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SEIJI OZAWA

Experimentation seemed to be a driving force throughout conductor Seiji Ozawa’s life as he pushed the boundaries of what a Japanese artist could achieve with classical music to magnificent heights.
CULTURE / Music
Feb 13, 2024
Seiji Ozawa’s boundless experiment
The influential conductor was not only a man of extraordinary talent, his warm character had the power to unite people as one.
Seiji Ozawa shows his humorous side during a photo shoot with The Japan Times in 2017. The influential conductor died Feb. 6.
CULTURE / Music
Feb 10, 2024
The story behind my favorite photo of Seiji Ozawa
A lot of photography comes down to luck and reflexes. Once you get that magic shot, though, it can stay with you forever.
Maestro Seiji Ozawa conducts the Seiji Ozawa Ongaku-juku orchestra during a rehearsal in Beijing in 2009.
CULTURE / Music
Feb 10, 2024
World mourns loss of 'magician' Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa
Tributes poured in from across the globe for a man credited with paving the way for Asian musicians abroad.
Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa during a rehearsal in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, in September 2005.
CULTURE / Music
Feb 9, 2024
Seiji Ozawa, Japan’s trailblazing maestro, dies at 88
Throughout his illustrious career, Ozawa was instrumental in popularizing classical music for mainstream audiences in Japan and abroad.
John Williams (right) and Seiji Ozawa (center) have been friends for decades. Their long-awaited reunion in Japan comes courtesy of a musical collaboration between Williams and the Saito Kinen Orchestra for the 31st edition of Ozawa’s annual music festival.
CULTURE / Music
Sep 24, 2023
Music legends John Williams and Seiji Ozawa reunite at Matsumoto festival
The American composer and conductor led a special program featuring his famous film scores at his long-time friend's annual event in Nagano Prefecture.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 27, 2022
Nagano music festival stays true to Seiji Ozawa's musical legacy
The maestro's daughter, Seira Ozawa, sees his passion reflected at the month-long Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2020
Boston proclaims Japan conductor's birthday 'Seiji Ozawa Day'
The U.S. city of Boston has proclaimed Sept. 1 as "Seiji Ozawa Day" in honor of the renowned former Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor, who turned 85 on Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 29, 2018
Conductor Ozawa makes comeback after surgery for heart valve disease
World-renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa made a comeback Saturday after undergoing surgery for heart valve disease, pleasing his fans, who have not seen him conducting in about nine months.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 9, 2018
Conductor Ozawa hospitalized due to heart valve disease
Conductor Seiji Ozawa has been hospitalized due to heart valve disease, his office said Thursday, adding that he will be replaced by another conductor at opera concerts later this month in Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 2, 2017
Master class: Conductor Seiji Ozawa passes on his knowledge to a new generation
An old piano sits by a window in the corner of a tiny room in Seiji Ozawa's office in Tokyo's Seijo neighborhood. The 82-year-old conductor's father apparently bought it for him more than 70 years ago.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Nov 16, 2017
The new head of the Boston Symphony Orchestra takes a bow in Japan
An orchestra is a lot like a perfect society: the instruments all have different roles and personalities, and when they come together beautiful music is created. Every society needs a leader, though, and last week the Boston Symphony Orchestra introduced its new leader to audiences in Japan.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 4, 2017
Seiji Ozawa to conduct two Berlin Philharmonic concerts in January
Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa will lead the Berlin Philharmonic for two concerts in the German capital next January, the orchestra said Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 17, 2016
'Absolutely on Music': Haruki Murakami and Seiji Ozawa sit down to talk — and listen
A fan, knowledgeable about an art form in the way that only obsessive fans are, in conversation with a master practitioner of the art in question — that's what Haruki Murakami and conductor Seiji Ozawa have given us in "Absolutely on Music," a series of transcribed conversations between the two artists. The combination — fan and master; novelist and musician — is ideal. Murakami is conversant enough with music that the questions he asks Ozawa are intelligent and informed, but since he is a nonmusician who, by his own admission, can barely read a score, the questions are imbued with just enough ignorance of the musician's craft that they elicit answers that will be enlightening to those of us who may be fans, or even musicians, but are not as well versed as Murakami, let alone a professional like Ozawa.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 24, 2016
The ascendancy of a Japanese maestro
In the past few months, the media has been pleasantly surprised at the sudden ascendancy of some noteworthy Japanese women, mainly in the realm of politics. Since pianist Hiroko Nakamura passed away in July, the media has been filled with obituaries that paid tribute to her own powerful position in Japan's classical music scene some 50 years ago.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 16, 2016
Conductor Seiji Ozawa wins Grammy Award for best opera recording
Conductor Seiji Ozawa won the Grammy Award for best opera recording Monday in Los Angeles.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 8, 2015
Conductor Ozawa's recording, Watanabe's musical nominated for Grammys
An opera recording by conductor Seiji Ozawa and the album from a Broadway musical in which actor Ken Watanabe starred are among the works nominated for the 58th Grammy Awards.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 6, 2015
Conductor Ozawa, filmmaker Lucas receive U.S. cultural award
Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa and Star Wars filmmaker George Lucas were among the artists who received this year's Kennedy Center Honors award Saturday for their lifetime contribution to American culture.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 7, 2015
Injury forces famed conductor Ozawa to cancel festival performances
Renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa has been forced to cancel his appearance at this month's Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival in Nagano Prefecture due to a hip injury, festival organizers said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 16, 2015
Conductor Seiji Ozawa, Eagles, Lucas, King, Morena, Tyson to be honored by Kennedy Center
Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa, American rock band the Eagles and Star Wars filmmaker George Lucas are among the six recipients of this year's awards for lifetime contributions to American culture from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C, the center said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2015
Maestro Ozawa hopes Japan will remain a country of peace
Renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa expressed hope over the weekend that Japan will remain a country that does not engage in war, as it has been since the end of World War II 70 years ago.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Tehran signals no retaliation against Israel after drones attack Iran
A reported strike against Iran by Israel on Friday came against the backdrop of Iran's support for the Palestinian Hamas militant group, whose assault into Israel on Oct. 7 triggered Israel's invasion of Gaza.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
Former No. 1 Kento Momota retires from international badminton at 29
Badminton star Kento Momota leaves a news conference after announcing his retirement from Japan's national team, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
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People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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