A 32-year-old Japanese woman won the top prize at a prestigious international competition for young conductors, held Saturday in Besancon, eastern France.Nodoka Okisawa became the 10th Japanese to win the prize, following in the footsteps of internationally renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa, who was the first Japanese to do so in 1959."I am determined to live up to the honor of winning such a big prize," Okisawa said, noting that she felt the "heavy weight" of winning a contest also won by Ozawa.In addition to receiving the Grand Prix de Direction of the 56th Besancon International Competition…READ FULL ARTICLE
