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Conductor Herbert Blomstedt dies at 99 at his Gothenburg home

His management company announced the death, which occurred Wednesday at his home in Sweden.

Published Nov 4, 2026 · 23:51 UTC2 reports

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Conductor Herbert Blomstedt died Wednesday at his home in Gothenburg, Sweden, at age 99.[NPR · ABC News]
His management company, KünstlerSekretariat am Gasteig, announced the death.[NPR]
His final performance was on May 15 with the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Hall.[ABC News]

Herbert Blomstedt died at age 99 on Wednesday at his home in Gothenburg, Sweden.[NPR · ABC News]
His death was announced in a statement from his management company, KünstlerSekretariat am Gasteig.[NPR · ABC News]
His final performance was on May 15 with the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Hall.[ABC News]
Blomstedt won Grammy Awards in 1993 and 1996 for San Francisco Symphony recordings of Carmina Burana and Ein Deutsches Requiem.[ABC News]
Blomstedt was born on July 11, 1927, in Springfield, Massachusetts, to Swedish parents.[NPR · ABC News]

The provided reporting does not state a cause of death.[NPR · ABC News]
Both reports rely on the management company's announcement, and neither cites independent confirmation of the death.[NPR · ABC News]

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