Conductor Herbert Blomstedt dies aged 99
The Leipzig Gewandhaus has announced the death of Swedish conductor Herbert Blomstedt, aged 99. He led major orchestras in Europe and the United States and won several recording awards.
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Swedish conductor Herbert Blomstedt has died aged 99, the Leipzig Gewandhaus concert hall has announced. Blomstedt, who was born in the United States, had a long association with the orchestra and held the honorary title of conductor in recent years.
He was known for performances of German and Austrian composers including Beethoven, Brahms and Bruckner. After leading several prominent Nordic orchestras, he moved to Germany in the 1980s to conduct the Staatskapelle Dresden, based at the Semperoper. He later conducted, among others, the San Francisco Symphony.
Blomstedt received two Grammy Awards, the Gramophone Classical Music Award and France’s Grand Prix du Disque for his work and award-winning recordings. He died in Gothenburg, where he lived.
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