Conductor Ozawa to undergo cancer treatment

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa speaks during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 7, 2010, where he announced that he has been diagnosed with an early stage of esophageal cancer. The 74-year-old, who became the first Japanese national to serve as music director of the Vienna State Opera in 2002, said he will cancel all of his concert engagements from January through June for medical treatment.

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