Seiji Ozawa

Who is this?

Seiji Ozawa 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 Year's Concert in 2002, he was director of the Vienna State Opera until 2010. In Japan, he founded the Saito Kinen Orchestra in 1984, their festival in 1992, and the Tokyo Opera Nomori in 2005.

Career

1. 1935
   Born
2. 2008
   Won Order of Culture
3. 2011
   Won Praemium Imperiale
4. 2024
   Passed away
5. Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
6. Member of Académie des beaux-arts
7. Won Knight of the Legion of Honour
8. Won Emmy Award
9. Won Order of Friendship

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Shenyang
• •Citizenship: Japan, Empire of Japan
• •Known as: conductor, music director, musician
• •Sport: rugby
• •Genre: classical music
• •Plays: piano
• •Spouse: Kyoko Edo