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Classical Music

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Hans KellerPerson · Music memorabiliaHans (Heinrich) Keller (11 March 19196 November 1985) was an Austrian-born British musician and writer, who made significant contributions to musicology and music criticism, as well as…
Hans KnappertsbuschPerson · Music memorabiliaHans Knappertsbusch (12 March 1888 – 25 October 1965) was a German conductor, best known for his performances of the music of Wagner, Bruckner and Richard Strauss.
Hans PfitznerPerson · Music memorabiliaHans Erich Pfitzner (5 May 1869 – 22 May 1949) was a Russian-born German composer, conductor and polemicist who was a self-described anti-modernist.
Hans SittPerson · Music memorabiliaHans Sitt (born Jan Hanuš Sitt on 21 September 1850, Prague – 10 March 1922, Leipzig), was a Bohemian violinist, violist, teacher, and composer.
Hans SwarowskyPerson · Music memorabiliaHans Swarowsky was an Austrian conductor, music educator, university teacher, editor, music teacher and translator (1899–1975). He was born in Budapest and died in Salzburg.
Hans von BülowPerson · Music memorabiliaFreiherr Hans Guido von Bülow (8 January 1830 – 12 February 1894)[1] was a German conductor, pianist, and composer of the Romantic era.
Hayley WestenraPerson · Music memorabiliaHayley Dee Westenra (born 10 April 1987) is a New Zealand classical crossover singer.
Heinrich DornPerson · Music memorabiliaHeinrich Ludwig Egmont Dorn (14 November 1800 or 1804 – 10 January 1892) was a German conductor, composer, teacher, and journalist.
Heinrich KaminskiPerson · Music memorabiliaHeinrich Kaminski (4 July 1886 - 21 June 1946) was a German composer.
Heinrich SchiffPerson · Music memorabiliaHeinrich Schiff (18 November 1951 – 23 December 2016) was an Austrian cellist and conductor.
Heinrich Wilhelm ErnstPerson · Music memorabiliaHeinrich Wilhelm Ernst (8 June 1812 – 8 October 1865) was a Moravian-Jewish violinist, violist and composer.
Helena TulvePerson · Music memorabiliaHelena Tulve (born 28 April 1972) is an Estonian composer.
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.
Helmut ZachariasPerson · Music memorabiliaHelmut Zacharias (27 January 192028 February 2002) was a German violinist and composer who created over 400 works and sold 14 million records.
Hendrik AndriessenPerson · Music memorabiliaHendrik Franciscus Andriessen (17 September 1892 – 12 April 1981) was a Dutch composer and organist.
Henri CasadesusPerson · Music memorabiliaHenri-Gustave Casadesus (30 September 1879 – 31 May 1947) was a violist, viola d'amore player, composer, and music publisher.
Henri MarteauPerson · Music memorabiliaHenri Marteau (31 March 1874 – 3 October 1934) was a French violinist and composer.
Henri WieniawskiPerson · Music memorabiliaHenryk Wieniawski (10 July 183531 March 1880) was a Polish virtuoso violinist, composer, and pedagogue, who is regarded amongst the most distinguished violinists in history.
Henriette ReniéPerson · Music memorabiliaHenriette Renié (lang; 18 September 1875 – 1 March 1956) was a French harpist and composer who is known for her many original compositions and transcriptions, as well as codifying a method…
Henry BrantPerson · Music memorabiliaHenry Dreyfuss Brant (September 15, 1913 – April 26, 2008) was a Canadian-born American composer.
Henry CowellPerson · Music memorabiliaHenry Dixon Cowell (March 11, 1897 – December 10, 1965) was an American composer, writer, pianist, publisher, and music teacher.
Hephzibah MenuhinPerson · Music memorabiliaHephzibah Menuhin (20 May 19201 January 1981) was an American-Australian pianist, writer, and human rights campaigner.
Herbert BlomstedtPerson · Music memorabiliaHerbert Thorson Blomstedt (lang; born 11 July 1927) is a Swedish conductor of classical music.
Herbie HancockPerson · Music memorabiliaHerbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group.
Herman KrebbersPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Herman Krebbers (1974)
Hermann AbendrothPerson · Music memorabiliaHermann Paul Maximilian Abendroth (19 January 1883 – 29 May 1956) was a German conductor.
Hermann LeviPerson · Music memorabiliaHermann Levi (7 November 1839 – 13 May 1900) was a German Jewish orchestral conductor.
Hermann ScherchenPerson · Music memorabiliaHermann Scherchen (21 June 1891 – 12 June 1966) was a German conductor, who was principal conductor of the city orchestra of Winterthur from 1922 to 1950.
Hermann SuterPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Hermann Suter (1870–1926)
Hopkinson SmithPerson · Music memorabiliaHopkinson Smith (born December 7, 1946) is a Swiss-American lutenist and pedagogue, longtime resident in Basel, Switzerland.
Hubert LéonardPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Hubert Léonard
Ignacy Feliks DobrzyńskiPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński. Portrait by Maksymilian Fajans.
Ignaz PleyelPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
Ignaz SchuppanzighPerson · Music memorabiliaIgnaz Schuppanzigh (20 July 1776 – 2 March 1830) was an Austrian violinist and friend of Beethoven, and leader of Count Razumovsky's private string quartet.
Igor ZhukovPerson · Music memorabiliaIgor Mikhaylovich Zhukov (Russian: Игорь Михайлович Жуков; 31 August 1936 – 26 January 2018) was a Russian pianist, conductor and sound engineer.
Ilja HurníkPerson · Music memorabiliaIlja Hurník (25 November 1922 – 7 September 2013) was a Czech composer and essayist.
Isaac SternPerson · Music memorabiliaIsaac Stern (July 21, 1920 – September 22, 2001) was an American violinist.
Isao TomitaPerson · Music memorabiliaIsao Tomita (often known simply as Tomita) was a Japanese composer regarded as one of the pioneers of electronic music and space music as well as one of the most famous producers of analog…
István KertészPerson · Music memorabilia
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.
Jacques OffenbachPerson · Music memorabiliaJacques Offenbach (20 June 18195 October 1880) was a German-born French composer, cellist and impresario.
Jakob AdlungPerson · Music memorabiliaJakob Adlung, or Adelung, (14 January 1699 – 5 July 1762) was a German organist, teacher, instrument maker, music historian, composer and music theorist.
Jakub Jan RybaAuthor · BooksIllustration — Jakub Jan Ryba
James GalwayPerson · Music memorabiliaSir James Galway (born 8 December 1939) is an Irish virtuoso flute player from Belfast, nicknamed "The Man with the Golden Flute".
Jan EkierPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jan Ekier after having received the Order of the White Eagle (2010)
Jan KoetsierPerson · Music memorabiliaJan Koetsier (14 August 1911 in Amsterdam – 28 April 2006 in Munich) was a Dutch composer and conductor.
Ján Levoslav BellaPerson · Music memorabiliaJán Levoslav Bella (German Johann Leopold Bella; 4 September 1843 – 25 May 1936) was a Slovak composer, conductor and music teacher, who wrote in the spirit of the Nationalist Romantic…
Jan MaklakiewiczPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jan Maklakiewicz
János FürstPerson · Music memorabiliaJános Fürst (8 August 1935 – 3 January 2007) was a Hungarian-born conductor and violinist.
Jean GallonPerson · Music memorabiliaJean Charles Claude Gallon (25 June 1878 – 23 June 1959) was a French composer, choir conductor, and music educator.
Jean RousselPerson · Music memorabiliaJean Alain Roussel (born 1951) is a Mauritian-born musician, composer, record producer, arranger, educator and Sono-Therapist.
Jean-Baptiste LullyPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Baptiste Lully (born Giovanni Battista Lulli; – 22 March 1687) was an Italian-French composer, dancer and instrumentalist, who is considered a master of the French Baroque music style.
Jean-Louis DuportPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Louis Duport (4 October 1749 – 7 September 1819), sometimes known as Duport the Younger to distinguish him from his older brother (and teacher) Jean-Pierre (1741-1818), was a cellist,…
Jean-Marc SavelliPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Marc Savelli (born 18 October 1955) is a French pianist known for his interpretations of works by Franz Liszt, Frederic Chopin, Ludwig van Beethoven, the classical repertoire of Johann…
Jean-Marie LeclairPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Marie Leclair l'aîné (Jean-Marie Leclair the Elder) (10 May 1697 – 22 October 1764) was a French Baroque violinist and composer.
Jean-Pierre DuportPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jean-Pierre Duport
Jeanne DemessieuxPerson · Music memorabiliaJeanne Marie-Madeleine Demessieux (14 February 1921 – 11 November 1968) was a French organist, pianist, composer, and teacher.
Jenny LindPerson · Film memorabiliaJohanna Maria "Jenny" Lind (Madame Goldschmidt) (6 October 18202 November 1887), was a Swedish opera singer, often called the "Swedish Nightingale".
Jerry GoldsmithPerson · Music memorabiliaJerrald King Goldsmith (February 10, 1929July 21, 2004) was an American composer, conductor and orchestrator with a career in film and television scoring that spanned 49 years and over 200…
Jiří PauerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jiří Pauer
João de Sousa CarvalhoPerson · Music memorabiliaJoão de Sousa Carvalho (22 February 1745c. 1798) was the foremost Portuguese composer of his generation.
Joe HisaishiPerson · Music memorabiliaMamoru Fujisawa, known professionally as Joe Hisaishi, is a Japanese composer, musical director, conductor and pianist, known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981.
Johann Baptist VanhalPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Baptist Wanhal (12 May 1739 – 20 August 1813) was a Czech composer of the Classical period. He was born in Nechanice, Bohemia, and died in Vienna.
Johann Christoph Bach IPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Christoph Bach
Johann Gottlieb GoldbergPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Gottlieb Goldberg (lang; baptized 14 March 1727 – 13 April 1756) was a German virtuoso harpsichordist, organist, and composer of the late Baroque and early Classical period.
Johann Kaspar MertzPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Kaspar Mertz (17 August 1806 – 14 October 1856) was an Austrian guitarist and composer.
Johann Nepomuk DavidPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Nepomuk David (30 November 1895 – 22 December 1977) was an Austrian composer.
Johann Nikolaus ForkelPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Nikolaus Forkel (22 February 1749 – 20 March 1818) was a German musicologist and music theorist, generally regarded as among the founders of modern musicology.
Johann Sebastian PaetschPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Sebastian Paetsch (born in Colorado Springs, U.S. on April 11, 1964) is an American cellist and musician.
Johann StamitzPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Wenzel Anton Stamitz (Jan Václav Antonín Stamic; 18 June 1717 – 27 March 1757) was a Czech composer and violinist.
John BarbirolliPerson · Music memorabiliaSir John Barbirolli (Giovanni Battista Barbirolli; 2 December 189929 July 1970) was a British conductor and cellist.
John CooperPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Coprario (c. 1570–80 – c.
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 FieldAuthor · BooksJohn Field (26 July 1782 – 23 January 1837) was an Irish pianist and composer. He is widely credited as the inventor of the nocturne.
John GossPerson · Music memorabilia
John OgdonPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Andrew Howard Ogdon (27 January 1937 – 1 August 1989) was an English pianist and composer.
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.
José Vianna da MottaPerson · Music memorabiliaJosé Vianna da Motta (modern spelling as Viana da Mota; 22 April 1868 – 1 June 1948) was a Portuguese pianist, teacher, and composer. He was one of the last pupils of Franz Liszt.
Josef GingoldPerson · Music memorabiliaJosef Gingold (Iosif Meyerovich Gingol'd; January 11, 1995) was a Russian and American classical violinist and teacher who lived most of his life in the United States.
Josef LaborPerson · Music memorabiliaJosef Paul Labor (29 June 184226 April 1924) was an Austrian pianist, organist, and composer of the late Romantic era. Labor was an influential music teacher.
Josef LhévinnePerson · Music memorabiliaJosef Lhévinne (13 December 18742 December 1944) was a Russian pianist and piano teacher.
Josef ProkschPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Josef Proksch
Josef RheinbergerPerson · Music memorabiliaJosef Gabriel Rheinberger (17 March 1839 – 25 November 1901) was a composer and organist from Liechtenstein, residing in Bavaria for most of his life.
Josef SegerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — The Church of Our Lady in front of Týn in Prague, one of the two churches Seger worked at throughout most of life
Josef SukPerson · Music memorabiliaJosef Suk (8 August 1929 – 7 July 2011) was a Czech violinist, violist, chamber musician and conductor. In his home country he carried the title of National Artist.
Josep Iturbi BàguenaPerson · Music memorabiliaJosé Iturbi Báguena (28 November 189528 June 1980) was a Spanish conductor, pianist, harpsichordist and actor.
Joseph AlessiPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Norman Alessi (born September 20, 1959) is an American classical trombonist with the New York Philharmonic.
Joseph FischhofPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Joseph Fischhof, lithograph by Andreas Staub, ca.
Joseph HellmesbergerPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Hellmesberger Sr. (3 November 182824 October 1893) was an Austrian violinist, conductor, and composer.
Joseph KeilberthPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Keilberth (19 April 1908 – 20 July 1968) was a German conductor who specialised in opera.
Joseph SchubertPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Schubert (20 December 1754 – 28 July 1837) was a German composer, violinist, and violist.
Józef Kazimierz HofmannPerson · Music memorabiliaJosef Casimir Hofmann (originally Józef Kazimierz Hofmann; January 20, 1876February 16, 1957) was a Polish-American pianist, composer, music teacher, and inventor.
Józef WieniawskiPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait of Józef Wieniawski
Juhan AavikPerson · Music memorabiliaJuhan Aavik (29 January 1884 – 26 November 1982) was an Estonian composer.
Jules MassenetPerson · Music memorabiliaJules Émile Frédéric Massenet (12 May 1842 – 13 August 1912) was a French composer of the Romantic era best known for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty.
Julian BreamPerson · Music memorabiliaJulian Alexander Bream (15 July 1933 – 14 August 2020) was an English classical guitarist and lutenist.
Julian RachlinPerson · Music memorabiliaJulian Mikhaylovich Rachlin (Julianas Rachlinas; born 8 December 1974) is a Lithuanian violinist, violist, and conductor.
Julian SitkovetskyPerson · Music memorabiliaJulian (or Yulian) Grigoryevich Sitkovetsky (7 November 1925 – 23 February 1958) was a Soviet violinist.
Julius ButhsPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Buths in 1902
Julius KatchenPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Julius Katchen in 1956.
Julius KlengelPerson · Music memorabiliaJulius Klengel (24 September 1859 – 27 October 1933) was a German cellist who is most famous for his études and solo pieces written for the instrument. He was the brother of Paul Klengel.
Julius SternPerson · Music memorabiliaJulius Stern (8 August 1820 – 27 February 1883) was a Jewish German musical pedagogue and composer.
K&K VerlagsanstaltOrganisation · Music memorabiliaK&K Verlagsanstalt is a German record label based in Landau in der Pfalz and owned by Josef-Stefan Kindler and Andreas Otto Grimminger.
Kamilo MašekPerson · Music memorabiliaKamilo Mašek (11 July 1831 – 29 June 1859) was a Slovenian music composer of Czech descent.
Kaori MurajiPerson · Music memorabiliaKaori Muraji is a Japanese classical guitarist. She is the first Japanese artist to have signed an exclusive international contract with Decca Music Group.
Karel Boleslav JirákPerson · Music memorabiliaKarel Boleslav Jirák (né Karel Bohuslav Jirák; January 28, 1891, Prague, Bohemia – January 30, 1972, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) was a Czechoslovak composer and conductor.
Karel KovařovicPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait by Jan Vilímek
Karl LeisterPerson · Music memorabilia
Karl RichterPerson · Music memorabiliaKarl Richter (15 October 1926 – 15 February 1981) was a German conductor, choirmaster, organist, and harpsichordist.
Karol MikuliPerson · Music memorabiliaKarol Mikuli, also known as Charles Mikuli (or Կարոլ Պստիկյան; 22 October 1821 – 21 May 1897), was a Polish pianist, composer, conductor and teacher.
Karol RathausPerson · Music memorabiliaKarol Rathaus (Karl Leonhard Bruno Rathaus; also Leonhard Bruno; 16 September 1895 — 21 November 1954) was a German-Austrian Jewish composer who emigrated to the United States via Berlin,…
Kathleen BattlePerson · Music memorabiliaKathleen Battle was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, Battle initially became known for her work within the concert repert
Kazimierz SerockiPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Kazimierz Serocki (before 1952)
Kazimierz WiłkomirskiPerson · Music memorabiliaKazimierz Wiłkomirski; (September 1, 1900, Moscow – March 7, 1995, Warsaw) was a Polish cellist, composer and conductor.
Kazuyoshi AkiyamaPerson · Music memorabiliaJanuary 2, 1941 – January 26, 2025 was a Japanese conductor who held conducting posts of symphony orchestras in Japan, Canada and the U.S, such as the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra from 1964 for…
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.
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.
Kirill PetrenkoPerson · Music memorabiliaKirill Garrievich Petrenko (Latin script: Kirill Garrievič Petrenko; born 11 February 1972) is a Russian-Austrian conductor. He is chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic.

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