Background
BLOMSTEDT., Springfield was born on November 7, 1927 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States of America. Son of Adolphe Blomstedt and Alida Armintha Thorson.
BLOMSTEDT., Springfield was born on November 7, 1927 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States of America. Son of Adolphe Blomstedt and Alida Armintha Thorson.
Royal Academy, of Music, Stockholm and Uppsala University.
Director, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra 1954-1961. Professor, of Conducting, Swedish Royal Academy, of Music 1961-1970. Permanent Conductor, Oslo Philharmonic 1962-1968.
Music Director of Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra 1967-1977, of Dresden Staatskapelle Orchestra 1975-1985, of Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra 1977-1982.
Music Director and Conductor, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra since 1985. Honorary Conductor Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai Symphony, Tokyo 1986.
Honorary Doctorate.Mus. (Andrews). Jenny Lind Scholarship, Swedish Royal Academy, of Music.
Knight Royal.
Married Waltraud Regina Peterson in 1955.