Brown, now 70 and still a member of the VSO's double bass section, said Akiyama was "inspiring" to up-and-coming musicians, and likened the maestro's movements to that of a ballet dancer.

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Remembered as “one of the world’s most-travelled conductors,” Kazuyoshi Akiyama, died on Sunday, Jan. 26, in Tokyo, after sustaining injuries following a fall. He was 84 years old.

A longtime conductor and contributor of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO), Akiyama died in a hospital in Japan on Jan. 26 following a fall in his home on New Year’s Day. He was 84.

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