 He is currently the director of the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras, which has toured in Europe, Asia and the United States.In 1996, Tsutakawa received the Prix de Martell award, from Martell Cognac, Int'l, recognizing "Champions of Classical Music" (other recipients include Gerard Schwarz, Sir Georg Solti, and others).Marcus Tsutakawa is the youngest of four children of George and Ayame Tsutakawa.