Omni Foundation presents · Dynamite Guitars 2026-2027
Kanahi Yamashita
Classical Guitar
Born into a family of musical legends, the daughter of guitarist Kazuhito Yamashita and composer Keiko Fujiie, Kanahi Yamashita made her solo international debut in Turin at just 13. A prize-winner across Europe and a D'Addario Artist, she brings to San Francisco a rare combination of technical mastery and expressive depth.
- Date
- Saturday, January 16, 2027
- Time
- 7:30 PM
- Venue
- St. Mark's Lutheran Church 1111 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco
- Tickets
- $55 General admission
Tickets are sold on this page through Humanitix, whose booking-fee profits go to children's charities. Omni is a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
“Elegance and fluidity of a master.”
Six String Journal
Saturday, January 16 · 7:30 PM
Tickets
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Hear them first
Three performances
A few minutes of Kanahi Yamashita before the evening itself.
About the artist
Born in Nagasaki in 1997, Kanahi Yamashita grew up immersed in music, the daughter of legendary guitarist Kazuhito Yamashita and composer Keiko Fujiie. She made her solo international debut in Turin at 13 and has since built a formidable career across Europe and Japan. Based in Berlin, she studied at the University of the Arts under Prof. Thomas Müller-Pering, graduating with distinction in 2026. A D'Addario Artist and laureate of the German Guitar Prize, the Vienna New Years Concert Competition, and the 35th Idemitsu Music Award, she brings rare precision and musical depth to everything she plays.
Presented by the Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that has brought the world’s finest guitarists to San Francisco for more than forty years.
Good to know
The evening
The venue
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
8 concerts this season
Cathedral Hill / Japantown
1111 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
Near Van Ness Ave; served by Muni lines 38/47/49. Street and nearby garage parking.
Seating and tickets
General admission. Tickets are delivered by email from Humanitix; show them on your phone or print them. Season package holders have premium seating.
Questions
Email info@omniconcerts.com or call (415) 242-4500.
A nonprofit
Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Gifts are tax deductible as the law allows. Support Omni.