Sony Classical
Sony Classical is an American record label founded in 1924 as Columbia Masterworks Records, a subsidiary of Columbia Records. In 1980, the Columbia Masterworks label was renamed as CBS Masterworks. The CBS Records Group was acquired by Sony in 1988, and in 1990 it was renamed Sony Classical.
Also recorded as Sony Classical Records · LC 06868 · LC 6868
Sony Classical
- Name
- Sony Classical
- Founded
- 1924
- Headquarters
- New York City
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Sony Classical is an American record label founded in 1924 as Columbia Masterworks Records, a subsidiary of Columbia Records. In 1980, the Columbia Masterworks label was renamed as CBS Masterworks. The CBS Records Group was acquired by Sony in 1988, and in 1990 it was renamed Sony Classical.
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• Name — Sony Classical • Parent — Sony Music Entertainment (SME) • Founded — (as Columbia Masterworks Records) • Distributor — Sony Masterworks • Genre — Classical • Country — United States • Url — www.sonyclassical.com
Artists
Artists
Sony Classical has represented artists including: • Alexis Ffrench • Anna Lapwood • Yo-Yo Ma • Igor Levit • Jonas Kaufmann • Stjepan Hauser • Glenn Gould • Mario Frangoulis • Wiener Philharmoniker • Joshua Bell • Hans Zimmer • John Williams • Khatia Buniatishvili • Arthur Rubinstein • Eugene Ormandy • Leonard Bernstein • Teodor Currentzis • Arcadi Volodos • Christian Gerhaher • Vladimir Horowitz • Christoph Koncz • Ivo Pogorelich • Martin Fröst • Leif Ove Andsnes • Lavinia Meijer • Rachel Willis-Sørensen • Mao Fujita • Pablo Ferrández • Miloš Karadaglić • Attacca Quartet • Hayato Sumino • Vittorio Grigolo
Presidents
Presidents
• 1997: Peter Gelb (NY) • 2009–2019: Bogdan Roscic • 2019: Per Hauber
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1924
Sony Classical established.
1924
Sony Classical is recorded from 1924.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q7562453: Sony Classical
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- “Sony Classical Records”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 10349698-1, Sony Classical GmbH (Hamburg).
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 10349698-1, Sony Classical GmbH (Hamburg).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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