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Article: Charm offensive from USA; Eiji Oue talks to Christopher Morley.
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- February 19, 1998
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Every article about charismatic Japanese conductor Eiji Oue begins with a guide as to how to pronounce his vowel- laden name, and this one is not going to break the pattern.
Greeting him as "A.G. O-Way" at his Minneapolis base, I am rewarded with a veritable torrent of enthusiasm for music and musicians, an absolutely irresistible charm offensive which makes it virtually impossible to stick to any prepared questions.
Tomorrow Oue brings his Minnesota Orchestra (he became its music director at the start of the 1995-96 season) to Symphony Hall as part of its ...