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Herbert Blomstedt, Conductor Renowned for His Energetic Readings of the ...

He was still in his old age on the big stages of the world. Now the former Gewandhauskapellmeister died at the age of 99 in Sweden.

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Conductor Herbert Blomstedt has died, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music reports on its website.

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The conductor and former Kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus, Herbert Blomstedt, died at the age of 99. He was considered an extraordinary musician - at the age of 90 he still re-recorded all Beethoven symphonies.

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NDR Norddeutscher Rundfunk: Hamburg (ots) - Herbert Blomstedt is dead. The conductor of the hearts died at the age of 99 on November 4, 2026 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Although his term as principal conductor of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester (then NDR ...

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His performances were never superficially spectacular and yet full of splendor. Conductor Herbert Blomstedt has also written music history in Germany.

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His performances were never superficially spectacular and yet full of splendor. Conductor Herbert Blomstedt has also written music history in Germany.

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He was the Doyen among the world-class conductors: Herbert Blomstedt delighted San Francisco and followed Kurt Masur in Leipzig. At the desk, as the eccentric himself said, "I have stepped away. An obituary.

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