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20th-century violinists

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Phil RamonePerson · Music memorabiliaPhilip Rabinowitz (January 5, 1934 March 30, 2013), better known as Phil Ramone, was a South African-born American recording engineer, record producer, violinist and composer, and…
Pierre AmoyalPerson · Music memorabiliaPierre Amoyal (born 22 June 1949 in Paris) is a French violinist and is the artistic director of the Conservatory of Lausanne.
Ramón VinayPerson · Music memorabiliaRamón Vinay (August 31, 1911 – January 4, 1996) was a famous Chilean operatic tenor with a powerful, dramatic voice.
Ray ChenPerson · Music memorabilia
Regina CarterPerson · Music memorabiliaRegina Carter (born August 6, 1966) is an American jazz violinist. She is the cousin of jazz saxophonist James Carter.
Rhiannon GiddensPerson · Music memorabiliaRhiannon Giddens (born February 21, 1977) is an American musician, actress, and author known for her eclectic folk music.
Ricardo OdnoposoffPerson · Music memorabiliaRicardo Odnoposoff (February 24, 1914 – October 26, 2004) was a Jewish Argentine-Austrian-American violinist of the 20th century.
Richard TognettiPerson · Music memorabiliaRichard Leo Tognetti AO is an Australian musician, violin soloist, ensemble player, leader, composer and arranger, conductor and artistic director.
Robert MannPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Nathaniel Mann (July 19, 1920 – January 1, 2018) was a violinist, composer, conductor, and founding member of the Juilliard String Quartet, as well as a faculty member at the…
Robert Moffat PalmerPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Moffat (variously "Moffatt" and "Moffett") Palmer (b. June 2, 1915, Syracuse, New York; d.
Robert PlanelPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Planel (2 January 1908 – 25 May 1994) was a French composer, music pedagogue and violinist.
Roby LakatosPerson · Music memorabilia
Rudolf KoelmanPerson · Music memorabiliaRudolf Koelman (born 1959 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch violinist and is professor for violin at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHdK) in Switzerland.
Sándor VéghPerson · Music memorabiliaSándor Végh (17 May 1912 – 7 January 1997) was a Hungarian, later French, violinist and conductor. He was best known as one of the great chamber music violinists of the twentieth century.
Sara TrobäckPerson · Music memorabiliaSara Katarina Trobäck Hesselink (born 1978) is a Swedish violinist. Since 2002, she has been first concertmaster of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
Sara WatkinsPerson · Music memorabiliaSara Ullrika Watkins (born June 8, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and fiddler.
Sarah ÀlainnPerson · Music memorabiliaSarah Àlainn is an Australian singer-songwriter. She is mostly active in Japan.
Sarah NeufeldPerson · Music memorabiliaSarah Neufeld (born August 27, 1979) is a Canadian violinist who is known for her work with indie rock band Arcade Fire, with whom she is a former core member and currently a touring…
Scarlet RiveraPerson · Music memorabiliaScarlet Rivera (legally Donna Eyre, born Donna Shea) is an American violinist. She is best known for her work with Bob Dylan, in particular on his 1976 album Desire and as part of the…
Selim GirayPerson · Music memorabiliaSelim Giray (lang; born 6 June 1970) is a Turkish-American violinist, researcher, clinician and conductor.
Sergey KhachatryanPerson · Music memorabiliaSergey Khachatryan (also spelled Sergei Khachatryan; born 5 April 1985) is an Armenian classical violinist.
Seth LakemanPerson · Music memorabiliaSeth Bernard Lakeman (born 26 March 1977) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who is most often associated with the fiddle and tenor guitar, but also plays the viola…
Sharon CorrPerson · Music memorabiliaSharon Helga Corr (born 24 March 1970) is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and television personality.
Sigiswald KuijkenPerson · Music memorabiliaSigiswald Kuijken (lang; born 16 February 1944) is a Belgian violinist, violist, and conductor known for playing on period and original instruments.
Simon HousePerson · Music memorabiliaSimon House (29 August 1948 – 25 May 2025) was an English violinist, composer and keyboardist best known for his work with proto-metal band High Tide and space rock band Hawkwind, as well…
Soozie TyrellPerson · Music memorabiliaSoozie Tyrell (born May 4, 1957), formerly known as Soozie Kirschner, is an American musician, most known for her work with Bruce Springsteen in the E Street Band and formerly the Sessions…
Stéphane GrappelliPerson · Music memorabiliaStéphane Grappelli (stefan ɡʁapɛli; 26 January 1908 – 1 December 1997) was a French jazz violinist.
Stuff SmithPerson · Music memorabiliaHezekiah Leroy Gordon Smith (August 14, 1909 – September 25, 1967), better known as Stuff Smith, was an American jazz violinist.
Szymon GoldbergPerson · Music memorabiliaSzymon Goldberg (1 June 1909 – 19 July 1993) was a Polish-born Jewish classical violinist and conductor, latterly an American.
Tibor VargaPerson · Music memorabiliaTibor Varga (4 July 1921 – 4 September 2003) was a Hungarian violinist, conductor, and music teacher who developed pedagogic methods for teaching string music.
Tony MacAlpinePerson · Music memorabiliaTony MacAlpine (born August 29, 1960) is an American musician and composer. In a career spanning four decades, he has released twelve studio albums.
Ursula BagdasarjanzPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Ursula Bagdasarjanz with a Stradivari from the Rolf Habisreutinger Collection
Vanessa-MaePerson · Music memorabiliaVanessa-Mae (born 27 October 1978), also called Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson, is a Singaporean-born British violinist and skier with Thai heritage from her father.
Victor YoungPerson · Music memorabiliaAlbert Victor Young (August 8, 1899 – November 10, 1956) was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor.
Vladimir CosmaPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Bucharest.
Vladimir ShainskyPerson · Music memorabiliaVladimir Yakovlevich Shainsky (Russian: Владимир Яковлевич Шаинский, [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr ʂɐˈinskʲɪj]; 12 December 1925 – 25 December 2017) was a Soviet and Russian composer.
Walter WellerPerson · Music memorabiliaWalter Weller (30 November 1939 – 14 June 2015) was an Austrian-born conductor and classical violinist.
Werner KlempererPerson · Film memorabiliaWerner Klemperer (March 22, 1920 – December 6, 2000) was an American actor. He was best known for playing Colonel Wilhelm Klink on the CBS television sitcom Hogan's Heroes, for which he…
Willi BoskovskyPerson · Music memorabiliaWillibald Karl Boskovsky (16 June 1909 – 21 April 1991) was an Austrian violinist and conductor, best known as the long-standing conductor of the Vienna New Year's Concert from 1955 to 1979.
Xavier CugatPerson · Music memorabiliaXavier Cugat (lang; 1 January 1900 – 27 October 1990) was an American musician and bandleader who was a leading figure in the spread of Latin music in the United States.
Yfrah NeamanPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Yfrah Neaman
Yūko ShiokawaPerson · Music memorabilia
Yury BashmetPerson · Music memorabiliaYuri Abramovich Bashmet (born 24 January 1953) is a Russian conductor, violinist, and violist.
Zbigniew SeifertPerson · Music memorabiliaZbigniew Seifert (7 June 1946 – 15 February 1979) was a Polish jazz violinist.
Zino FrancescattiPerson · Music memorabiliaRené-Charles "Zino" Francescatti (9 August 1902 – 17 September 1991) was a French virtuoso violinist, renowned for his lyrical playing style.
Zoltán SzékelyPerson · Music memorabiliaZoltán Székely (Hungarian: Székely Zoltán; 8 December 1903 in Kocs, Hungary – 5 October 2001 in Banff, Canada) was a Hungarian violinist and composer.

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