Japanese figure skater and ice show producer Yuzuru Hanyu has presented more than 60 different skating programs in the course of his career, among them 26 competition programs which earned him back-to-back Olympic titles in 2014 and 2018, the first Super Slam in the men's singles discipline, and 19 world records among other achievements. Having experienced the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in his hometown of Sendai, also known as 3.11, Hanyu has dedicated various performances to the victims of the disaster. Notable are his three gala exhibitions at the Winter Olympics as well as his tributes presented at Nippon TV's annual charity show and the 3.11 commemoration event Yuzuru Hanyu Notte Stellata. In ice shows, Hanyu has performed live with renowned artists like Japanese singers Toshi and Dean Fujioka, the J-pop band Chemistry, and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.
The background and making of Hanyu's programs was broadly covered by the media, especially the creation of his signature free skate Seimei and other Olympic programs. Experts in- and outside figure skating praised the high technical quality, mature choreographies and musical interpretation, elaborate costumes, as well as the programs' lyrical and intellectual depth. These features enabled Hanyu to weave his programs into comprehensive philosophical stories written by himself, creating a new genre of performing art and entertainment. His first two Ice Stories included 12 programs each, presented at his record-breaking solo ice shows Gift at Tokyo Dome in 2023, the Repray Tour in 2023–24 and the Echoes of Life Tour in 2024–25, produced and directed by Hanyu himself in collaboration with Japanese choreographer Mikiko.
In 2020, the music from 23 programs of Hanyu's competitive career was performed in a special concert titled Music with Wings at Tokyo International Forum, featuring an orchestra of one hundred musicians as well as violinist Ikuko Kawai and pianist Kotaro Fukuma among the guest artists. Selections of Hanyu's programs were also published as home videos titled Time of Awakening (2014) and Time of Evolution (2019), summarizing his competitive career until the 2017–18 figure skating season.
Figure skating programs
Competition and exhibition programs
Show programs as a competitive skater
Show programs as a professional skater
Programs recorded exclusively on YouTube
Music with Wings program concert
+Music with Wings set list (first half)No.Program titleArtist1"Summer Storm"Ikuko Kawai 2Ultraman GaiaMusic with Wings orchestra3"Camptown Races"4From Russia with Love5"Sing, Sing, Sing"6The Firebird7Mission: Impossible II8Rhapsody on a Theme of PaganiniKotaro Fukuma 9"White Legend"Ikuko Kawai 10Zigeunerweisen11Étude in D-sharp minorKotaro Fukuma 12Romeo + JulietMusic with Wings orchestra +Music with Wings set list (second half)No.Program titleArtist13"Parisienne Walkways"Music with Wings orchestra14Notre-Dame de Paris15Romeo and Juliet16"Requiem of Heaven and Earth"Toshiya Shioiri17Hope and Legacy Toshiya Shioiri 18"Notte Stellata (The Swan)"Satoshi Chubachi, Toshiya Shioiri19The Phantom of the OperaSatoshi Chubachi 20Ballade No. 1 in G minorKotaro Fukuma21""Toshiya Shioiri 22Origin Ikuko Kawai 23SeimeiMusic with Wings orchestra
Home media Yuzuru Hanyu "Time of Awakening"
+Yuzuru Hanyu "Time of Awakening" track listNo.Program titleEventSegment1"White Legend"2010–11 Japan ChampionshipsShort program2Étude in D-sharp minor2011–12 Japan Championships3"Parisienne Walkways"2012–13 Japan Championships42013–14 Japan Championships52014 Winter Olympics6Zigeunerweisen2011 Four Continents ChampionshipsFree skating7Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini2010 World Junior Championships8Romeo + Juliet2011–12 Japan Championships92012 World Championships10Notre-Dame de Paris2012–13 Japan Championships11Romeo and Juliet2013–14 Japan Championships122014 Winter Olympics132014 World Championships14"Sing, Sing, Sing"2007 Medalists on IceBonus videos15The Firebird2007–08 Japan Junior Championships16"Change"2008 Medalists on Ice17""2012 Medalists on Ice18Yuzuru Hanyu "Congratulations on your Olympic victory" parade (digest)
Yuzuru Hanyu "Time of Evolution"
+Yuzuru Hanyu "Time of Evolution" track listNo.Program titleEventSegment1Ballade No. 1 in G minor2014–15 Grand Prix FinalMain videos2The Phantom of the Opera3Ballade No. 1 in G minor2014–15 Japan Championships4The Phantom of the Opera5Ballade No. 1 in G minor2015 NHK Trophy6Seimei7Ballade No. 1 in G minor2015–16 Grand Prix Final8Seimei9Ballade No. 1 in G minor2015–16 Japan Championships10Seimei11Hope and Legacy2016 NHK Trophy122017 World Championships13Seimei2017 Rostelecom Cup14Ballade No. 1 in G minor2018 Winter Olympics15Seimei16"White Legend"2011 Medalists on IceBonus videos17"Requiem of Heaven and Earth"2015 Medalists on Ice18"Notte Stellata (The Swan)"2018 Winter Olympics19Yuzuru Hanyu "Congratulations on your second consecutive victory" parade (digest)
Prologue
+Prologue track listNo.Program titleSegment16-minute practiceMain performance2Seimei3Change4Otoñal5Q&A6Sing, Sing, Sing7Pathetique (Étude in D-sharp minor, Op. 8, No. 12)8Romeo + Juliet9A Dream That Will End Someday10Haru, Yo Koi11Parisienne WalkwaysEncore12Multi-angle footage (3 programs)Bonus video13Backstage footage
Yuzuru Hanyu Ice Story 2023 “GIFT” at Tokyo Dome
+GIFT track listNo.Program titleSegment1The FirebirdMain performance2Hope and Legacy3One Summer’s Day4Hope and Legacy5Ballad No. 1 in G minor6Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso7Let's Go Crazy8Let Me Entertain You9Ashura-chan10The Phantom of the Opera11A Dream That Will End Someday12Notte Stellata (The Swan)13Haru, Yo KoiEncore14Seimei15Multi-angle footage (4 programs)Bonus video16Special Documentary
'Yuzuru Hanyu Ice Story 2nd “RE_PRAY” Tour
+RE_PRAY track listNo.Program titleSegment1A Dream That Will End Someday (Original)Main performance2Gate of Living3Hope and Legacy4Ashura-chan5Megalovania6Messengers to Destruction7A Dream That Will End Someday;re (piano version)8Requiem of Heaven and Earth9One Summer’s Day10Haru, Yo Koi11Lufia 2 MedleyEnding12Let Me Entertain YouEncore13Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso14Seimei15Yuzuru Hanyu × MIKIKO Audio CommentaryBonus video
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