Akiyama’s first North American position was assistant conductor of the Toronto Symphony for the 1968-69 season. In 1972, he ...

Remembered as “one of the world’s most-travelled conductors,” Kazuyoshi Akiyama, died on Sunday, Jan. 26, in Tokyo, after sustaining injuries following a fall. He was 84 years old.

Sadly, it appears the orchestra season in Syracuse will conclude without any remembrance of the finest maestro to conduct any of our orchestras, Kazuyoshi Akiyama. Maestro Akiyama, music director ...