Seiji Ozawa

Japanese orchestra conductor (1935-2024) · Japan · On the map · Musicians · Died at 88

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.

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2024Died6 February 20242022Österreichischer MusiktheaterpreisAward2016Grammy Award for Best Opera RecordingAward2013Global Citizen AwardsAward2011Praemium ImperialeAward2008Officer of the Legion of HonourAwardOrder of CultureAward2004Doctor Honoris Causa from the Paris-Sorbonne UniversityAward2001Person of Cultural MeritAward1999Kikuchi Kan PrizeAward1985Asahi PrizeAward1959International Besançon Competition for Young ConductorsAward1935Born1 September 1935

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Österreichischer Musiktheaterpreis2022

Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording2016

Global Citizen Awards2013

Praemium Imperiale2011

Order of Culture2008

Officer of the Legion of Honour2008

Doctor Honoris Causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University2004

Person of Cultural Merit2001

Kikuchi Kan Prize1999

Asahi Prize1985

International Besançon Competition for Young Conductors1959

Knight of the Legion of Honour

Emmy Award

Order of Friendship

Kennedy Center Honors

Hans von Bülow Medal

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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.

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