Never in my four decades of practice has anyone ever said.

Seiji Ozawa with Leonard Bernstein.(Photo by Heinz Weissenstein)Statement from Andris Nelsons.

generously offering his time to education and master classes.and Toru Takemitsu; a total of 44 compositions were commissioned under his tenure.working actively to cultivate young musicians through performance.

he established the Seiji Ozawa International Academy Switzerland to educate European music students.The Boston Symphony Orchestra remembers Maestro Ozawa not only as a legendary conductor.

and generations of music students through his extraordinary artistry and his adventurous and generous spirit.

My thoughts are with Seijis family at this challenging time.we were not privy to the actual accommodations.

Cuban street art in Havana with Japanese influences.His words touched me: I feel so privileged to be probably the first person in Cuba that got to experience this documentary that feels fundamental to the legacy of the Japanese American community.

By SHARON YAMATOIts hard to imagine anyone traveling to Cuba and coming back unchanged.I felt a powerful cultural exchange that came from sharing our mutual histories of injustice.