Japanese conductor Ono honored with Saito award

Japanese conductor Ono honored with Saito award

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa (L) honors the achievements of fellow maestro Kazushi Ono by presenting him a prize marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of renowned Japanese musician Hideo Saito in Tokyo on Aug. 10. Ono has been musical director of the Baden State Opera House in Germany since 1996 and will take up a post at the Royal Opera House La Monnaie in Belgium in late August. (Kyodo)

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