Seiji Ozawa

87-year-old Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa is back on the podium to conduct the Saito Kinen Orchestra for the first time in four years to deliver Beethoven’s Egmont Overture live to astronaut Koichi Wakata on the International Space Station (ISS). « For the first time in history, an orchestra performance will resonate in outer space », the press release says.  The event is scheduled for December 1, 2022.Here is the promotion video:

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