Seiji Ozawa

The New Year's Concert from in Vienna delights countless spectators every year. The list of star conductors who have conducted this traditional concert reads like a who's who of the international music scene and it is an honor for even the biggest star to be invited by the Vienna Philharmonic. In 2002, this was the renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa, who became music director of the Vienna State Opera that year.

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Seiji Ozawa conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in this 1993 performance at Berlin's Waldbuhne, an amphitheater tucked into a natural valley and modeled on a similar structure in the ancient Greek city of Epidaurus. From this lovely vantage point, viewers are treated to an evening of Russian favorites, including Igor Stravinsky's "Firebird," Pyotr Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" suite, Aram Khachaturian's "Sabre Dance" and more.

A triumph of remembrance, wrote Die Welt following this stirring concert given by the Berliner Philharmoniker under Seiji Ozawa and with Anne-Sophie Mutter as soloist. It left its audience hovering between hushed reverence and deafening exultation. The Golden Hall of Vienna's Musikverein was the dazzling venue for the live recording of this concert celebrating the 100th birthday of Herbert von Karajan. And there Karajan s Berliner never sounded better, evoking a time which selfconfidently sought the private and subjective in music, and believed it could find them in the mirror of the works (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung). It is a concert that commemorates Herbert von Karajan for the ages in a supremely moving manner. Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Bach: Sarabande,br. Seiji Ozawa, Anne-Sophie Mutter

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Des témoins directs de la légende Karajan livrent leurs souvenirs, illustrés d'images d'archives, de répétitions et de concerts. Il y a Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano, qui fut l'une de ses interprètes favorites ; Gundula Janowitz, la soprano autrichienne à laquelle Karajan offrit le Festival de Salzbourg ; le pianiste russe Evgeni Kissin et l'ex-petite prodige du violon Anne-Sophie Mutter, auxquels il apporta son soutien et ses conseils ; Seiji Ozawa, son disciple préféré, qui fut l'assistant du maître avant de devenir un maître lui-même ; Sir Simon Rattle, actuel chef de l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Berlin que Karajan a développé et dont il a veillé sur le destin pendant 35 ans ; le chef d'orchestre Georg Solti, successeur de Karajan à la direction artistique du Festival de Pâques de Salzbourg ; le critique musical Joachim Kaiser, ainsi que de nombreux musiciens.

This intimate portrait of the legendary conductor Seiji Ozawa focuses on the Japanese master and teacher's career, his advocacy of modern composers and the behind-the-scenes world of the symphony orchestra.

Élève de Leonard Bernstein et de Herbert von Karajan, le Japonais Seiji Ozawa est l’une des dernières légendes vivantes de la direction d’orchestre. Nourri par un entretien exceptionnel, le portrait d’un maestro exigeant et pédagogue.

Berliner Phlharmoniker on Jan 23rd, 2008

The Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 2 & 7 performed by Seiji Ozawa, who turned 80! Bonus content includes valuable footage of Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy (piano: Martha Argerich
) from the Celebrating Seiji at 80! Gala Concert performance!

Three big names from the classical music scene -- legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman, celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma and lauded opera singer Frederica Von Stade -- join the Prague Philharmonic Chorus and the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a once-in-a-lifetime performance of music by Czech composer Anton Dvorak. The musicians, led by renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa, give their all to highlight Dvorak's music in none other than his native Prague.

A documentary portrait of Chinese pianist Yundi Li that captures the poetic intensity of this young virtuoso as he works with the great Maestro Seiji Ozawa to prepare for his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. This is interwoven with Yundi on tour in his home country, where we meet his family, gain insight into his upbringing and are exposed to the massive scale of piano culture in China.

Vienna New Year's Concert Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker, Live from Musikverein concert hall, Status: Active, Genre: Music event, Date(s): 1 January, Frequency: Annual, Venue: Musikverein, Location(s): Vienna, Country: Austria Years active 1939, 1941–present, Inaugurated 31 December 1939; 82 years ago Organised by Musikverein The Vienna New Year's Concert (Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker) is an annual concert of classical music performed by the Vienna Philharmonic on the morning of New Year's Day in Vienna, Austria. The concert occurs at the Musikverein at 11:15. The orchestra performs the same concert programme on 30 December, 31 December, and 1 January but only the last concert is regularly broadcast on radio and television.

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