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1. www.npr.org › sections › deceptivecadenceConductor Seiji Ozawa has died at the age of 88 : NPR

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   Feb 9, 2024 · Seiji Ozawa, the conductor who led the Boston Symphony Orchestra longer than any other music director, has died at age 88.. The conductor died Feb. 6 in Tokyo due to heart failure, according to a ...

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     Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra (Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa)

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     BSO NOW: From the BSO Archives | Seiji Ozawa conducts Mahler

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3. www.bso.org › stories › a-tribute-to-seiji-ozawaBSO | A Tribute to Seiji Ozawa

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   Feb 6, 2024 · The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s longest-serving conductor, holding the title of Music Director for 29 years (1973–2002), Maestro Ozawa died on February 6, 2024, in Tokyo. He was 88 years old. One of his generation’s most sought-after and celebrated conductors, Maestro Ozawa was born in Shenyang, China, in 1935 and from a young age studied ...

4. www.bso.org › profiles › seiji-ozawaBSO | Seiji Ozawa

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   About. Seiji Ozawa was music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1973 until 2002. His 29-year tenure was the longest in the history of the orchestra, eclipsing the 25-year tenure of legendary BSO music director Serge Koussevitzky. Born 1935 in Shenyang, China.

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   When did Ozawa become a conductor?

   • In 1959, Charles Munch, Music Director of the BSO from 1949 to 1962, took notice of the 24-year-old Ozawa after the younger conductor won first prize at the International Competition for Young Conductors in Besançon, France. Munch invited him to Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony, for further training.

   Seiji Ozawa, acclaimed Japanese conductor who led the Boston Sympho…

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   What did Seiji Ozawa do for the Boston Symphony?

   • Under Seiji Ozawa, the Boston Symphony entered a global era, through a renewed commitment to commissions and contemporary music, a prolific number of recordings, radio, and television appearances, and history-making tours.

   BSO | A Tribute to Seiji Ozawa

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   How old is Maestro Ozawa?

   • He was 88 years old. One of his generation’s most sought-after and celebrated conductors, Maestro Ozawa was born in Shenyang, China, in 1935 and from a young age studied piano and then conducting (under Hideo Saito) in Japan.

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   Who conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra?

   • Ozawa conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with soloist Yo-Yo Ma, in Prague. In Japan, Ozawa's father was a country dentist who — as the story goes — pulled a piano 25 miles in a wagon so his son would have an instrument to play. But as a teenager, Ozawa sprained a finger playing rugby, so he turned to conducting.

   Conductor Seiji Ozawa has died at the age of 88 : NPR

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Seiji_OzawaSeiji Ozawa - Wikipedia

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   Seiji Ozawa (小澤 征爾, Ozawa Seiji, September 1, 1935 – February 6, 2024) was a Japanese conductor known internationally for his work as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, and especially the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), where he served from 1973 for 29 years. After conducting the Vienna New ...

7. www.nbcboston.com › news › localSeiji Ozawa, longtime Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor ...

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   Feb 9, 2024 · World-renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa has died of heart failure at his home in Tokyo, his management office said Friday. He was 88. The acclaimed Japanese maestro led the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1973 to 2002, longer than any other conductor in the orchestra’s 128-year history. From 2002 to 2010, he was music director of the Vienna State Opera. Ozawa exerted enormous influence over the ...

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9. www.wgbh.org › music › 2024/02/09Seiji Ozawa, acclaimed Japanese conductor who led the Boston ...

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   Feb 9, 2024 · Ozawa’s relationship with the Boston Symphony began well before 1973. In 1959, Charles Munch, Music Director of the BSO from 1949 to 1962, took notice of the 24-year-old Ozawa after the younger conductor won first prize at the International Competition for Young Conductors in Besançon, France.

10. www.boston.com › news › world-newsAcclaimed Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa, who led the Boston ...

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    Feb 9, 2024 · February 9, 2024. 5. TOKYO (AP) — Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor who amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the helm of the Boston Symphony ...