Blomstedt

The end of the month will see Herbert Blomstedt lead the orchestra in works by Haydn and Mendelssohn with cellist Johannes Moser.

In the Wings - March 2009

This stuff is easy to overcook and for the most part, Blomstedt kept things at a simmer without really boiling over.

The youth vote 2009

But building on the discipline instilled by his predecessor, Swedish maestro Herbert Blomstedt, Mr. Tilson Thomas has also brought the orchestra to a higher level of technical excellence.

A Centenarian Fit as a Fiddle Barbara Jepson 2011

Mr. Rothe writes that only after a $10 million makeover during the Blomstedt era were the musicians able to hear each other better onstage—an important component of orchestral growth.

A Centenarian Fit as a Fiddle Barbara Jepson 2011

If Bruckner is your thing, however, Blomstedt conducts the thing with beauty and total commitment and I'd recommend the entire concert.

Zimerman Plays Lutoslawski sfmike 2008

If Bruckner is your thing, however, Blomstedt conducts the thing with beauty and total commitment and I'd recommend the entire concert.

Archive 2008-10-01 sfmike 2008

Plus, Blomstedt is doing something right, because he looks better at 80 than he did at age 60.

Mendelssohn's Elijah sfmike 2007

Blomstedt does what he does; MTT's big festival for the year is Brahms....

Archive 2007-08-01 Lisa Hirsch 2007

Plus, Blomstedt is doing something right, because he looks better at 80 than he did at age 60.

Archive 2007-03-01 sfmike 2007

Those qualities, fortunately, were in plentiful supply after intermission, when Blomstedt led the orchestra in potent account of Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony.

SFGate: Top News Stories Joshua Kosman 2010