambient antidote for the chronically online10 musicians to watch in 202610 great albums you may have missed in the last three monthsZukovstheworld on the UK Ug scene: ‘It’s modern pop music’The only tracks you need to hear from December 202511 alt Christmas anthems for the miserable and brokenhearted Last Days: The opera exploring the myth of Kurt CobainHow hip-hop is shaping the fight for Taiwan’s future