Obituary: Legendary Conductor Seiji Ozawa Dies at 88
On Feb. 6 2024, Legendary conductor Seiji Ozawa passed away in Tokyo. He was 88. Born on Sept. 1, 1935, in Shenyang, China, Ozawa studied piano at a young age and then conducting (under Hideo Saito) in Japan. He had an international breakthrough when he won the First Prize at the International Competition of Orchestra Conductors held in Besançon, France in {…}