Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra 917 Orchard Regular Concert

Ozawa Seiji

Seiji Ozawa (小澤 征爾 , Ozawa Seiji, born September 1, 1935) is a Japanese conductor known for his advocacy of modern composers and for his work with the San Francisco Symphony, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He is the recipient of numerous international awards.

In 2001, Ozawa was recognized by the Japanese government as a Person of Cultural Merit. In 2002, he became principal conductor of the Vienna State Opera. He continues to play a key role as a teacher and administrator at the Tanglewood Music Center, the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer music home that has programs for young professionals and high school students. On New Year's Day 2002, Ozawa conducted the Vienna New Year's Concert.

In 2005, he founded Tokyo Opera Nomori (fr) and conducted its production of Richard Strauss's Elektra. On February 1, 2006, the Vienna State Opera announced that he had to cancel all his 2006 conducting engagements because of illness, including pneumonia and shingles. He returned to conducting in March 2007 at the Tokyo Opera Nomori. Ozawa stepped down from his post at the Vienna State Opera in 2010, to be succeeded by Franz Welser-Möst.

In October 2008, Ozawa was honored with Japan's Order of Culture, for which an awards ceremony was held at the Imperial Palace. He is a recipient of the 34th Suntory Music Award (2002) and the International Center in New York's Award of Excellence. On 6 December 2015, Ozawa was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors.

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Place information

• Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall
  東京オペラシティ コンサートホール：タケミツ メモリアル

  Address

  日本、〒163-1403 東京都新宿区西新宿３丁目２０−２  Map

• Suntory Hall
  サントリーホール

  Address

  日本、〒107-0052 東京都港区赤坂１丁目１３−１  Map

• Cultural village
  Bunkamura

  Address

  日本、〒150-8507 東京都渋谷区道玄坂２丁目２４−１  Map

• Bunkyo Civic Hall
  文京シビックホール

  Address

  日本、〒112-0003 東京都文京区春日１丁目１６−２１ 文京シビックセンター 2F  Map

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