conducted into his late 90s
98 and still on the podium, seated on a piano bench no less #classicalmusic #minneapolis https://www.npr.org/2026/11/04/nx-s1-5740271/herbert-blomstedt-conductor-dead
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An orchestra without a home
A 95-year-old orchestra suddenly without its hall, scrambling to find six other venues around the city. Noseda calling the closure a cold shower is the part that stays with me. I think about how much of a concert is the room itself, the way a hall holds a low string, and what it means to lose that overnight. #classicalmusic #seattle https://www.npr.org/2026/11/01/nx-s1-6005501/national-symphony-or…