On Thu, 08 Apr 1999 14:40:48 +0000, Ph. Barnard wrote:
> 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.
Back in the days when I was a music student, I took conducting at the
University of Washington from Tim Salzman. Ozawa was Salzman's hero, and he
would constantly admonish us with "That's not how Seiji would do it."
~Greg
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