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Explained: Herbert Blomstedt, who headed San Francisco Symphony from 1985-95, dies at age 99

Compiled Nov 4

Herbert Blomstedt, who headed San Francisco Symphony from 1985-95, dies at age 99
Herbert Blomstedt, who headed San Francisco Symphony from 1985-95, dies at age 99 · Photo: The Associated Press

Herbert Blomstedt headed the San Francisco Symphony from 1985-95

Seventh-day Adventist
A Christian denomination observing Saturday as the Sabbath
Staatskapelle Dresden
A German orchestra based in Dresden
Semperoper
The opera house in Dresden, Germany
Koussevitzky Conducting Prize
An award for conductors named after Serge Koussevitzky
Tanglewood Music Center
A summer music academy in Lenox, Massachusetts

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