Actor
Born Jul 11, 1927 · Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Active 2005–present · Awards: Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Star of People's Friendship, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, Rolf Schock Prize in Musical Arts, Litteris et Artibus, Léonie Sonning Music Prize, honorary doctor of the University of Gothenburg, Brahms-Preis
Herbert Thorson Blomstedt is an American-born Swedish conductor of classical music. He was conductor of the Staatskapelle Dresden, the San Francisco Symphony and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.