Seiji Ozawa, one of the most charismatic conductors of the 20th century has just passed away at his home in Tokyo. Born in 1935 in China to Japanese parents, he studied in Tokyo under the guidance of the great Hideo Saito.
Then conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Munch brought him to Tanglewood, the orchestra's summer residence. After difficult first years, he became indisputable to the point of remaining in his post for more than thirty years, even if it meant the last years were too many.