The conductor Herbert Blomstedt has died at the age of 99, according to a report by The Guardian, written by Imogen Tilden. The Guardian described Blomstedt as a Swedish-American musician whose career stretched over seven decades.

The Guardian said Blomstedt was particularly known for his work with the San Francisco Symphony and the Leipzig Gewandhaus. It reported that he continued to conduct and tour into his late 90s, and that his final concert took place earlier this year, when he was 98.

The New York Times also reported the death, in a story by Vivien Schweitzer, at The New York Times. The Times said that Blomstedt "never achieved the celebrity of more glamorous colleagues," but that he nonetheless drew acclaim.

According to the Times, Blomstedt remained at the podium until virtually the end of his long life. This matches The Guardian's account that he kept performing into his late 90s, so the two reports agree on the length of his working years. They differ mainly in emphasis. The Guardian focused on his orchestral associations and the span of his career, while the Times focused on his lower public profile compared with better-known colleagues.

The reports available for this story do not state a cause of death or the place where Blomstedt died.

Sources: The Guardian: Herbert Blomstedt, renowned conductor with a seven-decade career, dies aged 99; The New York Times: Herbert Blomstedt, Low-Key, Long-Performing Maestro, Dies at 99.