Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor who amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the helm of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has.
Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor who amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the helm of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has died at age 88. Ozawa died of heart failure Tuesday at his home in Tokyo, according to his office, Veroza Japan. The internationally acclaimed maestro led the BSO from 1973 to 2002, longer than any conductor in the orchestra’s history, the AP reports. From 2002 to 2010, he was the music director of the Vienna State Opera. He remained active in his later years, particularly in Japan.
Ozawa was the artistic director and founder of the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, a music and opera festival in Japan.
