Herbert Blomstedt
Semantix was honored to advise the legendary conductor Herbert Blomstedt on PR/Communications strategy for his 90th birthday in 2017.
Vienna Philharmonic · Blomstedt 2019: Herbert Blomstedt, Vienna Philharmonic, photo by © SF/Marco Borrelli
“Plenty of people these days are retiring later in life, and reasonably healthy conductors can have particularly long careers. But there is still something astonishing about the pace being kept by the Swedish maestro Herbert Blomstedt, who will turn 90 in July and is conducting more than 90 concerts this year with the world’s leading orchestras.”
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Severance Hall The Cleveland Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
OVERVIEW This concert features two favorite symphonies inspired by the countryside and nature. In Beethoven’s “Pastoral,” his most programmatic symphony, you can hear the rolling thunder, a lively country dance, and the calling of a shepherd’s pipes. The wild, rugged beauty of Scotland inspired Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” — filled with moody, atmospheric melodies that evoke mist-shrouded ruins, craggy fells, and highland celebrations.