Famed former Boston Symphony, TSO conductor Seiji Ozawa dead at 88
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, died this week. Before Boston, Ozawa made his mark with four years as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
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![FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2015, file photo, conductor Seiji Ozawa stops to greet a young child in the audience as he arrives for a reception for himself and the other Kennedy Center Honors honorees in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The Boston Symphony Orchestra, among other organizations around the world, is celebrating Ozawa's 85th birthday Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, proclaimed as An older, clean-shaven man wearing a ribbon around his neck bows in appreciation.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7110132.1707483577!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/people-ozawa.jpg)
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, died this week. Before Boston, Ozawa made his mark with four years as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.