# Renowned conductor Herbert Blomstedt dies at 99 after seven-decade career

Herbert Blomstedt, the Swedish conductor whose career spanned more than seventy years, has died at the age of 99. He led major orchestras including the San Francisco Symphony, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and NDR Symphony Orchestra, and continued performing into his nineties. His death marks the loss of one of classical music's most enduring and widely respected figures.

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- [The Guardian Culture](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/nov/04/herbert-blomstedt-renowned-conductor-with-a-seven-decade-career-dies-aged-99) — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:54:44 GMT