Keisho Ohno

Spiral Music presents acoustic music every Wednesday evening at the base of the Museum’s spiral staircase. Artists who specialize in music from the Himalayas and South Asia are invited to forge a connection between their music and the art in the galleries.

About the Musicians

Keisho Ohno started playing Tsugaru-shamisen at the age of eight in Niigata, Japan, and has been active ever since. Over the course of his career, he has released numerous albums and performed in more than one hundred cities around the world. Ohno remains faithful to his motto, “upholding and destroying traditional music.”