Re: Japanese hipsterism....

[Ph. Barnard]

Seiji (sp?  I think...) Ozawa is, I believe, a Japanese native.  He 
gets as much work in Europe and worldwide as he does in the US, in 
fact, and qualifies as one of the most successful conductors of the 
last 20 years or so....  Not necessarily for classical (see?  I'm 
fine with the term <g>) aficianados with highly particularlized 
tastes, but in terms of overall visibility and record contracts, 
record sales, and so on.

--junior