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20th-century music teachers

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Abdelhalim HafezPerson · Music memorabiliaAbdel Halim Ali Shabana, commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez (21 June 1929 – 30 March 1977), was an Egyptian singer, actor, conductor, businessman, music teacher and film producer.
Alexander ArutiunianPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Grigori Arutiunian (23 September 192028 March 2012), was a Soviet and Armenian composer and pianist, widely known for his 1950 Trumpet Concerto.
Anatolii Kos-AnatolskyiPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Anatoliy Kos-Anatolsky
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.
Anton HeillerPerson · Music memorabiliaAnton Heiller (15 September 1923 – 25 March 1979) was an Austrian organist, harpsichordist, composer and conductor.
Cooper-MoorePerson · Music memorabiliaCooper-Moore (born Gene Y. Ashton; August 31, 1946) is an American jazz pianist, composer and instrument builder/designer based in New York City.
David WarburtonPerson · Music memorabiliaDavid John Warburton (28 October 1965 – 26 August 2025) was a British Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Somerton and Frome from 2015 until 2023.
Edmund RubbraPerson · Music memorabiliaEdmund Rubbra (23 May 190114 February 1986) was a British composer. He composed both instrumental and vocal works for soloists, chamber groups and full choruses and orchestras.
Els AarnePerson · Music memorabiliaElze Janovna Paemurru (30 March 1917 – 14 June 1995), pseudonymously known as Els Aarne, was an Estonian composer, pianist and pedagogue, primarily during the Soviet Union.
Fyodor DruzhininPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — The grave of Fyodor Druzhinin
George BenjaminPerson · Music memorabiliaSir George William John Benjamin, CBE (born 31 January 1960) is an English composer, conductor, pianist and teacher.[1]
Hans HaugPerson · Music memorabiliaHans Haug (27 July 1900 in Basel – 15 September 1967 in Lausanne) was a Swiss composer and conductor, mainly of operas and theatrical music.
Hans SchimmerlingPerson · Music memorabiliaHans Schimmerling (born Hanus Aldo Schimmerling; 5 September 1900 – 19 October 1967) was a Czech-American pianist, composer, teacher, musicologist and writer.
Hans-Jürgen HufeisenPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Hans-Jürgen Hufeisen (left), with Pater Anselm Grün
Helena TulvePerson · Music memorabiliaHelena Tulve (born 28 April 1972) is an Estonian composer.
Helmut WalchaPerson · Music memorabiliaHelmut Harrison Walcha (27 October 1907 – 11 August 1991) was a blind German organist, harpsichordist, music teacher and composer who specialized in the works of the Dutch and German…
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.
Igor GorinPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Igor Gorin (1937)
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.
Jan EkierPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jan Ekier after having received the Order of the White Eagle (2010)
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-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.
Kadim Al SahirAuthor · BooksKadim Jabbar Ibrahim Al Samarrai (born 12 September 1957),[1] better known by his stage name Kadim Al Sahir, is an Iraqi singer and composer.
Kees van BaarenPerson · Music memorabiliaKees van Baaren (22 October 1906 – 2 September 1970) was a Dutch composer and teacher.
Khayyam MirzazadePerson · Music memorabiliaKhayyam Hadi oglu Mirzazade (Azerbaijani: Xəyyam Hadı oğlu Mirzəzadə; 5 October 1935 – 30 July 2018) was an Azerbaijani composer and professor.
Lars-Erik LarssonPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Larsson
Lenny BreauPerson · Music memorabiliaLeonard Harold Breau (August 5, 1941 – August 12, 1984) was an American-Canadian guitarist. He blended many styles of music, including jazz, country, classical, and flamenco.
Leonard BernsteinAuthor · BooksLeonard Bernstein (born Louis Bernstein; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian.
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.
Marc BleusePerson · Music memorabiliaMarc Bleuse (born 23 February 1937 in Niort) is a French musician, composer and conductor.
Max MéreauxPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Saint-Omer, near Calais, where he undertook his first music lessons. After gaining his baccalaureate in philosophy, Méreaux studied musical analysis a
Michel WibléPerson · Music memorabiliaMichel Wiblé (24 February 1923 – 4 April 2020) was a Swiss composer and teacher.
Peter Racine FrickerPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Racine Fricker (5 September 19201 February 1990) was an English composer, among the first to establish his career entirely after the Second World War.
Philip CornerPerson · Music memorabiliaPhilip Lionel Corner (born April 10, 1933; name sometimes given as Phil Corner) is an American composer, trombonist, alphornist, vocalist, pianist, music theorist, music educator, and…
Qigang ChenPerson · Music memorabiliaQigang Chen (born 8 August 1951) is a Chinese-born French composer who has lived in France since 1984 and obtained French citizenship in 1992.
Robert SchollumPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Schollum (22 August 1913 – 30 September 1987) was an Austrian composer, conductor, music educator, music critic, musicographer and academic scholar.
Robert Thurston DartPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Thurston Dart (3 September 1921 – 6 March 1971) was an English musicologist, conductor and keyboard player.
Said RustamovPerson · Music memorabiliaSaid Rustamov, born Mir-Jabbar Ali oglu Seyid-Rustamzadeh (12 May 1907, Yerevan – 10 June 1983, Baku), was a Soviet and Azerbaijani composer, conductor and pedagogue.
Siegfried BimbergPerson · Music memorabiliaSiegfried Bimberg (5 May 1927 – 2 July 2008) was a German composer, conductor and musicologist
Simone YoungPerson · Music memorabiliaSimone Margaret Young AM (born 2 March 1961) is an Australian conductor and academic teacher. She is currently chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Slide HamptonPerson · Music memorabiliaLocksley Wellington Hampton (April 21, 1932 – November 18, 2021) was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger.
Stephen AlbertPerson · Music memorabiliaStephen Joel Albert (February 6, 1941 – December 27, 1992) was an American composer. He is best known for his Pulitzer Prize winning Symphony No.
Sue FoleyPerson · Music memorabiliaSue Foley (born March 29, 1968) is a Canadian blues guitarist and singer/songwriter known for her Texas blues style and acoustic touch.
Svyatoslav LunyovPerson · Music memorabiliaSvyatoslav Ihorovych Lunyov (born April 19, 1964), is a Ukrainian composer. He is the author of symphonic, chamber, choral, piano and electroacoustic music.
Tofig BakikhanovPerson · Music memorabiliaTofig Ahmed-agha oglu Bakikhanov (Tofiq Əhmədağa oğlu Bakıxanov; 8 December 1930 – 23 August 2026) was an Azerbaijani composer.
Tomek KolczynskiPerson · Music memorabilia
Toots ThielemansPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans (tuts tiləmans), was a Belgian jazz musician.
Veljo TormisPerson · Music memorabiliaVeljo Tormis (7 August 1930 – 21 January 2017) was an Estonian composer, regarded as one of the great contemporary choral composers and one of the most important composers of the 20th…
Victor SmolskiPerson · Music memorabiliaVictor Dmitriyevich Smolski (Russian: Виктор Дмитриевич Смольский, Belarusian: Віктар Дзмітрыевіч Смольскі, born 1 February 1969) is a guitarist who was a member of the German heavy metal…
Wenchen QinPerson · Music memorabilia
Witold LutosławskiPerson · Music memorabiliaWitold Roman Lutosławski (25 January 1913 – 7 February 1994) was a Polish composer and conductor.
Yfrah NeamanPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Yfrah Neaman

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