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20th-century music educators

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George TremblayPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorge Amédée Tremblay (14 January 1911 – 14 July 1982) was a Canadian (and later, naturalized American citizen) pianist, composer, and author who was active in the United States.
Georgiy FirtichPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Firtich in 2016
Gerald FreedmanPerson · Music memorabiliaGerald Alan Freedman (June 25, 1927 – March 17, 2020) was an American theatre director, librettist, and lyricist, and a college dean.
Gerald WilsonPerson · Music memorabiliaGerald Stanley Wilson (September 4, 1918 – September 8, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, big band bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator.
Geraldine MuchaPerson · Music memorabiliaGeraldine Thomson Mucha (5 July 1917 – 12 October 2012) was a Scottish composer.
Gerardo GandiniPerson · Music memorabiliaGerardo Gandini (Buenos Aires (Argentina), October 16, 1936 – Buenos Aires, March 22, 2013) was a pianist, composer, and music director, who became one of the most relevant figures of…
Ghenadie CiobanuPerson · Music memorabiliaGhenadie Ciobanu (born 6 April 1957) is a Moldovan composer and politician. He served as the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Moldova from 1997 to 2001 and later as a deputy in the…
Ghulam Mustafa KhanAuthor · BooksGhulam Mustafa (disambiguation)
Giselher KlebePerson · Music memorabiliaGiselher Wolfgang Klebe (28 June 19255 October 2009) was a German composer, and an academic teacher.
Graziella SciuttiPerson · Music memorabiliaGraziella Sciutti (17 April 1927 – 9 April 2001) was an Italian soprano opera singer and later vocal teacher and opera producer.
Grażyna BacewiczPerson · Music memorabiliaGrażyna Bacewicz Biernacka (LL- (pol)-Poemat-Grażyna Bacewicz.wav; 5 February 1909 – 17 January 1969) was a Polish composer and violinist of Lithuanian origin.
Gregor PiatigorskyPerson · Music memorabiliaGregor Piatigorsky (Grigory Pavlovich Pyatigorsky; April 17 1903August 6, 1976) was a Ukrainian-born Russian and American cellist.
Grigory GinzburgPerson · Music memorabiliaGrigory Romanovich Ginzburg (Russian: Григо́рий Рома́нович Ги́нзбург; 29 May 1904 in Nizhny Novgorod – 5 December 1961 in Moscow) was a Soviet pianist.
Guido AgostiPerson · Music memorabiliaGuido Agosti (11 August 19012 June 1989) was an Italian pianist and piano teacher.
Gunnar de FrumeriePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — De Frumerie in the 1930s.
Günter BialasPerson · Music memorabiliaGünter Bialas (19 July 1907 – 8 July 1995) was a German composer.
Gunther SchullerPerson · Music memorabiliaGunther Alexander Schuller (November 22, 1925June 21, 2015) was an American composer, conductor, horn player, author, historian, educator, publisher, and jazz musician.
Gustav ErnesaksPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — A statue of Gustav Ernesaks during XXVI Estonian Song Celebration
Guy ReibelPerson · Music memorabiliaGuy Reibel (born 27 October 1936 in Strasbourg, France) is a French contemporary classical music composer.
György KurtágPerson · Music memorabilia
György PaukPerson · Music memorabiliaGyörgy Pauk (26 October 1936 – 18 November 2024) was a Hungarian violinist, chamber musician and music pedagogue.
György SándorPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — György Sándor
H. Robert ReynoldsPerson · Music memorabiliaHarrah Robert Reynolds (April 10, 1934 – January 30, 2026) was an American musician, conductor and academic.
Hal GalperPerson · Music memorabiliaHarold Galper (April 18, 1938 – July 18, 2025) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, educator, and writer.
Hal SchaeferPerson · Music memorabiliaHarold Herman "Hal" Schaefer (22 July 1925 – 8 December 2012) was an American jazz pianist and vocal coach.
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.
Heinrich KonietznyPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Heinrich Josef Konietzny, 1954
Hélène BoschiPerson · Music memorabiliaHélène Boschi (ˈboski; 11 August 19179 July 1990) was a Franco-Swiss pianist, born in Lausanne. She studied with Yvonne Lefébure and Alfred Cortot at the Ecole normale de musique in Paris.
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.
Henk BadingsPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Henk Badings
Henry BrantPerson · Music memorabiliaHenry Dreyfuss Brant (September 15, 1913 – April 26, 2008) was a Canadian-born American composer.
Heorhii MaiborodaPerson · Music memorabiliaHeorhiy Ilarionovych Maiboroda (6 December 1992) was a Soviet and Ukrainian composer. People's Artist of the USSR (1960).
Herbert ZipperPerson · Music memorabiliaHerbert Zipper (April 27, 1904 in Vienna, Austria – April 21, 1997 in Santa Monica, California) was a composer, conductor, and arts activist.
Herman KrebbersPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Herman Krebbers (1974)
Hermann BaumannPerson · Music memorabiliaHermann Rudolph Michel Konrad Baumann (1 August 1934 – 29 December 2023) was a German horn player who was a pioneer of the natural horn in the revival of both Baroque and Classical period…
Hilliard GreenePerson · Music memorabiliaHilliard Greene (born February 26, 1958) is an American bassist (playing both double bass, and bass guitar) specializing in modern creative, improvised, and jazz music, as well as a music…
Hopkinson SmithPerson · Music memorabiliaHopkinson Smith (born December 7, 1946) is a Swiss-American lutenist and pedagogue, longtime resident in Basel, Switzerland.
Ian BousfieldPerson · Music memorabiliaIan Bousfield (born 16 February 1964, York, England) is an English musician who has held positions as Principal Trombone with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Symphony…
Iannis XenakisDesigner · DesignGiannis Klearchou Xenakis (also spelled for professional purposes as Yannis or Iannis Xenakis;
Igor GorinPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Igor Gorin (1937)
Igor LevitPerson · Music memorabiliaIgor Levit (born 10 March 1987) is a Russian-German pianist who focuses on the works of Bach, Beethoven, and Liszt, and has also recorded modern pieces, including Dmitri Shostakovich's 24…
Igor LuchenokPerson · Music memorabiliaIgor Mikhailovich Luchenok (Belarusian: Iгар Міхайлавіч Лучанок, Ihar Michajlavič Lučanok, Russian: Игорь Михайлович Лученок;
IhsahnPerson · Music memorabiliaVegard Sverre Tveitan (born 10 October 1975), better known by his stage name Ihsahn, is a Norwegian musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and composer who is best known for his…
Irina ArkhipovaPerson · Music memorabiliaIrina Konstantinovna Arkhipova (Vetoshkina, 2 January 192511 February 2010) was a Soviet and Russian mezzo-soprano, and later contralto, opera singer.
Iryna KyrylinaPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Iryna Kyrylina
Isabel AretzPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Isabel Aretz
Isabel McNeill CarleyPerson · Music memorabiliaIsabel McNeill Carley (4 December 1918 – 14 July 2011) was a published writer, editor, composer and music teacher.
Ivan PetrovPerson · Music memorabiliaIvan Ivanovich Petrov (29 February 192026 December 2003) was a Soviet and Russian bass opera singer. People's Artist of the USSR (1959).
Ivo MalecPerson · Music memorabiliaIvo Malec (30 March 1925 – 14 August 2019) was a Croatian-born French composer, music educator and conductor.
Jaak JoalaPerson · Music memorabiliaJaak Joala (26 June 1950 – 25 September 2014) was an Estonian singer, musician and a member of two bands: Kristallid and Virmalised.
Jaan RäätsPerson · Music memorabiliaJaan Rääts (15 October 1932 – 25 December 2020) was an Estonian composer who worked extensively on Estonian film scores of the 1960s and 1970s.
Jacob LateinerPerson · Music memorabiliaJacob Lateiner (March 31, 1928 – December 12, 2010) was a Cuban-American pianist.
Jaki ByardPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Arthur "Jaki" Byard (June 15, 1922 – February 11, 1999) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger.
James KingPerson · Music memorabiliaJames King was an American musician, music educator and singer (1925–2005). He was born in Dodge City and died in Naples.
János FürstPerson · Music memorabiliaJános Fürst (8 August 1935 – 3 January 2007) was a Hungarian-born conductor and violinist.
János GondaPerson · Music memorabiliaJános Gonda (11 January 1932 – 10 March 2021) was a Hungarian jazz pianist. János Gonda was born in Budapest, he studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music and earned his diploma first at…
Jason MoranPerson · Music memorabiliaJason Moran (born January 21, 1975) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator involved in multimedia art and theatrical installations.
Jean BergerPerson · Music memorabiliaJean Berger (lang; September 27, 1909 – May 28, 2002) was a German-born American pianist, composer, and music educator. He composed extensively for choral ensemble and solo voice.
Jean DeromePerson · Music memorabiliaJean Derome (born June 29, 1955) is a French Canadian avant-garde saxophonist, flautist, and composer.
Jean-Yves Daniel-LesurPerson · Music memorabiliaDaniel Jean-Yves Lesur (19 November 1908 – 2 July 2002) was a French organist and composer. He was the son of the composer Alice Lesur.
Jeanne DemessieuxPerson · Music memorabiliaJeanne Marie-Madeleine Demessieux (14 February 1921 – 11 November 1968) was a French organist, pianist, composer, and teacher.
Jeffrey KahanePerson · Music memorabiliaJeffrey Alan Kahane (born September 12, 1956) is an American classical concert pianist and conductor.
Jennie TourelPerson · Music memorabiliaJennie Tourel (June 22 1900 November 23, 1973) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano, known for her work in both opera and recital performances.
Jenő TakácsPerson · Music memorabiliaJenő Takács (25 September 1902 – 14 November 2005) was a Hungarian composer and pianist.
Jiří PauerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jiří Pauer
Joe LovanoPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Salvatore Lovano (born December 29, 1952) is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist.
Johan DuijckPerson · Music memorabiliaJohan Duijck (born 1954 in Ghent) is a Belgian composer and conductor.
John KirkpatrickPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Kirkpatrick (18 March 1905 – 8 November 1991) was an American classical pianist and music scholar, best known for championing the works of Charles Ives, Aaron Copland, Carl Ruggles,…
John LaPortaPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Daniel LaPorta (April 13, 1920 – May 12, 2004) was a jazz clarinetist and composer.
John LewisPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Lewis was an American pianist, composer, music educator, jazz musician and university teacher (1920–2001). He was born in La Grange and died in New York City.
John MauceriPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Francis Mauceri (born September 12, 1945) is an American conductor, composer, author, and educator whose work has focused on orchestral music, opera, Broadway, and film-related…
Joly Braga SantosPerson · Music memorabiliaJosé Manuel Joly Braga Santos, ComSE (May 14, 1924July 18, 1988) was a Portuguese composer and conductor, who was born and died in Lisbon. He wrote six symphonies.
Jörg HalubekPerson · Music memorabiliaJörg Halubek (born 1977) is a German conductor, harpsichordist, organist and professor.
Jorma PanulaPerson · Music memorabiliaJorma Juhani Panula (born 10 August 1930) is a Finnish conductor, composer, and teacher of conducting.
Jos Van ImmerseelPerson · Music memorabiliaJos Van Immerseel (born 9 November 1945) is a Belgian harpsichordist, pianist and conductor.
Josef PáleníčekPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Josef Páleníček
Joseph AlessiPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Norman Alessi (born September 20, 1959) is an American classical trombonist with the New York Philharmonic.
Jovdat HajiyevPerson · Music memorabiliaAhmad Jovdat Ismayil oglu Hajiyev (Əhməd-Cövdət İsmayıl oğlu Hacıyev / Әһмәд-Ҹөвдәт Исмајыл оғлу Һаҹыјев, June 18, 1917 - January 18, 2002) was one of the major Azerbaijani composers of the…
Judith WeirPerson · Music memorabiliaDame Judith Weir (born 11 May 1954) is a British composer. She served as Master of the King's Music from 2014 to 2024.
Julia TsenovaPerson · Music memorabiliaJulia Tsenova (also spelled Julia Tzenova, Julia Cenova, or Julia Zenova) (1948 7 30 – 2010 4 11) was a Bulgarian composer, pianist and musical pedagogue.
Julian BreamPerson · Music memorabiliaJulian Alexander Bream (15 July 1933 – 14 August 2020) was an English classical guitarist and lutenist.
Julius WatkinsPerson · Music memorabiliaJulius Watkins (October 10, 1921 – April 4, 1977) was an American jazz musician who played French horn.
Jurabek MurodovPerson · Music memorabiliaJurabek Murodov (sometimes spelled Jurabek Muradov) is a Tajik singer and songwriter. He is a People's Artist of Tajikistan and People's Artist of USSR (1979).
Karen TanakaPerson · Music memorabilia
Karl LeisterPerson · Music memorabilia
Karl RichterPerson · Music memorabiliaKarl Richter (15 October 1926 – 15 February 1981) was a German conductor, choirmaster, organist, and harpsichordist.
Karólína EiríksdóttirPerson · Music memorabiliaKarólína Eiríksdóttir (born 10 January 1951) is an Icelandic composer.
Kazimierz FlatauPerson · Music memorabiliaKazimierz Flatau (11 July 1910 in Warsaw – 25 July 2000 in Poznań) was a Polish harpsichordist, music critic, physicist, translator, and astrologist.
Kazimierz WiłkomirskiPerson · Music memorabiliaKazimierz Wiłkomirski; (September 1, 1900, Moscow – March 7, 1995, Warsaw) was a Polish cellist, composer and conductor.
Kees van BaarenPerson · Music memorabiliaKees van Baaren (22 October 1906 – 2 September 1970) was a Dutch composer and teacher.
Kenneth GilbertPerson · Music memorabiliaKenneth Albert Gilbert FRSC (December16, 1931April15, 2020) was a Canadian harpsichordist, organist, musicologist, and music educator.
Kenny WernerPerson · Music memorabiliaKenny Werner (born November 19, 1951) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and author.
Kim BorgPhotographer · PhotographyKim Borg (August 7, 1919 – April 28, 2000) was a Finnish bass, teacher and composer. He had a wide-ranging, resonant, warm voice.
Krystian ZimermanPerson · Music memorabiliaKrystian Zimerman (born 5 December 1956) is a Polish concert pianist, conductor and pedagogue who has been described as one of the greatest pianists of his generation.
Krzysztof MeyerPerson · Music memorabiliaKrzysztof Meyer (born 11 August 1943) is a Polish composer, pianist, and music scholar, formerly dean of the Department of Music Theory (1972–1975) at the State College of Music (now…
Kunihiko HashimotoPerson · Music memorabilia
Kurt ThomasPerson · Music memorabiliaKurt Georg Hugo Thomas (25 May 1904 – 31 March 1973) was a German composer, conductor and music educator.
Larry CoryellPerson · Music memorabiliaLarry Coryell (born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III; April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist, widely considered the "godfather of fusion".
Lars EdlundPerson · Music memorabiliaLars Edlund (6 November 1922 – 21 December 2013) was a Swedish composer, organist and music teacher.
Lars-Erik LarssonPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Larsson
Lennie TristanoPerson · Music memorabiliaLeonard Joseph Tristano (March 19, 1919 – November 18, 1978) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and teacher of jazz improvisation.
Lennox BerkeleyPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley CBE (12 May 190326 December 1989) was an English composer.
Léon BarzinPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Léon Barzin
Leon ChanclerPerson · Music memorabiliaLeon "Ndugu" Chancler (July 1, 1952 – February 3, 2018) was an American R&B, funk, and jazz drummer. He was also a composer, producer, and university professor.
Leon KirchnerPerson · Music memorabiliaLeon Kirchner (January 24, 1919 – September 17, 2009) was an American composer of contemporary classical music.
Lev NaumovPerson · Music memorabiliaLev Nikolayevich Naumov (12 February 1925, Rostov – 21 August 2005, Moscow) was a Russian classical pianist, composer and educator.
Lidija Horvat-DunjkoPerson · Music memorabiliaLidija Horvat-Dunjko (born 1967) is a Croatian soprano vocalist and a Docent at the Zagreb Academy of Music.
Livingston TaylorPerson · Music memorabiliaLivingston Taylor was born in Boston and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, he is the brother of singer-songwriter James Taylor, singer-songwri
Lluís ClaretPerson · Music memorabiliaLluís Claret (born Lluís Claret i Serra, 10 March 1951) is an Andorran cellist.[1][2] Claret has taught and played internationally as well as in Barcelona.
Lois MarshallPerson · Music memorabiliaLois Catherine Marshall, CC (January 29, 1925 – February 19, 1997) was a Canadian soprano. Her husband, Weldon Kilburn, had been her early coach and piano accompanist.
Lorenzo GhielmiPerson · Music memorabiliaLorenzo Ghielmi (born 1 September 1959 in Milan) is an Italian organist and harpsichordist.
Luciano BerioPerson · Music memorabiliaLuciano Berio (24 October 1925 – 27 May 2003) was an Italian composer noted for his experimental work (in particular Sequenza, his series of solo pieces using extended techniques, and his…
Ludwig HoelscherPerson · Music memorabiliaLudwig Hoelscher (23 August 19078 May 1996) was a German cellist. He played internationally as a soloist, and was well known as a chamber musician, first playing from 1932 in Elly Ney's…
Lydia KavinaPerson · Music memorabiliaLydia Evgenevna Kavina (born 8 September 1967) is a British-Russian theremin player, based in Oxfordshire, UK.
Lyudmila LyadovaPerson · Music memorabiliaLyudmila Alekseevna Lyadova (Russian: Людмила Алексеевна Лядова; 29 March 1925 – 10 March 2021) was a Russian composer who lived and worked in Moscow.
Makanda Ken McIntyrePerson · Music memorabiliaMakanda Ken McIntyre (born Kenneth Arthur McIntyre; also known as Ken McIntyre) (September 7, 1931 – June 13, 2001) was an American jazz musician, composer and educator.
Makoto ShinoharaPerson · Music memorabiliaMakoto Shinohara was a Japanese composer.
Manuel RuedaAuthor · BooksManuel Antonio Rueda González (27 August 1921 in Monte Cristi Province – 20 December 1999 in Santo Domingo) was a Dominican writer and pianist.
Marc BleusePerson · Music memorabiliaMarc Bleuse (born 23 February 1937 in Niort) is a French musician, composer and conductor.
Marc-André DalbaviePerson · Music memorabiliaMarc-André Dalbavie (born 10 February 1961 at Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) is a French composer. He had his first music lessons at age 6.

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