Conductor, born in Hoten, NE China. Trained in Japan, Paris, and the USA, he then conducted the Toronto and San Francisco Symphonies, before beginning in 1973 his long tenure as conductor of the Boston Symphony. He joined the Vienna State Opera in 2002.
He was music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra from 1965 to 1970, of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra from 1969 to 1976, and of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1973 to 2002.Ozawa became famous not only for his conducting style, but his sartorial style: he wore the traditional formal dress with a white turtleneck rather than the usual starched shirt, waistcoat, and white tie.
Books
"Seiji: An Intimate Portrait of Seiji Ozawa" (Hardcover) by Lincoln Russell (Illustrator), Caroline Smedvig (Editor) ISBN 0395939437|
Preceded by: Walter Susskind |
Music Director, Toronto Symphony Orchestra 1965–1969 |
Succeeded by: Karel Ančerl |
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Preceded by: Josef Krips |
Music Director, San Francisco Symphony 1970–1977 |
Succeeded by: Edo de Waart |
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Preceded by: William Steinberg |
Music Director, Boston Symphony Orchestra 1973–2002 |
Succeeded by: James Levine |
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Preceded by: Claudio Abbado |
Music Director, VIenna State Opera 2002– |
Succeeded by: Incumbent |
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