Ms. Conant alleged sexism in an internet article published by her husband, William Osbourne. Her audition and controversy is discussed in Malcolm Gladwell 's book Blink . Sergiu Celibidache died in La Neuville-sur-Essonne , arrondissement Pithiviers near Paris on 14 August 1996, at age 84.  ****** Romanian-born conductor Sergiu Celibidache spent his