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About the Book

Against unlikely odds, Seiji Ozawa rose from obscurity to shatter presumed barriers confining Asian artists in the Western classical music elite. This moving biography chronicles Ozawa's personal and professional journey breaking convention through boundary-crossing mentorship.
Born to Japanese parents in Japanese-occupied China in 1935, Ozawa returned to Japan impoverished after WWII to pursue music steeped in recordings of Western greats like Beethoven and Brahms that offered hopeful cultural connection. Aspiring first to piano greatness, Ozawa found his calling instead in conducting as a student under revered instructor Hideo Saito.
Triumphing at an international competition in 1959 brought Ozawa recognition to crack classical music's perceived "glass ceiling" for Asians. After acclaimed European debuts, a meteoric early rise soon ensued stateside - climaxing with his barrier-breaking appointment leading the eminent Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1973 to 2002.
Ever marked by innocent reverence toward artistic ideals transcending earthly limits, Ozawa nurtured new talents regardless of identity. In later decades he brought traditional artistic values nurtured under mentor Bernstein to expand creative frontiers directing opera houses like Vienna's with characteristically gentle radicalism.
This biography illuminates Ozawa's historic cultural contributions crossing lines to pioneer more inclusive artistic spaces still unfolding worldwide today thanks to the modest maestro's sincerity and grace. Upending stereotypes through understated human connection, Ozawa's story speaks across cultures with timeless inspiration.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798879122237
  • Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 38
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 64 gr
  • ISBN-10: 8879122231
  • Publisher Date: 09 Feb 2024
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The Inspiring Life of Seiji Ozawa.
  • Width: 152 mm


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