Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa, 76, will be awarded a first-ever special honor by the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) as it celebrates its 75th summer festival in Tanglewood.
According to BSO, Ozawa is being honored for his “29-year tenure as BSO music director and his incredible commitment to the life and vitality at Tanglewood." The Tanglewood Medal will be presented to him in absentia at the Gala Celebration on July 14.
"I thank the BSO for this great honor of the first Tanglewood Medal,” Ozawa said in a statement.
“It will forever bring back my most cherished memories of a place that has been so central to my musical life," Ozawa added.
At the July 14 event, the veteran maestro will be presented through a video greeting as he is convalescing from health setbacks in Japan.
The gala concert will feature the BSO, Boston Pops, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, and Tanglewood Festival Chorus led by John Williams, Keith Lockart, Andris Nelsons, David Zinman, and Stefan Asbury.
Guest soloists include pianist Emanuel Ax, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter.
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