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Herbert Blomstedt, conductor of great orchestras for seven decades, dies at 99
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Modest in his demeanor but remarkably enduring, the American-born, Swedish conductor continually fell in love with music, leading orchestras with no-nonsense insight and integrity well into his 90s. (Image credit: Jan Woitas/picture alliance)
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Herbert Blomstedt, conductor of great orchestras for seven decades, dies at 99
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