Seiji Ozawa
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Biography
[Edit]Seiji Ozawa, born of Japanese parents in Manchuria, began music lessons at the age of seven. At 16 he entered the Toho School of Music in Tokyo, intending to pursue a career as a professional pianist. He abandoned that plan after breaking both of his index fingers in a rugby game. It was then that he turned to conducting and composition. While still a student Ozawa gained podium experience with professional ensembles, including the NHK Symphony Orchestra and the Japan Philharmonic. He graduated in 1959 with first prizes in conducting and composition and traveled to Europe to pursue further studies. There, Ozawa supported himself as a traveling salesman of Japanese motor scooters. In the course of his work he saw a notice for an international conducting competition, entered it, and won. So impressed was one of the judges — longtime Boston Symphony conductor Charles Münch — that he arranged for Ozawa to study at the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood in the summer of 1960. Ozawa won the Koussevitzky Award as well as a scholarship to work with Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic. During a visit to Berlin, Leonard Bernstein hired him as an assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic. Ozawa made his debut with the orchestra in Carnegie Hall on April 14, 1961, and traveled with the ensemble on tour (including appearances in Japan). From 1964 to 1968 Ozawa served as music director of the Ravinia Festival. His career burgeoned as he became noted for his brilliant performances, penetrating musical insight, and total command of the most complex scores. He enjoyed multiple successes as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (1965-1969), including a career-making recording of Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony and Takemitsu's November Steps. In 1968 he became music advisor to the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. In the following year he made his operatic debut at the Salzburg Festival and became principal guest conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In 1970 he became the music director of the San Francisco Symphony, and in that post proved himself a particular advocate of new music.
At the same time, Ozawa developed ever-closer ties to Boston. He became the co-artistic adviser of the Tanglewood Music Center in 1970, and in 1972 was named music advisor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. 1973 brought him the music directorship of the BSO as well the sole artistic directorship of Tanglewood. His tenure in Boston, which reached into the 21st century, was one of the longest in the history of any American orchestra.
Ozawa's career-long dedication to new music is evident from his role in the commissioning and/or premiering of works like Ligeti's San Francisco Polyphony (1975), Messiaen's opera Saint François d'Assise (1983), Davies' Symphony No. 2 (1981), and Harbison's Symphony No. 1 (1983). He assumed the post of music director of the Vienna State Opera in 2002. In 2010, severe health problems began limiting his schedule, although in 2013 he was able to resume a more slightly more active schedule.
Title: Mozart: Flute And Bassoon Concertos / Strauss: Oboe Concerto
Artist: Seiji Ozawa, Mito Chamber Orchestra
Genre: Classical
Title: National Anthems: Music of the World
Artist: New Japan Philharmonic, Seiji Ozawa
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Mozart: The Complete Horn Concertos
Artist: Seiji Ozawa, Radek Baborák / Radek Baborak
Genre: Classical
Title: The Complete RCA Recordings (CD3)
Artist: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
Genre: Classical
Title: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3, "Emperor"
Artist: Seiji Ozawa, Rudolf Serkin, Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Title: Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet, op.64 (2 CDs)
Artist: Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Genre: Classical
Title: Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos
Artist: Seiji Ozawa, Rudolf Serkin, Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Title: The Complete RCA Recordings (CD6)
Artist: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
Genre: Classical
Title: The Complete RCA Recordings (CD1)
Artist: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
Genre: Classical
Title: The Tokyo Gala Concert (Live)
Artist: Seiji Ozawa, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Saito Kinen Orchestra, Diego Matheuz
Genre: Classical
Title: Strauss: Don Quixote, Die Liebe der Danae
Artist: Andrew Davis, Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
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Title: Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2; Totentanz
Artist: Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Krystian Zimerman
Genre: Classical
Title: The Best of Beethoven
Artist: The Atlanta Symphony Chorus, Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Title: Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3; Symphony No. 7
Artist: Seiji Ozawa, Saito Kinen Orchestra
Genre: Classical
Title: Lalo: Symphonie espagnole
Artist: Herbert Von Karajan, Seiji Ozawa, Anne - Sophie Mutter
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Title: Mahler: Symphony No. 7 - Kindertotenlieder
Artist: Seiji Ozawa, Jessye Norman, Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Title: Berg / Stravinsky: Violin Concertos
Artist: Itzhak Perlman, Seiji Ozawa, Zubin Mehta, New York Philharmonic, The Boston Pops Orchestra
Genre:
Title: Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21, Sarasate: Zigeunerwiesen
Artist: Seiji Ozawa, Anne-Sophie Mutter
Genre: Classical
Title: Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Artist: Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Genre: Classical
Title: Heherazade & Russian Easter Festival
Artist: Wiener Philharmoniker, Seiji Ozawa
Genre: Classical
Title: Mahler: Symphony No. 2 In C Minor "Resurrection"
Artist: Seiji Ozawa, Shinyukai Choir, Nathalie Stutzmann, Saito Kinen Orchestra, Emiko Suga
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Title: The American Album
Artist: Itzhak Perlman, Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Genre: Classical
Title: Strauss, R.: Also sprach Zarathustra
Artist: Seiji Ozawa, Joseph Silverstein, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Genre: Classical
Collections
Title: Be Mine - The Ultimate Romance Album
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Title: Dies Irae - The Essential Choral Collection
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Title: The Ultimate Relaxation Album III
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Title: I Love Mom
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Title: The 50 Absolute Essentials of Classical Music
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Title: Top 100 Violin
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Title: The Beginners Guide to 20th Century Classical Music
Genre: Classical
Title: The 50 Greatest Classical Masterpieces
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Title: Music for Memorial Day
Genre:
Title: The Blue Danube - The Greatest Waltzes
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Title: Essential 20th Century Classics
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Title: Rapture - Opera's Most Heavenly Moments
Genre: Opera
Title: 50 Uplifting Classics
Genre:
Title: 100 Best Relaxing Classics
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Title: 50 Best Valentine's Classical Music Pieces
Genre:
Title: 50 Most Relaxing Classical Music Pieces
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Title: Top 100 Opera
Genre: Opera
Title: Absolute Masterworks - Angels
Genre:
Title: 100 Best Classics Two
Genre:
Title: Classical Masterpieces, Vol. 1
Genre:
Title: 111 More Classic Tracks
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Title: 100 Best Children's Classics
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Title: Weekend Favourites
Genre:
Title: 50 Tchaikovsky
Genre:
Title: 100 Best Tchaikovsky
Genre:
Title: #prokofiev
Genre: Classical
Title: Serenity Now - Music for Peaceful Moments
Genre:
Title: Lie To Me: Season 2 (Soundtrack)
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: A French Romance
Genre: Classical
Title: Pure... Claasical (CD4)
Genre: Classical
Title: Reisen Sie Entspannt - Klassik Fur Unterwegs
Genre: Instrumental, Classical
Title: World Classical 3 (CD2)
Genre: Instrumental, Classical, Instrumental
Title: Sad Violin 2018
Genre: Classical, Easy Listening
Title: Classical Collection: The Essential Romantics
Genre: Classical
Title: 100 Best Relaxing Classics 2019 (CD2)
Genre: Orchestral, Classical, Opera, Symphonic, Orchestral, Classical Crossover
Title: The Queen Elisabeth Laureates 2019
Genre: Classical
Title: Je N'aime Pas Berlioz, Mais Ça J'aime Bien!
Genre: Classical
Title: Je N'aime Pas Tchaikovski, Mais Ça J'aime Bien!
Genre: Classical
Title: Life Of Tchaikovsky 2019
Genre: Classical
Title: 111 Adagio! Classics For Relaxation (CD2)
Genre: Classical
Title: 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon (CD4)
Genre: Classical
Title: 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon (CD5)
Genre: Classical
Title: Autumnal Liszt (CD2)
Genre: Classical
Title: The Power Of Liszt (CD2)
Genre: Classical
Title: Relaxed Holidays With Faure
Genre: Classical
Title: Relaxed Holidays With Liszt (CD2)
Genre: Classical
Title: Happy New Year! Joyful Classical (CD3)
Genre: Classical
Title: Happy New Year! Joyful Classical (CD4)
Genre: Classical
Title: Frohes Neues Jahr! (CD1)
Genre: Classical
Title: Frohes Neues Jahr! (CD2)
Genre: Classical
Title: New Year's Day - Classical Music (CD3)
Genre: Classical
Title: Berlioz - Great Recordings (CD3)
Genre: Classical
Title: Berlioz - Great Recordings (CD4)
Genre: Classical
Title: Ravel - Great Recordings (CD1)
Genre: Classical
Title: Musique Classique Triste
Genre: Classical
Title: Classical Breakfast 2021
Genre: Classical
Title: The 50 Greatest Classical Orchestras 2021
Genre: Classical
Title: Classical Film Soundtracks
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Cosy Classics: Prokofiev 2022 (CD2)
Genre: Classical
Title: Silvesterkonzert Klassik
Genre: Classical
Featuring albums
Title: The Essential Jessye Norman
Artist: Jessye Norman
Genre: Traditional Pop Music, Classical, Opera
Title: Gershwin Panorama: Bernstein - Ozawa - Previn - Levine
Artist: Los Angeles Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein
Genre:
Title: Strawinsky: The Rite of Spring - Firebird Suite
Artist: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Genre:
Title: Bernstein Century: Ives - The Unanswered Question
Artist: Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic
Genre:
Title: Classical Masterpieces, Vol. 4
Artist: Herbert Von Karajan, James Levine, Eugen Jochum, Karl Böhm / Karl Bohm
Genre:
Title: Best of New Year's Concert
Artist: Herbert Von Karajan, Claudio Abbado, Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel
Genre: Opera
Title: Rostropovich - Mastercellist (Legendary Recordings 1956-1978)
Artist: Mstislav Rostropovich
Genre: Classical
Title: Concertos from the New World (Expanded Edition)
Artist: Kurt Masur, New York Philharmonic
Genre:
Title: Gershwin - Set: Bernstein/Ozawa/Previn/Levine (2 CDs)
Artist: Los Angeles Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein
Genre: Classical
Title: Beautiful Wedding - Classical Music for the Wedding Dinner
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Classical
Title: Jacques Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann
Artist: Orchestre National De France / Seiji Ozawa
Genre: Classical
Title: Ravel-Set: Karajan/Boulez/Abbado/Ozawa/Argeric (2 CDs)
Artist: Claudio Abbado, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Genre: Classical
Title: Selected Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon (8 CDs)
Artist: Mstislav Rostropovich
Genre: Classical
Title: Selected Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon (8 CDs)
Artist: Mstislav Rostropovich
Genre: Classical
Title: Piano Fantasy: Music For Two Pianos (6 CDs)
Artist: Katia Labeque, Marielle Labeque
Genre: Classical
Title: Stravinsky: Rite Of Spring; Firebird Suite; Fireworks / Basic 100, Volume 8
Artist: Various
Genre: Classical