![]() ![]() ![]() It was the first concert Sakamoto had played since undergoing treatment for throat cancer in 2014, canceling all engagements in what must be one of the music industry’s busiest work schedules. ![]() Though he isn’t inclined to make a fuss about these things, the occasion also had personal significance for the 64-year-old composer and musician, a longtime New York resident. Last weekend, Ryuichi Sakamoto took the stage at Tokyo Opera City for the debut concert of the Tohoku Youth Orchestra, a 105-strong ensemble of young musicians from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, which counts him as its musical director. | JAMES HADFIELD Ryuichi Sakamoto offers his thoughts on politics, Japan and how his music will change ‘post-cancer’. A view to the future: Musician Ryuichi Sakamoto is a champion of technological innovation, but laments the fact that few young people think to pay for music. ![]()
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