Bachtrack logo
What's on
All eventsConcertsOperaDanceKids eventsMasterclassesCompetitionsFestivals
Reviews
All reviewsConcert reviewsOpera reviewsDance reviews
Articles
All articlesFeaturesInterviewsOpinionPlaylists
News
Video
Video homeAll videoStreamed eventsConcertsOperaDanceKids eventsMasterclassesPublishers
Site
About usContact usLink to usConditions of useCookiesPrivacy
Young artists
Travel
EventsReviewsArticlesVideo

“Music keeps me young”: Herbert Blomstedt on a life making new discoveries

Herbert Blomstedt in rehearsal in Munich
© BR | Astrid Ackermann
Herbert Blomstedt in rehearsal in Munich
© BR | Astrid Ackermann
Herbert Blomstedt conducts the Bavarian RSO
© BR | Astrid Ackermann
By Mark Pullinger, 17 December 2020
Loading, please wait...
“I have a great curiosity and in that way I am still like a child”
Related content
Opera in the blood: Speranza Scappucci
Mark Pullinger, 17th March
The Royal Opera’s Principal Guest Conductor explains her passion for opera, her journey into the pit and how good conductors share the attributes of football managers. 
Ben Glassberg on depression and a journey back to music
Elisabeth Schwarz, 16th January
Elisabeth Schwarz sits down with the British conductor to talk about his history of mental illness, his coming out and his journey back to the joy of music.
Nathalie Stutzmann joins Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
Bachtrack, 11th December
French conductor Nathalie Stutzmann will be the first woman to hold the position of Artistic and Music Director of Monaco’s orchestra in its 170-year history.
Houston Grand Opera names James Gaffigan as next Music Director
Bachtrack, 6th November
The American conductor will take on his first Music Director role at an American institution from the start of the 2027–28 season.
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla takes a new role in France
Bachtrack, 6th November
The Lithuanian conductor will join Jaap van Zweden in the titled roles of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France from September 2026.
Celebrating 25,000 reviews on Bachtrack
David Karlin, 28th May
Bachtrack’s 25,000th review marks 15 years of global classical music and dance coverage. Discover in-depth, professionally edited reviews in multiple languages from 37 countries – and tip your hat to our wonderful editors and reviewers.
More by Mark Pullinger
Loading image...
Opera in the blood: Speranza Scappucci
Loading image...
Bachtrack top ten: Frédéric Chopin
Loading image...
Mozartian masterclass: Marianne Crebassa wears the trousers at Wigmore Hall
Loading image...
Borodin steps into the symphonic limelight with Gianandrea Noseda and the LSO
Mark Pullinger
Mark Pullinger
Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.