Herbert Blomstedt

Herbert Blomstedt
Blomstedt in 2023
Born
Herbert Thorson Blomstedt

(1927-07-11)11 July 1927
Died4 November 2026(2026-11-04) (aged 99)
CitizenshipSwedish, American
OccupationConductor

Herbert Thorson Blomstedt (sv; 11 July 1927 – 4 November 2026) was a Swedish-American conductor of classical music. He was conductor of the Staatskapelle Dresden, the San Francisco Symphony and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.

Blomstedt died on 4 November 2026 in Gothenburg, Sweden at the age of 99.

References

  1. ↑ "Herbert Blomstedt". San Francisco Symphony. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Herbert Blomstedt im Alter von 99 Jahren verstorben". Neue Musikzeitung (in German). 4 November 2026.
  3. ↑ Tilden, Imogen (4 November 2026). "Herbert Blomstedt, renowned conductor with a seven-decade career, dies aged 99". The Guardian.