Conductor Laureate Herbert Blomstedt, who seemed to be in a weakened state on opening night, will be replaced by David Robertson for the two remaining San Francisco Symphony performances.

After being hospitalized for fatigue, Herbert Blomstedt returned to conduct the San Francisco Symphony in a deeply uneasy performance.

You don't need to read the program booklet to see that Herbert Blomstedt is a maestro, or that he enjoys a special relationship with the Cleveland Orchestra. No, all you need to do is listen. Pay even ...

The ninety-four-year-old Swedish conductor Herbert Blomstedt has achieved a longevity that is almost unprecedented in his profession. Various conductors have remained active past the age of ...

Herbert Blomstedt, Conductor Laureate of the San Francisco Symphony and SFS Music Director for a decade (1985-95), turns 90 this year. That's a big number for anyone, but the best and happiest cause ...

Above all, it was the quiet dignity of conductor Herbert Blomstedt’s work that stood out Thursday night in Orchestra Hall. At 92, he long has toiled in a profession that tends to feed ego, reward ...

Over the past month, the musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra have performed with the youngest and oldest conductors working at classical music’s highest level. Three weeks ago, it was the ...

Swedish orchestral conductor Herbert Blomstedt was well into his 80s when he made a significant change to the way he makes music. He’d been conducting the Vienna Philharmonic, he said in a Zoom ...