Opera Performance Conductor Change Announcement
On Aug.1, 2015, Seiji Ozawa, the artistic director of Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, accidentally tumbled and hurt his hip. Upon examination at the hospital, he was diagnosed with a fracture of lumbar spinous and transverse process and has been assigned to a physical therapy of 3 weeks in the hospital.
Due to this accident, Seiji Ozawa unfortunately will not be able to conduct the opera performances of Berlioz: Beatrice et Benedict scheduled for Aug 24, 27 and 29.
Seiji Ozawa will be replaced by an American conductor Gil Rose. For details please refer to the information provided below.
1 Change of conductor
Seiji Ozawa ⇒ Gil Rose
Gil Rose-short bio.pdf
2 Ticket refund
Due to this sudden change, the partial refund of the ticket prices will be made as follows. The refunds will take place at the day of each performance.
SS 5,000 Yen
S 4,000 Yen
A 3,000 Yen
B 2,000 Yen
C 1,000 Yen
D 1,000 Yen
3 Ticket refund contact
Free dial 026 - 227 -1736
Aug 10 (Mon) – 29 (Sat) 9:00~18:00
※ Celebrating Seiji at 80, Birthday Concert scheduled for Sep. 1, and Orchestra Concert Program B, scheduled for Sep 6, will be held as scheduled.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this may cause. We wholeheartedly thank you for your understanding and your continuous support. We look forward to seeing you in Matsumoto!