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DESCRIPTION:May 15-17\, 2026\nAt 98 (you read that right)\, Herbert Blomste
 dt is a maestro of seasoned grace. “Noble\, charming\, sober\, modest\,
 ” his unusual official bio begins. “Such qualities may play a major ro
 le in human coexistence and are certainly appreciated. However\, they are 
 rather atypical for extraordinary personalities such as conductors. Whatev
 er the general public’s notion of a conductor may be\, Herbert Blomstedt
  is an exception\, precisely because he possesses those very qualities whi
 ch seemingly have so little to do with a conductor’s claim to power.” 
 Audiences experiencing the musicianship of his golden years are blessed in
 deed (cancellations are not unheard of). As conductor laureate of the San 
 Francisco Symphony\, where he served as music director from 1985 to 1995\,
  Blomstedt returns to the City by the Bay this spring with Gustav Mahler
 ’s Symphony No. 9. Unlike the composer’s previous symphonies\, which t
 ook shape around narrative or conceptual “programs” that he later with
 drew\, the Ninth is\, on the face of it\, “absolute music\,” free of e
 xternal references. Yet among devotees\, there’s no question that the Ma
 ster conceived it as his farewell to the world\, to life\, and to music it
 self\, ebbing away into transcendent silence.
LOCATION:San Francisco Symphony\, 201 Van Ness Ave\, San Francisco\, CA 941
 02\, USA
SUMMARY:Blomstedt conducts Mahler 9
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 hler-9
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