On February 6, a bright star on the world's leading stage eclipsed, and the internationally renowned Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa passed away quietly at home at the age of 88. The news shook the world, especially in China, where he is regarded as the most familiar of the world's leading masters.
Seiji Ozawa's life is like a splendid movement intertwined between classical ** and oriental culture, and his footprints have crossed time and space, leaving an immortal legend. When recalling the life of this great ** family, we seem to have followed the melody of the notes and traveled through the long river of time.
Seiji Ozawa, his name is a banner on the world stage, a rare oriental face, but he carries the glory of Western classics. His talent stems from his diligent exploration, and he studied under the 20th-century conductors Minhey, Karajan and Bernstein.
Seiji Ozawa's journey began in the hutongs of Beijing, the streets of this old city that bear witness to his growing up. In the early 30s of the last century, the Ozawa family moved to Beijing and settled in No. 69 Xinkai Road Hutong. In the hutongs of old Beijing, Seiji Ozawa spent his childhood, and the pigeon whistles in the hutongs, the memories of the courtyards, and the emotions of his family were intertwined into unforgettable memories.
Seiji Ozawa broke into the palace of the West as an Oriental, and he became the first envoy after the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, bringing the beauty of Western classics to the land of China. In 1976, he set foot on Chinese soil for the first time, and this trip made him deeply feel the collision and integration of Chinese and Western cultures. He walked the Great Wall, visited Dingling, tasted Beijing mutton shabu, and relived the bits and pieces of his childhood in Beijing, all of which made him feel a lot of emotion.
Seiji Ozawa's ** and emotions are intertwined, he came to China with sadness, interpreting his ** dream. In 2002, his mother passed away, but even so, he insisted on coming to Beijing to conduct "Madama Butterfly" and dedicate his last thoughts to his mother. In 2011, when he could not come to China due to illness, he recorded a ** in Chinese, expressing his apologies and thoughts for the Chinese audience, which was moving.
Seiji Ozawa's ** mission made him come to China many times, and he became the closest international conductor in the hearts of Chinese. However, time was merciless, fate could not **, and Seiji Ozawa was finally never able to return to Beijing and his homeland in China. He left behind immortal **, leaving behind emotions intertwined with China, but regrettably, he can no longer feel that familiar land in person.
Seiji Ozawa's ** crossed the border between Eastern and Western cultures, and his life was like a magnificent symphony, perfectly integrating the emotions of the East with the ** of the West. His death is a loss for the world, and even more so for the Chinese. However, the notes he left behind will always reverberate in our hearts, and his oriental love will always be connected with the hearts of the Chinese.