Ozawa at work in Nagano

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Conductor Seiji Ozawa speaks at a news conference on Aug. 12, 2010, in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, where he is directing the Saito Kinen Matsumoto music festival. Ozawa thanked his friends and staff for their support during the time he underwent surgery for esophagus cancer, ahead of his scheduled performance at the festival in September.

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