It's said that there are no distinctions of race or nationality in music, but with the exception of Seiji Ozawa, Wakasugi Hiroshi and Akiyama Kazuyoshi, very few Asian conductors have been able to make a name for themselves in the field of Western music.
雖說音樂不分國籍，不分人種，但放眼當今樂壇，知名度、唱片銷售量比較高的東方指揮，除了日本的小澤征爾、若杉弘、秋山和慶之外，鮮有能走出國際路線者。