| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Claudio Abbado |
Conductor |
26-Jun-1933 |
|
Conductor of La Scala, 1968-86 |
| Gerd Albrecht |
Conductor |
19-Jun-1935 |
|
Yomiuri Nippon Symphony, 1998-2007 |
| Ernest Ansermet |
Conductor |
11-Nov-1883 |
20-Feb-1969 |
Founder, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande |
| Vladimir Ashkenazy |
Conductor |
6-Jul-1937 |
|
Director, NHK Symphony Orchestra |
| John Barbirolli |
Conductor |
2-Dec-1899 |
29-Jul-1970 |
Conductor at The Hallé, 1943-70 |
| Daniel Barenboim |
Pianist |
15-Nov-1942 |
|
Director, Berlin State Opera |
| Thomas Beecham |
Conductor |
29-Apr-1879 |
8-Mar-1961 |
Founder, London and Royal Philharmonics |
| Leonard Bernstein |
Conductor |
25-Aug-1918 |
14-Oct-1990 |
Conductor, New York Philharmonic |
| Gary Bertini |
Conductor |
1-May-1927 |
18-Mar-2005 |
Music Director, Jerusalem Symphony, 1978-87 |
| Herbert Blomstedt |
Conductor |
11-Jul-1927 |
|
Director, Leipzig Gewandhaus, 1998-2005 |
| Artur Bodanzky |
Conductor |
16-Dec-1877 |
23-Nov-1939 |
Opera Conductor at the NY Met, 1915-39 |
| Karl Böhm |
Conductor |
28-Aug-1894 |
14-Aug-1981 |
Conductor, Vienna State Opera |
| Leon Botstein |
Educator |
14-Dec-1946 |
|
President of Bard College |
| Pierre Boulez |
Composer |
26-Mar-1925 |
|
Modern composer and conductor |
| Adrian Boult |
Conductor |
8-Apr-1889 |
23-Feb-1983 |
Conductor, BBC Symphony Orchestra, 1930-50 |
| Hans von Bülow |
Conductor |
8-Jan-1830 |
12-Feb-1894 |
German conductor, proponent of Wagner |
| Fritz Busch |
Conductor |
13-Mar-1890 |
14-Sep-1951 |
Conductor, Danish National Symphony, 1934-51 |
| Semyon Bychkov |
Conductor |
30-Nov-1952 |
|
Conductor, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne |
| Sarah Caldwell |
Conductor |
6-Mar-1924 |
23-Mar-2006 |
Opera Company of Boston |
| Pablo Casals |
Cellist |
29-Dec-1876 |
22-Oct-1973 |
Spanish cellist and conductor |
| Alfredo Casella |
Composer |
25-Jul-1883 |
5-Mar-1947 |
Rejuvinated Vivaldi |
| Sergiu Celibidache |
Conductor |
11-Jul-1912 |
14-Aug-1996 |
Director, Munich Philharmonic, 1979-96 |
| Riccardo Chailly |
Conductor |
20-Feb-1953 |
|
Director, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra |
| Carlos Chávez |
Composer |
13-Jun-1899 |
2-Aug-1978 |
Sinfonía de Antígona |
| Walter Damrosch |
Conductor |
30-Jan-1862 |
22-Dec-1950 |
Conductor, popularizer of music |
| Andrew Davis |
Conductor |
2-Feb-1944 |
|
Music Director, Lyric Opera of Chicago |
| Colin Davis |
Conductor |
25-Sep-1927 |
|
Principal Conductor, LSO, 1995-2006 |
| Antal Doráti |
Conductor |
9-Apr-1906 |
13-Nov-1988 |
Conductor, Minneapolis Symphony, 1949-60 |
| Christoph Eschenbach |
Conductor |
20-Feb-1940 |
|
Music Director, Orchestre de Paris |
| Percy Faith |
Musician |
7-Apr-1908 |
9-Feb-1976 |
Easy listening arranger and composer |
| JoAnn Falletta |
Conductor |
27-Feb-1954 |
|
Music Director, Buffalo Philharmonic |
| Arthur Fiedler |
Conductor |
17-Dec-1894 |
10-Jul-1979 |
Conductor of the Boston Pops |
| Edwin Fischer |
Pianist |
6-Oct-1886 |
24-Jan-1960 |
Pianist/conductor, emphasis Bach and Mozart |
| Lukas Foss |
Conductor |
15-Aug-1922 |
1-Feb-2009 |
Director, Buffalo Philharmonic, 1963-71 |
| Lawrence Foster |
Conductor |
23-Oct-1941 |
|
Principal Conductor, Gulbenkian Orchestra |
| Wilhelm Furtwängler |
Conductor |
25-Jan-1886 |
30-Nov-1954 |
Pre-War German conductor |
| Valery Gergiev |
Conductor |
2-May-1953 |
|
Principal Conductor, LSO |
| Patrick Gilmore |
Composer |
25-Dec-1829 |
24-Sep-1892 |
The Father of The American Band |
| Carlo Maria Giulini |
Conductor |
9-May-1914 |
14-Jun-2005 |
LA Philharmonic Music Director, 1978-84 |
| Eugene Goossens III |
Conductor |
24-May-1893 |
13-Jun-1962 |
Cincinnati Symphony, 1931-46 |
| Bernard Haitink |
Conductor |
4-Mar-1929 |
|
Conductor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Sir Charles Hallé |
Pianist |
11-Apr-1819 |
25-Oct-1895 |
Founder, Hallé Orchestra |
| Hamilton Harty |
Conductor |
4-Dec-1879 |
19-Feb-1941 |
Principal Conductor, The Hallé, 1920-34 |
| Fletcher Henderson |
Jazz Musician |
18-Dec-1897 |
29-Dec-1952 |
Pioneering swing and jazz bandleader |
| Skitch Henderson |
Conductor |
27-Jan-1918 |
1-Nov-2005 |
Original Tonight Show bandleader |
| Walter Hendl |
Conductor |
12-Jan-1917 |
10-Apr-2007 |
Music Director, Dallas Symphony, 1949-58 |
| Victor Herbert |
Composer |
1-Feb-1859 |
24-May-1924 |
Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life |
| Manfred Honeck |
Conductor |
17-Sep-1958 |
|
Music Director, Pittsburgh Symphony |
| José Iturbi |
Pianist |
28-Nov-1895 |
28-Jun-1980 |
Spanish pianist, conductor at Rochester |
| Mariss Jansons |
Conductor |
14-Jan-1943 |
|
Conductor, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra |
| Neeme Järvi |
Conductor |
7-Jun-1937 |
|
Principal Conductor, Residentie Orchestra |
| Michael Kamen |
Composer |
15-Apr-1948 |
18-Nov-2003 |
Prolific film composer and conductor |
| Herbert von Karajan |
Conductor |
5-Apr-1908 |
16-Jul-1989 |
General music director of Europe |
| István Kertész |
Conductor |
28-Aug-1929 |
16-Apr-1973 |
Hungarian operatic conductor |
| Otto Klemperer |
Conductor |
14-May-1885 |
6-Jul-1973 |
Prominent German conductor |
| Paul Kletzki |
Conductor |
21-Mar-1900 |
5-Mar-1973 |
Director, Bern Symphony, 1964-67 |
| André Kostelanetz |
Conductor |
22-Dec-1901 |
13-Jan-1980 |
André Kostelanetz Presents |
| Serge Koussevitzky |
Conductor |
26-Jul-1874 |
4-Jun-1951 |
Music Director, Boston Symphony, 1924-49 |
| Josef Krips |
Conductor |
8-Apr-1902 |
13-Oct-1974 |
Director, Buffalo Philharmonic, 1954-63 |
| Rafael Kubelik |
Conductor |
29-Jun-1914 |
11-Aug-1996 |
Conductor, Czech Philharmonic, 1942-48 |
| Erich Kunzel |
Conductor |
21-Mar-1935 |
1-Sep-2009 |
Conductor, Cincinnati Pops, 1977-2009 |
| Constant Lambert |
Composer |
23-Aug-1905 |
21-Aug-1951 |
Rio Grande |
| Erich Leinsdorf |
Conductor |
4-Feb-1912 |
11-Sep-1993 |
Music Director, Boston Symphony, 1962-69 |
| James Levine |
Conductor |
23-Jun-1943 |
|
Music Director, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Henry Lewis |
Conductor |
16-Oct-1932 |
26-Jan-1996 |
Music Director, NJ Symphony, 1968-76 |
| Andrew Litton |
Conductor |
16-May-1959 |
|
Music Director, Bergen Philharmonic |
| Fabio Luisi |
Conductor |
17-Jan-1959 |
|
Principal Conductor, Vienna Symphony |
| Lorin Maazel |
Conductor |
6-Mar-1930 |
|
Conductor, New York Philharmonic |
| Bruno Maderna |
Composer |
21-Apr-1920 |
13-Nov-1973 |
Avant-garde composer |
| Gustav Mahler |
Composer |
7-Jul-1860 |
18-May-1911 |
Das Lied von der Erde |
| Mantovani |
Conductor |
15-Nov-1905 |
29-Mar-1980 |
Popular light orchestral conductor |
| Neville Marriner |
Conductor |
15-Apr-1924 |
|
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields |
| Jean Martinon |
Conductor |
10-Jan-1910 |
1-Mar-1976 |
Music Director, Chicago Symphony, 1963-68 |
| Kurt Masur |
Conductor |
18-Jul-1927 |
|
Conductor, NY Philharmonic, 1991-2002 |
| Eduardo Mata |
Conductor |
5-Sep-1942 |
4-Jan-1995 |
Music Director, Dallas Symphony, 1977-93 |
| Zubin Mehta |
Conductor |
29-Apr-1936 |
|
Conductor, New York Philharmonic |
| Willem Mengelberg |
Conductor |
28-Mar-1871 |
21-Mar-1951 |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, 1895-1945 |
| Dimitri Mitropoulos |
Conductor |
1-Mar-1896 |
2-Nov-1960 |
Conductor, NY Philharmonic, 1949-58 |
| Pierre Monteux |
Conductor |
4-Apr-1875 |
1-Jul-1964 |
Music Director, SF Symphony, 1935-52 |
| Charles Münch |
Conductor |
26-Sep-1891 |
6-Nov-1968 |
Conductor, Orchestre National de France, 1962-68 |
| Riccardo Muti |
Conductor |
28-Jul-1941 |
|
Music Director of La Scala, 1986-2005 |
| Eugene Ormandy |
Conductor |
18-Nov-1899 |
12-Mar-1985 |
Music Director, Philadelphia Orchestra, 1938-80 |
| Seiji Ozawa |
Conductor |
1-Sep-1935 |
|
Music Director, Vienna State Opera |
| Paul Paray |
Conductor |
24-May-1886 |
10-Oct-1979 |
Music Director, Detroit Symphony, 1951-62 |
| Andrew Powell |
Musician |
18-Apr-1949 |
|
Orchestral arranger for Alan Parsons |
| André Previn |
Pianist |
6-Apr-1929 |
|
Concert pianist and orchestral conductor |
| Fritz Reiner |
Conductor |
19-Dec-1888 |
15-Nov-1963 |
Music Director, Chicago Symphony, 1953-62 |
| Nicola Rescigno |
Conductor |
28-May-1916 |
4-Aug-2008 |
Conductor, Dallas Opera, 1957-90 |
| André Rieu |
Violinist |
1-Oct-1949 |
|
Waltz King of Europe |
| Artur Rodzinski |
Conductor |
2-Jan-1892 |
27-Nov-1958 |
Conductor, NY Philharmonic, 1943-47 |
| Mstislav Rostropovich |
Cellist |
27-Mar-1927 |
27-Apr-2007 |
Cellist and conductor |
| Gennady Rozhdestvensky |
Conductor |
4-May-1931 |
|
Bolshoi, Vienna Symphony, Stockholm |
| Max Rudolf |
Conductor |
15-Jun-1902 |
28-Feb-1995 |
Director, Cincinnati Symphony, 1958-71 |
| Victor de Sabata |
Conductor |
10-Apr-1892 |
11-Dec-1967 |
Music Director at La Scala, 1930-53 |
| Paul Sacher |
Conductor |
28-Apr-1906 |
26-May-1999 |
Founder, Basler Kammerorchester |
| Esa-Pekka Salonen |
Conductor |
30-Jun-1958 |
|
Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic |
| Malcolm Sargent |
Conductor |
29-Apr-1895 |
3-Oct-1967 |
Conductor, BBC Symphony, 1950-57 |
| Wolfgang Sawallisch |
Conductor |
26-Aug-1923 |
|
Director, Philadelphia Orchestra, 1993-2003 |
| Thomas Schippers |
Conductor |
9-Mar-1930 |
16-Dec-1977 |
Music Director, Cinncinati Symphony, 1970-77 |
| Gerard Schwarz |
Conductor |
19-Aug-1947 |
|
Music Director, Seattle Symphony |
| Leif Segerstam |
Conductor |
2-Mar-1944 |
|
Conductor, Helsinki Philharmonic, 1995-2007 |
| Doc Severinsen |
Conductor |
7-Jul-1927 |
|
Johnny Carson's musical sidekick |
| Jacques Singer |
Conductor |
9-May-1910 |
11-Aug-1980 |
Music Director, Oregon Symphony, 1962-72 |
| Giuseppe Sinopoli |
Conductor |
2-Nov-1946 |
20-Apr-2001 |
Principal Conductor, Philharmonia, 1984-94 |
| Leonard Slatkin |
Conductor |
1-Sep-1944 |
|
Music Director, Detroit Symphony |
| Nicolas Slonimsky |
Musicologist |
27-Apr-1894 |
25-Dec-1995 |
Preeminent musicologist |
| Alexander Smallens |
Conductor |
1-Jan-1889 |
24-Nov-1972 |
Russian-born American conductor |
| Nikolai Sokoloff |
Conductor |
28-May-1886 |
25-Sep-1965 |
Founding Conductor, Cleveland Orchestra |
| Izler Solomon |
Conductor |
11-Jan-1910 |
6-Dec-1987 |
Director, Indianapolis Symphony, 1956-76 |
| Georg Solti |
Conductor |
21-Oct-1912 |
5-Sep-1997 |
Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| William Steinberg |
Conductor |
1-Aug-1899 |
16-May-1978 |
Music Director, Pittsburgh Symphony, 1952-76 |
| Leopold Stokowski |
Conductor |
18-Apr-1882 |
13-Sep-1977 |
American Symphony Orchestra |
| Johann Strauss, Sr. |
Composer |
14-Mar-1804 |
24-Sep-1849 |
Täuberl-Walzer |
| Walter Susskind |
Conductor |
1-May-1913 |
25-Mar-1980 |
Director, Toronto Symphony, 1956-65 |
| Yevgeny Svetlanov |
Conductor |
6-Sep-1928 |
3-May-2002 |
Director, USSR State Symphony, 1965-2002 |
| George Szell |
Conductor |
7-Jun-1897 |
30-Jul-1970 |
Conductor, Cleveland Orchestra, 1946-70 |
| Paul Taffanel |
Musician |
16-Sep-1844 |
22-Nov-1908 |
Flautist, French Flute School |
| Michael Tilson Thomas |
Conductor |
21-Dec-1944 |
|
Music Director, SF Symphony |
| Arturo Toscanini |
Conductor |
25-Mar-1867 |
16-Jan-1957 |
20th Century virtuoso conductor |
| Jaap van Zweden |
Conductor |
12-Dec-1960 |
|
Music Director, Dallas Symphony Orchestra |
| Christoph von Dohnányi |
Conductor |
8-Sep-1929 |
|
Conductor, Cleveland Orchestra, 1984-2002 |
| Hans Vonk |
Conductor |
18-Jun-1942 |
29-Aug-2004 |
Director, St. Louis Symphony, 1996-2002 |
| Alfred Wallenstein |
Cellist |
7-Oct-1898 |
8-Feb-1983 |
Music Director, LA Philharmonic, 1943-56 |
| Bruno Walter |
Conductor |
15-Sep-1876 |
17-Feb-1962 |
Conductor, Leipzig Gewandhaus, 1929-33 |
| Fred Waring |
Conductor |
9-Jun-1900 |
29-Jul-1984 |
Innovative bandleader and musician |
| Felix Weingartner |
Conductor |
2-Jun-1863 |
7-May-1942 |
Conductor, Vienna Philharmonic, 1919-27 |
| Lawrence Welk |
Conductor |
11-Mar-1903 |
17-May-1992 |
Big band leader, TV champagne music host |
| Franz Welser-Möst |
Conductor |
16-Aug-1960 |
|
Music Director, Cleveland Orchestra |
