Sakamoto, fighting cancer, livestreams final concert
Published: 04:12 PM,Dec 12,2022 | EDITED : 08:12 PM,Dec 12,2022
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Japan’s Ryuichi Sakamoto, known for his electronic music, including the score for “The Last Emperor,” on Monday finished streaming a concert that may be the last for the Academy-award winning composer, who is fighting stage 4 cancer.
Sakamoto, 70, said in an online message in December that the unorthodox performance - broadcast to more than two dozen nations around the world - came about because he could no longer complete a regular concert.
“My strength has really fallen, so a normal concert of about an hour to ninety minutes would be very difficult,” he said.
Sakamoto, 70, said in an online message in December that the unorthodox performance - broadcast to more than two dozen nations around the world - came about because he could no longer complete a regular concert.
“My strength has really fallen, so a normal concert of about an hour to ninety minutes would be very difficult,” he said.