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Seiji Ozawa
(September 1, 1935 - February 6, 2024)
,
[16]
Born in Shenyang, China, Japan
conductor
[3]
.
In 1951, he was admitted to Kirotomo Gakuen in Tokyo, where he studied conducting with Hideo Saito
[3]
. In 1959 he won the International Conducting Competition in Besancon, France
[3]
. In 1960, in
Karajan
He won first place in the international competition he hosted
[3]
. In 1961, he was appointed
New York Philharmonic
Deputy commander
[3]
; In the same year, he collaborated with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra for the first time
Carnegie Hall
Conduct on stage
[4]
. In 1962, he was appointed conductor of the Japan Radio Symphony Orchestra
[3]
. From 1963 to 1964, he was conductor of the Levison Orchestra
[4]
. Since 1965, it has served as Canada
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Music director and permanent conductor
[3]
. In 1970, he became the music director and permanent conductor of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
[3]
. In December 1976, he visited Beijing and Shanghai, China for a week
[4]
. In 1978, he performed with the Symphony Orchestra of the China Central Orchestra for the first time in Beijing, China
[4]
. In 1979, he led the Boston Symphony Orchestra to Shanghai and Beijing, China.
In 2000, he founded Seiji Ozawa Music Juku
[10]
. In 2002, he conducted the Vienna New Year's Concert
[12]
. In 2004, he led the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert at the Great Hall of the People
[11]
. In October 2005, he led the "Seiji Ozawa Music Juku" tour in China
[10]
. In 2007, he conducted the Vienna State Opera Orchestra in Shanghai, China
[9]
. Cancer of the esophagus in 2010; In December of the same year, he conducted the Saito Memorial Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in New York, the first performance after surgery for esophageal cancer
[8]
. In 2015, he received the Kennedy Center Honors Award
[3]
. In 2016, he won a Grammy Award
[3]
; In the same year, he conducted the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with Zubin Mehta
[6]
.
On February 6, 2024, Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa died of heart failure at his home at the age of 88.
[16-17]
- Chinese name
- Seiji Ozawa
- Foreign name
- SEIJI OZAWA
- nationality
- Japan
- Ethnic group
- Harmony race
- Date of birth
- September 1st, 1935
- Date of death
- February 6, 2024 [16]
- Graduate School
- Kirimoto Gakuen University Junior College
- occupation
- conductor
- Major achievement
-
He received the Kennedy Center Honors Award in 2015
[3]
He won a Grammy Award in 2016 [3] - Place of Birth
- Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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Seiji Ozawa in his youth
In 1951, he was admitted to Kirotomo Gakuen in Tokyo, where he studied conducting with Hideo Saito
[3]
. In 1958, he graduated with the first prize in composition and conducting
[3]
. In September 1959, he won the first prize in the International Conducting Competition in Besancon, France
[3]
.
In 1960, he won the conducting competition at the Berkshire Music Festival in the United States and was awarded the Kusevitsky Scholarship to become a conductor
Charles Minch
The students of; In the same year,
Karajan
He won the first prize in the international competition and studied conducting with Karajan
[3]
.
In 1961, he followed the conductor
Bernstein
Learn to conduct while serving
New York Philharmonic
Deputy commander
[3]
; In the same year, he collaborated with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra for the first time
Carnegie Hall
Conduct on stage
[4]
, was praised by the New York Times; That same year, he toured Japan with Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra
[4]
.
In 1962, he was appointed conductor of the Japan Radio Symphony Orchestra
[3]
; The same year, the first with
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Cooperate in concert
[4]
.
In 1963, he conducted the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the Lavinia Summer Festival
[3]
He then served as the music director and conductor of the festival for four consecutive years
[4]
; From 1963 to 1964, he was conductor of the Levison Orchestra
[4]
. First conducted in 1964
London Symphony Orchestra
.
Since 1965, in Canada
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
He served as music director and conductor for 4 years
[3]
. First conducted in 1968
Boston Symphony Orchestra
He has also collaborated with the Berkshire Music Center for four Summer Camp Music festivals
[4]
.
In 1970, he became the music director and permanent conductor of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
[3]
. In 1973, he led the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra to Europe and the former Soviet Union. In the same year, he was appointed music director and permanent conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
[3]
.
Seiji Ozawa is in China
In March 1987, he led the Boston Symphony Orchestra to Japan
[4]
. In 1994, he performed Dvorak's Ninth Symphony with Liaoning Symphony Orchestra in Shenyang, China.
[3]
.
In 2000, he founded Seiji Ozawa Music Juku, and selected young musicians from Japan and Asia to form bands and choirs through examinations
[10]
. In 2002, he conducted the Vienna New Year's Concert
[12]
.
Seiji Ozawa at the concert
In September 2007, he conducted the Vienna State Opera Orchestra for a concert at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center
[9]
. In January 2010, she held a press conference in Tokyo to reveal that she had esophageal cancer. In December, Seiji Ozawa performed Brahms Symphony No. 1 at Carnegie Hall in New York, conducting the Saito Memorial Orchestra. This was his first performance since surgery for esophageal cancer
[8]
; From November 2010 to July 2011, author Haruki Murakami conducted a series of conversations with Seiji Ozawa, which is included in the book Afternoon Music with Seiji Ozawa.
[12]
.
In March 2012, the show was suspended due to health reasons
[7]
. In August 2013, at the "Saito Memorial Music Festival" in Japan, he conducted the opera "Children and Magic" and returned to the podium after a year and a half
[7]
.
In July 2015, he received the Kennedy Center Honors Award
[3]
. In February 2016, he won a Grammy Award
[3]
; In November of the same year, he conducted the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with Zubin Mehta
[6]
.
In October 2017, after performing in Mito, Japan, the show was cancelled due to health reasons
[5]
. In July 2018, he participated in the "Ozawa International Chamber Music Juku" performance, which was the second time Seiji Ozawa took the stage after nine months
[5]
. On November 23, 2022, 87-year-old Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa once again conducted the Saito Memorial Orchestra (SKO) at the KISSEI Culture Hall in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, playing Beethoven's "Egmont" overture and transmitting it to Hikaru Wakata, an astronaut working on the International Space Station
one.
[15]
On February 6, 2024, Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa died of heart failure at the age of 88.
[16]
Issue time
2004-11-23
Seiji Ozawa at the concert
Seiji Ozawa is good at using his own technique and style to make the band realize its potential and form brilliant acoustics, and at the same time, he is good at conveying the connotation of music works through his own emotions
[3]
. Seiji Ozawa can accurately grasp and understand different styles of music works, and can achieve outstanding themes, clear and rigorous layout, meticulous and smooth levels; He can capture the subtle emotional changes of his works, whether quiet and fierce, touching and angry, witty and solemn, delicate and rough emotions can be expressed appropriately
[3]
. Seiji Ozawa is a conductor characterized by "big movements", using seemingly exaggerated physical movements to mobilize the musical expression of the orchestra players
[3]
.
Seiji Ozawa conducts a wide repertoire, including works of different eras and styles in the Romantic music school, where he is best at conducting
Tchaikovsky
,
Berlioz
,
Ravel
Such as the works of composers; In the modern school, he is good at conducting
Stravinsky
,
Gershwin
,
Onega
As well as the works of second Viennese composers, he also conducted a number of Japanese composers such as
Toru takemitsu
,
Dai Minlang
and
Kiyoshige Yama
The works of others
[13]
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As a conductor, the artistic direction brings a new realm to the world symphony
[2]
.
(Kennedy Center review)
Seiji Ozawa is a genius in the history of conducting in the 20th century. He is the kind of conductor who is very good at using his technique and style to make the orchestra reach its potential. At the same time, he is also an outstanding master who is good at using his emotions to reveal the content of the composer's works. His serious attitude towards art and his diligent and assiduous spirit are indeed beyond the reach of many people. When people see Seiji Ozawa standing on the podium and devoting himself to the artistic conception of music with his whole heart and soul, no one does not admire him from the bottom of his heart. When he picks up the baton and begins to direct the orchestra, Every part of his body and every nerve would be driven by the music, and with it came the beautiful and moving music that flowed from his baton
[1]
.
(Review of Approaching Symphony Music by Song Ye)
