Interview
Herbert Blomstedt in conversation with Stanley Dodds
Herbert Blomstedt conducts Schubert and Beethoven
Herbert Blomstedt’s guiding principle is “to conduct fewer works, but to work on them thoroughly”. This invariably makes his interpretations events. Blomstedt is one of the long-standing artistic friends of the Berliner Philharmoniker. He conducts Franz Schubert here for the first time, however. In addition to Schubert’s Third Symphony, Beethoven’s Seventh is also on the programme. What unites the two works? Their infectiously optimistic spirit.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert Blomstedt
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