Tag Archives: Herbert Blomstedt

Beethoven to raise the spirits from Argerich and Blomstedt in Lucerne

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

Blomstedt/ Lucerne Festival Orchestra KKL Concert Hall, Lucerne, 14th August 2020 “Life is Live” is the defiant banner under which this year’s revised Lucerne Festival was launched on Friday evening. A reduced audience in face masks, yes, and distanced orchestral … Continue reading →

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Blomstedt parties with Brahms and the Bambergers

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

Herbert Blomstedt/ Bamberg Symphony Joseph Keilberth Saal, Bamberg, 11th July 2020 “It takes a long time to become young.” Herbert Blomstedt quoted Pablo Picasso in a fascinating Zoom chat with fellow conductor Alan Gilbert back in May. You may be … Continue reading →

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The elixir of love: Blomstedt conducts the Philharmonia in Mozart and Beethoven

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Blomstedt/ Philharmonia Royal Festival Hall, 14th April 2019 Perhaps he keeps a portrait in his attic. Or perhaps he quaffs a magical elixir supplied by some Dulcamara-type figure. We do know he doesn’t touch alcohol or coffee. But Herbert Blomstedt … Continue reading →

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Plums and turkeys: a musical voyage around 2016

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Most people I know cannot wait to see the back of 2016. But in the year in which Brexit, Trump and the Grim Reaper were the big winners, I admit to having had a terrific twelve months. A whirl of … Continue reading →

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Prom 59: Vintage wine: Blomstedt and the Leipzig Gewandhaus in splendid Beethoven

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Beethoven: Leipzig Gewandhaus/Blomstedt **** Royal Albert Hall, 29th August 2016 To paraphrase Frank Sinatra, if 1927 was A Very Good Year, then July 1927 must have been an exceptionally good month. It saw the births of conductors Kurt Masur, Michael … Continue reading →

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