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20th-century choir directors

46 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alma RoséPerson · Music memorabiliaAlma Maria Rosé (3 November 1906 – 4/5 April 1944) was an Austrian violinist and conductor. In July 1943, Rosé was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Andrew PerkinsPerson · Music memorabiliaAndrew Perkins (born 31 December 1961) is a New Zealand composer, choral conductor and teacher. He has had a number of works recorded and performed internationally.
Bernard HaitinkPerson · Music memorabiliaBernard Johan Herman Haitink (Dutch: [ˈbɛrnɑrt ˈɦaːitɪŋk]; 4 March 1929 – 21 October 2021) was a Dutch conductor and violinist.
Bruno RossignolPerson · Music memorabiliaBruno Rossignol (born 1958 in Nanterre) is a French composer, choral conductor and conductor, pianist and music educator.
Charles GrovesPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Charles Groves
Christian GrubePerson · Music memorabiliaChristian J Grube (born 20 September 1934) is a German choral conductor and academic teacher.
Christopher HogwoodPerson · Music memorabiliaChristopher Jarvis Haley Hogwood (10 September 1941 – 24 September 2014) was an English conductor, harpsichordist, and musicologist.
Galina GrigorjevaPerson · Music memorabiliaGalina Grigorjeva (born 2 December 1962 in Simferopol, Ukraine) is an Estonian composer of Ukrainian origin.
Garbis AprikianPerson · Music memorabiliaGarbis Aprikian (1926 – 15 October 2024) was a musician from the Armenian diaspora who was born in Egypt and moved to Paris in 1953, where he studied, inspired especially by Olivier…
Guido MancusiPerson · Music memorabiliaGuido Mancusi (born 14 June 1966) is an Austrian-Italian conductor and composer.
Gustav ErnesaksPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — A statue of Gustav Ernesaks during XXVI Estonian Song Celebration
Gustav GunsenheimerPerson · Music memorabiliaGustav Gunsenheimer (lang; 10 March 1934 – 3 March 2026) was a German director of church music and a composer of mostly sacred music and chamber music, including the Evangelienmotette Die…
Gustav LeonhardtPerson · Music memorabiliaGustav Maria Leonhardt (30 May 1928 – 16 January 2012) was a Dutch keyboardist, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor.
Guy ReibelPerson · Music memorabiliaGuy Reibel (born 27 October 1936 in Strasbourg, France) is a French contemporary classical music composer.
Hans GrischkatPerson · Music memorabiliaHans Adolf Karl Wilhelm Grischkat (29 August 1903 – 10 January 1977) was a German conductor, especially a choral conductor, also a church musician and academic teacher.
Harry ChristophersPerson · Music memorabiliaRichard Henry Tudor "Harry" Christophers CBE FRSCM (born 26 December 1953) is an English conductor.
Helmut KicktonPerson · Music memorabiliaHelmut Kickton (born 28 June 1956 in Cologne, West Germany) is a German church musician, publisher and multi-instrumentalist.
Helmuth RillingPerson · Music memorabiliaHelmuth Rilling (29 May 1933 – 11 February 2026) was a German choral conductor and an academic teacher who was internationally known as an authority on the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Hermann MaxPerson · Music memorabiliaHermann Max (born 1941 in Goslar) is a German choral conductor.
Javier BustoPerson · Music memorabiliaJavier Busto Sagrado (born 13 November 1949 in Hondarribia, Basque Country, Spain) is a Spanish choral music composer and conductor.
Johan DuijckPerson · Music memorabiliaJohan Duijck (born 1954 in Ghent) is a Belgian composer and conductor.
John Eliot GardinerPerson · Music memorabiliaSir John Eliot Gardiner (born 20 April 1943)[1] is an English conductor, particularly known for his performances of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, especially the Bach Cantata…
John Ness BeckPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Ness Beck (November 11, 1930 – June 25, 1987) was an American composer and arranger of choral music, best known for his settings of traditional Sacred music.
Juanita HallPerson · Music memorabiliaJuanita Hall (née Long, November 6, 1901 – February 29, 1968) was an American musical theatre and film actress.
Karl RichterPerson · Music memorabiliaKarl Richter (15 October 1926 – 15 February 1981) was a German conductor, choirmaster, organist, and harpsichordist.
Kirk FranklinPerson · Music memorabiliaKirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American gospel songwriter, composer, record producer, rapper, singer, and choir director.
Knut NystedtPerson · Music memorabiliaKnut Nystedt (3 September 1915 – 8 December 2014) was a Norwegian orchestral and choral composer.
Kurt ThomasPerson · Music memorabiliaKurt Georg Hugo Thomas (25 May 1904 – 31 March 1973) was a German composer, conductor and music educator.
León CardonaPerson · Music memorabiliaLeonel Cardona García (1927 – 2023), known as León Cardona, was a Colombian musician and songwriter.
Marin ConstantinPerson · Music memorabiliaConstantin Marin (27 February 1925 – 1 January 2011) was a Romanian award-winning musician, conductor, and composer.
Masaaki SuzukiPerson · Music memorabiliaMasaaki Suzuki (鈴木雅明, Suzuki Masaaki; born 29 April 1954) is a Japanese organist, harpsichordist, conductor, and the founder and music director of the Bach Collegium Japan.
Michael McGlynnPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael McGlynn (born 11 May 1964) is an Irish composer and the founder and artistic director of the vocal ensemble Anúna, which he established in Dublin in 1987 as the principal vehicle…
Michel CorbozPerson · Music memorabiliaMichel Corboz (14 February 1934 – 2 September 2021) was a Swiss conductor.
Mitch MillerPerson · Music memorabiliaMitchell Miller (disambiguation)Mitchell Miller
Moses HoganPerson · Music memorabiliaMoses George Hogan (March 13, 1957 – February 11, 2003) was an American composer and arranger of choral music. He was best known for his settings of spirituals.
Paul HillierPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Members of the Kronos Quartet with Paul Hillier (middle) in Malmö, 2005
Paul SacherPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Sacher (28 April 190626 May 1999) was a Swiss conductor, patron and billionaire businessman.
Pavel StaněkPerson · Music memorabiliaPavel Staněk (3 June 1927 – 5 March 2025) was a Czech conductor and composer. He was chief conductor of the Czech Radio Orchestra in Ostrava from 1963 to 1990.
Peter ReuleinPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Reulein (born 1966) is a German composer, organ improviser, academic teacher and church musician, from 2000 at the church Liebfrauen in Frankfurt am Main.
Philip LedgerPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Philip Stevens Ledger, CBE, FRSE (12 December 1937 – 18 November 2012) was an English classical musician, choirmaster and academic, best remembered as Director of the Choir of King's…
Siegfried BimbergPerson · Music memorabiliaSiegfried Bimberg (5 May 1927 – 2 July 2008) was a German composer, conductor and musicologist
Simon PrestonPerson · Music memorabiliaSimon John Preston (4 August 1938 – 13 May 2022) was an English organist, conductor and composer who was regarded as one of the most important English church musicians of his generation.
Sofia RotaruPerson · Film memorabiliaSofiia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru (Rotaru; born 7 August 1947), known simply as Sofia Rotaru, is a Ukrainian singer.
Ton KoopmanPerson · Music memorabiliaAntonius Gerhardus Michael "Ton" Koopman (lang; born 2 October 1944) is a Dutch conductor, organist, harpsichordist, and musicologist, primarily known for being the founder and director of…
Václav DobiášPerson · Music memorabiliaVáclav Dobiáš (22 September 1909 – 18 May 1978) was a Czech composer.
Vytautas MiškinisPerson · Music memorabiliaVytautas Miškinis (born 5 June 1954) is a Lithuanian composer, choral conductor and academic teacher.

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