Ozawa!

no, this is not the name of the latest summer single. it's the name of the best conductor alive today. ok, maybe i'm biased because i'd heard so much about him, but really, this guy is amazing.

Seiji Ozawa is 72 years old but acts more like a kid. i was at a classical concert last night, and he conducted the last piece of music. and what a show! it was surreal. he was bouncing around (well, not actually around, as he was always in front of his musicians) with a vitality few people have. he was good. but even before that, i felt like a groupie when he came on the stage. as as imagine people (well, ok, mostly women) felt when they saw the Beatles back in the 60's. i went to that concert only because i knew he'd be conducting (that, and it was very cheap). and god am i glad i went!