Conductor's Baton for Sale. This is the baton used by the world-renowned conductor Yasuo Shinozaki at a concert held in Ofunato, a disaster-stricken area, as part of the commemorative event for the Great East Japan Earthquake recovery. This is a genuine, used conductor's baton, guaranteed to be authentic. It was gifted to me through a contact after the event. This is a must-have item for music fans. Please consider this opportunity. ◉ Conductor's Profile Yasuo Shinozaki Born in Kyoto in 1968. Studied conducting under Nao Yamamoto and Yasujiro Iimori at Toho Gakuen School of Music. Awarded the top prize at the Antonio Pedrotti International Conducting Competition in 1993. Subsequently, he studied under Ilya Musin and Myung-Whun Chung at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Leopold Hager and Yuji Yuasa at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, and Seiji Ozawa and Bernard Haitink at the Tanglewood Music Festival. Made his Japanese debut at the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra's regular concert in 1998. He was praised as having "a baton with a powerful energy" (Ongaku Gendai). Since 2000, he has regularly performed with the Magdeburg Philharmonic in Germany, the KZN Philharmonic in South Africa, the Johannesburg Philharmonic, and the Cape Town Philharmonic, receiving rave reviews in each location. Shinozaki's orthodox style and dynamic conducting continue to captivate audiences both in Japan and abroad. ◉ Concert Overview Date: November 11, 2012 "Autumn's Ninth Concert: Students from the Disaster Area Sing" Held at the Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University "Kawauchi Hagi Hall." The program included Brahms' "Academic Festival Overture" and Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9 with Chorus." ＜Performance＞ Conductor: Yasuo Shinozaki Orchestra: Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra Soloists: Emiko Suga, Soprano Kazuko Nagai, Mezzo-soprano Masahiro Takeda, Tenor John Hao, Baritone Chorus: Tohoku Bunka Gakuen Mixed Chorus Tohoku University Mixed Chorus Iwate University Faculty of Education Music Department Alumni Includes a custom order plate. Luxuriously framed with a custom order (wooden frame, acrylic board, high-quality specifications with attention to detail). The item is as shown in the photos. Size: 560 x 260 x 55 (mm) Includes wall-mounting hardware Condition: Excellent. (Background reflection in the photos.) Includes specified courier delivery, shipping included.