CONDUCTOR

Herbert Blomstedt

1927 - Today

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Herbert Thorson Blomstedt (Swedish: [ˈhæ̌rːbɛʈ ˈblʊ̌mːstɛt]; born 11 July 1927) is an American-born Swedish conductor of classical music. At the age of 98, he continues to conduct concerts in Europe and the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herbert Blomstedt is the 15th most popular conductor (up from 17th in 2019), the 1,665th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,496th in 2019) and the most popular American Conductor.

Herbert Blomstedt is most famous for his work with the Berlin Philharmonic, where he served as conductor from 1955 to 1989.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Herbert Blomstedt ranks 15 out of 128. Before him are Sergiu Celibidache, Lorin Maazel, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Bruno Walter, Otto Klemperer, and Felix Weingartner. After him are Seiji Ozawa, Rafael Kubelík, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Kurt Masur, Carlo Maria Giulini, and Erich Kleiber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Herbert Blomstedt ranks 75. Before him are Maurice Ronet, Phil Hill, Cesar Chavez, Don Shirley, Enzo Bearzot, and Tadeusz Mazowiecki. After him are Juan Almeida Bosque, Hélène Langevin-Joliot, César Milstein, Margot Honecker, Ibrahim Ferrer, and Lee Grant.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Herbert Blomstedt ranks 1,665 out of 20,380. Before him are Edwin G. Krebs (1918), Steven Chu (1948), Jeff Bennett (1962), Aaron Burr (1756), George Akerlof (1940), and Frank Jarvis (1878). After him are Ron Jeremy (1953), Dwight Schultz (1947), Queen Noor of Jordan (1951), Rosemary Kennedy (1918), Eric Johnson (1954), and Rubin Carter (1937).

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Among CONDUCTORS In United States

Among conductors born in United States, Herbert Blomstedt ranks 1. After him are James Levine (1943), John Philip Sousa (1854), Kent Nagano (1951), Charles Mackerras (1925), Dennis Russell Davies (1944), Robert Craft (1923), Alan Gilbert (1967), Arthur Fiedler (1894), and Anton Coppola (1917).

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