PARIS - February 17, 2025 - Square Enix and Overlook Events are delighted to present NieR:Piano Concert - Journeys 12025 -, the official recital celebrating the 15th anniversary of the NieR game series! The tickets for the first dates will be available for sale on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. More information can be found on the official concert website:
NieR:Piano Concert - Journeys 12025 - Website
Entirely conceived by the teams at Square Enix Music and composer Keiichi Okabe, NieR:Piano Concert - Journeys 12025 - invites you on an intense musical journey, highlighting the emotional and evocative power of the piano. Through brand-new arrangements, this recital revisits the iconic music from NieR:Automata, Re[in]carnation, and NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139..., elevating their renowned melodies while harnessing the extraordinary capabilities of the virtuoso piano and its unparalleled expressive range.
"The core melodies and harmonies of NieR music have been reimagined for piano, sometimes simply, sometimes with fresh interpretations," notes NieR composer Keiichi Okabe. "We are thrilled to share them through Beyamin Nuss's performance -- enjoy the magic of live music at the concert!"
NieR:PIano Concert - Journeys 12025 - marks the franchise's 15th anniversary with a special album, produced and recorded in Tokyo, Japan, at the occasion of the concert tour. This opus, performed by pianist Beynamin Nuss under the supervision of NieR's musical team and Square Enix, delivers an exceptional auditory experience. It's the perfect way to celebrate one of the most iconic videogame series of our time, renowned for its artistic vision and the globally-acclaimed quality of its soundtracks.
First European Tour Dates:
April 19, 2025: France, Paris (Salle Gaveau)
April 25, 2025: Germany, Düsseldorf (Robert-Schumann-Saal)
April 26, 2025: Czech Republic, Prague (Koncertní sál Pražské konzervatoře)
May 9, 2025: France, Lyon (Salle Molière)
May 17, 2025: Germany, Berlin (Columbiahalle)
June 7, 2025: Italy, Roma (Teatro Ghione)
June 8, 2025: United Kingdom, Birmingham (Elgar Concert Hall)
June 13, 2025: Portugal, Lisboa (Teatro Variedades)
July 3, 2025: United Kingdom, London (Cadogan Hall)
More to be announced soon! Subscribe to know the next tour stops:
https://nierpianojourneys.com/tourschedule/
Concert Credits:
Composed by Keiichi Okabe, Kuniyuki Takahashi, Keigo Hoashi, MONACA
Arranged by Natsumi Kameoka, Hiroyuki Nakayama, Mariam Abounnasr, Sachiko Miyano,
Benyamin Nuss
Performed by Benyamin Nuss
Produced and Presented by Square Enix (Saki Imamoto, Kaori Shibayama) and Overlook Events (Yoann Berger, Romain Dasnoy, Cédric Littardi)
About Performer Benyamin Nuss
Best known as the pianist of official concerts such as Distant Worlds: music from FINAL
FANTASY, Symphonic Fantasies / Odysseys and KINGDOM HEARTS, with composers Nobuo Uematsu, Yasunori Mitsuda and Yoko Shimomura. As a prolific pianist in Japan, he worked on the personal albums of Masashi Hamauzu (Piano Works, Opus 4), Hideki Sakamoto (Bungo and Alchemist) Yasunori Mitsuda (Across the Worlds / Kosmos), Noriyuki Iwadare (Twelve Doors), and on soundtracks such as KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5 ReMIX- and -HD 2.5 ReMIX-.
About Composer Keiichi Okabe
Keiichi Okabe was born in 1969 in Hyogo Prefecture. After graduating from the Department of Visual Information Design at Kobe Design University, he worked for Namco Inc. (currently Bandai Namco Studios) before establishing MONACA Ltd. in 2004. He worked on music for NieR: Gestalt/Replicant in 2010, Drag-on Dragoon 3 in 2013, and NieR:Automata in 2017. He
creates catchy music from lyrical melodic vocal songs to danceable tracks for anime and games as his main platform. Major works: NieR series, SINoALICE, TV anime series Yuki Yuna is a Hero, etc.
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The creative team at Overlook Events and Benyamin Nuss are available for interview.
A press kit containing the high-resolution artwork and this press release is available: Press Kit
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