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Classical Music

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

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Klaus WunderlichPerson · Music memorabiliaKlaus Wunderlich (18 June 1931 – 28 October 1997) was a famous German easy-listening organist.
Konstantia GourziPerson · Music memorabiliaKonstantía Gourzí (Greek Κωνσταντία Γουρζή, born 31 March 1962 in Athens) is a Greek composer and conductor.
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.
Kryštof HarantPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait of Harant from the early 17th century by Aegidius Sadeler
Kun-Woo PaikPerson · Music memorabilia
Kurt AtterbergPerson · Music memorabiliaKurt Magnus Atterberg (Swedish: [²atːɛrbærj], 12 December 1887 – 15 February 1974) was a Swedish composer and civil engineer.
Kurt ThomasPerson · Music memorabiliaKurt Georg Hugo Thomas (25 May 1904 – 31 March 1973) was a German composer, conductor and music educator.
Kyoko TakezawaPerson · Music memorabiliaShe has recorded for the RCA Victor Red Seal label.
Kyung-wha ChungPerson · Music memorabilia
Lalo SchifrinPerson · Music memorabiliaBoris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (Spanish pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Spanish|[ˈlalo ˈʃifɾin]]];
Lauri PorraPerson · Music memorabiliaLauri Porra (born 13 December 1977) is a Finnish bass guitarist and composer who has written scores for films and other media, as well as commissions from orchestras such as the Lahti…
Lauro RossiPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Lauro Rossi
Leif Ove AndsnesPerson · Music memorabiliaLeif Ove Andsnes (læɪf ˈûːvə ˈɑ̂nsneːs; born 7 April 1970) is a Norwegian pianist and chamber musician. Andsnes has made several recordings for Virgin and EMI.
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.
Léon BarzinPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Léon Barzin
Léon BoëllmannPerson · Music memorabiliaLéon Boëllmann (French pronunciation: [leɔ̃ bɔ.ɛlman]; 25 September 1862 – 11 October 1897) was a French composer, known for a small number of compositions for organ.
Leon KirchnerPerson · Music memorabiliaLeon Kirchner (January 24, 1919 – September 17, 2009) was an American composer of contemporary classical music.
Leonard BernsteinAuthor · BooksLeonard Bernstein (born Louis Bernstein; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian.
Leonardo De LorenzoPerson · Music memorabiliaLeonardo De Lorenzo (29 August 1875 – 29 July 1962) was an Italian virtuoso flautist and music educator. He served as the principal flautist at the New York Philharmonic under Gustav Mahler.
Leonid KreutzerPerson · Music memorabiliaLeonid Kreutzer (13 March 1884 – 30 October 1953) was a Russian-born classical pianist and teacher.[1]
Leopold AuerPerson · Music memorabilia
Lev NaumovPerson · Music memorabiliaLev Nikolayevich Naumov (12 February 1925, Rostov – 21 August 2005, Moscow) was a Russian classical pianist, composer and educator.
Lili KrausPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Kraus in 1971.
Lindsay CooperPerson · Music memorabiliaLindsay Cooper (3 March 1951 – 18 September 2013) was an English bassoon and oboe player and composer.
Lionel TertisPerson · Music memorabiliaLionel Tertis, CBE (29 December 187622 February 1975) was an English violist. A noted teacher, he was one of the first viola players to achieve international fame.
Lorenz Christoph MizlerPerson · Music memorabiliaLorenz Christoph Mizler von Kolof (also known as Wawrzyniec Mitzler de Kolof and Mitzler de Koloff;
Lorenzo GibelliPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait of Lorenzo Gibelli published in 1830
Lotte LehmannArtist · PaintingsCharlotte "Lotte" Pauline Sophie Lehmann (February 27, 1888 – August 26, 1976) was a German-American dramatic soprano noted for her successful performances with international opera houses,…
Louis AdamPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis Adam or Jean-Louis Adam (born Johann Ludwig Adam) (3 December 1758 – 8 April 1848) was a French composer, music teacher, and piano virtuoso.
Louis NiedermeyerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Niedermeyer, ca.
Louise HomerPerson · Music memorabiliaLouise Beatty Homer (April 30, 1871May 6, 1947) was an American operatic dramatic contralto who had an active international career in concert halls and opera houses from 1895 until her…
Luboš FišerPerson · Music memorabiliaLuboš Fišer (30 September 1935 – 22 June 1999) was a Czech composer, born in Prague. He was known both for his soundtracks and chamber music.
Lucien CapetPerson · Music memorabiliaLucien Louis Capet (8 January 1873 – 18 December 1928) was a French violinist, pedagogue and composer.
Ludwig SenflPerson · Music memorabiliaLudwig Senfl (born around 1486, died between December 2, 1542 and August 10, 1543) was a Swiss composer of the Renaissance, active in Germany.
Ludwig van BeethovenPerson · Music memorabiliaLudwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer, conductor, and pianist.
Luka ŠulićPerson · Music memorabiliaLuka Šulić (born 25 August 1987) is a Croatian-Slovenian cellist. He was a member of 2CELLOS, along with Stjepan Hauser.
Magnus LindbergPerson · Music memorabiliaMagnus Gustaf Adolf Lindberg (born 27 June 1958) is a Finnish composer and pianist.
Manfred HoneckPerson · Music memorabiliaManfred Honeck (born 17 September 1958, in Nenzing) is an Austrian conductor. He is the music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
Manuel de FallaAuthor · BooksManuel de Falla y Matheu (maˈnwel de ˈfaʎa, 23 November 1876, Cádiz, Spain14 November 1946, Alta Gracia, Argentina) was a Spanish composer and pianist.
Manuel RosenthalPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Rosenthal in 1920
Marc-André HamelinPerson · Music memorabiliaMarc-André Hamelin, OC, OQ (born September 5, 1961) is a Canadian virtuoso pianist and composer who has received 11 Grammy Award nominations.
Marcel DupréPerson · Music memorabiliaMarcel Jean-Jules Dupré (3 May 1886 – 30 May 1971) was a French organist, composer, and pedagogue.
Marcel MoysePerson · Music memorabiliaMarcel Moyse ([mɔiz]; May 17, 1889, in St. Amour, France – November 1, 1984, in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States) was a French flautist.
Marco ScacchiPerson · Music memorabiliaMarco Scacchi (– 7 September 1662) was an Italian composer and writer on music.
Maria João PiresPerson · Music memorabiliaMaria João Alexandre Barbosa Pires (lang; born 23 July 1944) is a Portuguese classical pianist, widely regarded as one of the leading interpreters of the repertoire of the 18th and 19th…
Mario FrangoulisPerson · Music memorabiliaMario Frangoulis (Mários Frankoúlis; born 18 December 1966) is a Greek opera singer and actor, famous for his refined tenor vocals.
Marius ConstantPerson · Music memorabiliaMarius Constant (7 February 192515 May 2004) was a Romanian-born French composer and conductor.
Mark O'ConnorPerson · Music memorabilia
Martin KrausePerson · Music memorabiliaMartin Krause (17 June 18532 August 1918) was a German concert pianist, piano teacher, music critic, and writer.
Mary Lou WilliamsPerson · Music memorabiliaMary Lou Williams (born Mary Elfrieda Scruggs; May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, 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.
Mason WilliamsPhotographer · PhotographyMason Douglas Williams (born August 24, 1938) is an American classical guitarist, composer, singer, writer, comedian, and poet, best known for his 1968 instrumental "Classical Gas" and for…
Matt BellamyPerson · Music memorabiliaMatthew James Bellamy (born 9 June 1978) is an English musician and producer. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, pianist, and lyricist for the English rock band Muse.
Matteo CarcassiPerson · Music memorabiliaMatteo Carcassi (8 April 1792 – 16 January 1853) was an Italian guitarist, teacher and composer.
Mátyás SeiberPerson · Music memorabiliaMátyás György Seiber (lang, sometimes given as Matthis Seyber; 4 May 1905 – 24 September 1960) was a Hungarian-born British composer who lived and worked in the United Kingdom from 1935…
Maurice AbravanelPerson · Music memorabiliaMaurice Abravanel (January 6, 1903 – September 22, 1993) was an American classical music conductor. He is remembered as the conductor of the Utah Symphony for over 30 years.
Maurice DurufléPerson · Music memorabiliaMaurice Gustave Duruflé (11 January 1902 – 16 June 1986) was a French composer, organist, musicologist, and teacher. He is particularly well known for his Requiem (1947).
Maurizio PolliniPerson · Music memorabiliaMaurizio Pollini (5 January 1942 – 23 March 2024) was an Italian pianist and conductor.
Max FiedlerPerson · Music memorabiliaAugust Max Fiedler (21 December 1859, Zittau – 1 December 1939, Stockholm) was a German conductor and composer, He was noted as an interpreter of Brahms.
Max RostalPerson · Music memorabiliaMax Rostal (7 July 1905 – 6 August 1991) was a violinist and a violist. He was Austrian-born, but later took British citizenship.
Maxim ShostakovichPerson · Music memorabiliaMaxim Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (Russian: Максим Дмитриевич Шостакович; born 10 May 1938) is a Russian and American conductor and pianist.
Maxim VengerovPerson · Music memorabiliaMaxim Alexandrovich Vengerov (born 20 August 1974) is a Soviet-born Israeli violinist, violist, and conductor. Classic FM has called him "one of the greatest violinists in the world".
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…
Mícheál Ó SúilleabháinPerson · Music memorabiliaMícheál Ó Súilleabháin (10 December 1950 – 7 November 2018) was an Irish musician, composer, academic and educationalist.
Michel CamiloPerson · Music memorabiliaMichel Camilo (born April 4, 1954) is a Dominican pianist and composer. He specializes in jazz, Latin and classical piano work.
Michel CorbozPerson · Music memorabiliaMichel Corboz (14 February 1934 – 2 September 2021) was a Swiss conductor.
Michel Richard DelalandePerson · Music memorabiliaMichel Richard Delalande [de Lalande] (15 December 1657 – 18 June 1726) was a French Baroque composer and organist who was in the service of King Louis XIV.
Michiru OshimaPerson · Music memorabiliaMichiru Ōshima is a Japanese composer and arranger. She works on music in wide range of areas, such as anime, films, television series, video games, and concerts.
Mieczysław HorszowskiPerson · Music memorabiliaMieczysław Horszowski (June 23, 1892May 22, 1993) was a Polish and American pianist who had one of the longest careers in the history of the performing arts.
Mieczysław KarłowiczPhotographer · PhotographyMieczysław Karłowicz (11 December 18768 February 1909) was a Polish composer and conductor.
Miguel Ángel Gómez MartínezPerson · Music memorabilia
Miguel LlobetPerson · Music memorabilia
Mike BlockPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael Glen Block (born May 25, 1982) is an American cellist, singer, composer, and arranger.
Mike OldfieldPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953) is a retired English musician, songwriter and producer best known for his debut album Tubular Bells (1973), which became an unexpected critical…
Milan HorvatPerson · Music memorabiliaMilan Horvat (28 July 19191 January 2014) was a Croatian conductor.
Milan KřížekPerson · Music memorabiliaMilan Křížek (9 March 1926 – 15 February 2018) was a Czech composer, music teacher and viola player.
Milan KymlickaPerson · Music memorabiliaMilan Kymlicka (Czech: Milan Kymlička; 15 May 1936[1] – 9 October 2008) was a Czech-Canadian arranger, composer and conductor.
Milton BabbittPerson · Music memorabiliaMilton Byron Babbitt (May 10, 1916 – January 29, 2011) was an American composer, music theorist, mathematician, and teacher.
Mischa MaiskyPerson · Music memorabiliaMischa Maisky (Miša Maiskis; Mikhail Leopoldovich Maysky; born 10 January 1948) is a Soviet-born Israeli cellist.
Mitsuko UchidaPerson · Music memorabiliaDame Mitsuko Uchida, (内田光子; [ɯtɕida miꜜtsɯ̥ko]; born 20 December 1948) is a Japanese-English classical pianist and conductor.
Modest Petrovich MussorgskyPerson · Music memorabiliaModest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Modest Petrovich Musorgsky; –) was a Russian composer, one of the group known as "The Five." He was an innovator of Russian music in the Romantic period and…
Mojmir SepePerson · Music memorabiliaMojmir "Mojzes" Sepe (11 July 1930 – 24 December 2020) was a Slovenian composer, conductor, arranger and trumpeter.
Momo KodamaPerson · Music memorabiliaMomo Kodama is a Japanese classical pianist. She was born in Osaka but grew up in Europe, attending the Conservatoire de Paris with older sister Mari.
Monique HaasPerson · Music memorabiliaMonique Haas (20 October 1909 – 9 June 1987) was a French pianist.
Mstislav RostropovichPerson · Music memorabiliaMstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich (27 March 192727 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor.
Napoléon CostePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Napoléon Coste (1805–1883) with one of his Lacôte "floating 7th string" guitars, an 18th-century arch-cittern, a French 19th century cittern, and a custom extra-large guitar.
Natalia GutmanPerson · Music memorabiliaNatalia Grigoryevna Gutman (born 14 November 1942), PAU, is a Russian cellist. She began to study cello at the Moscow Music School with R. Sapozhnikov.
Nathalie StutzmannPerson · Music memorabiliaNathalie Stutzmann (née Dupuy; born 6 May 1965) is a French born contralto and conductor.
Nathan MilsteinPerson · Music memorabiliaNathan Mironovich Milstein (Natan Mironovich Milshteyn; January 13 1904 – December 21, 1992) was a Russian-American virtuoso violinist.
Nello SantiPerson · Music memorabiliaNello Santi (22 September 1931 – 6 February 2020) was an Italian conductor. He was associated with the Zürich Opera House for six decades, and was a regular conductor at the Metropolitan…
Neville MarrinerPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Neville Marriner, (15 April 1924 – 2 October 2016) was an English conductor and violinist.
Nicanor ZabaletaPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — N. Zabaleta
Nicola BenedettiPerson · Music memorabiliaNicola Joy Nadia Benedetti (born 20 July 1987) is a Scottish classical violinist and festival director.
Nicola PiovaniPerson · Music memorabiliaNicola Piovani (born 26 May 1946) is an Italian composer of contemporary classical music and film, television, and theatrical scores.
Nicolas SlonimskyPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Slonimsky in 1933
Nikoghayos TigranianPerson · Music memorabiliaNikoghayos Tigranian (31 August 1856 in Alexandropol – 17 February 1951 in Yerevan) was an Armenian composer, pianist, musicologist, and sociocultural activist.
Nikolai Arnoldovich PetrovPerson · Music memorabiliaNikolai Arnoldovich Petrov (14 April 19433 August 2011) was a Russian pianist.
Nikolai ObukhovPerson · Music memorabiliaNikolai Borisovich Obukhov (Nicolai, Nicolas, Nikolay; Obukhow, Obouhow, Obouhov, Obouhoff) (22 April 189213 June 1954) was a modernist and mystic Russian composer, active mainly in France.
Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovPerson · Music memorabiliaNikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (18 March 1844 – 21 June 1908) was a Russian composer, a member of the group of composers known as The Five.
Nikolai RoslavetsPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Nikolai Roslavets
Nikolaus SimrockPerson · Music memorabiliaNikolaus Simrock (23 August 1751 in Mainz – 12 June 1832 in Bonn) was a German horn player at the court of the Elector of Cologne in Bonn and a music publisher.
Nikolay DiletskyPerson · Music memorabiliaNikolay Diletsky was a composer, musicologist, music theorist and music educator (1630–1681). He was born in Kyiv and died in Moscow.
Nikos XanthoulisPerson · Music memorabiliaNikos Xanthoulis (born Νικόλαος Γεωργίου Ξανθούλης; 1962) is a Greek composer, lyrist and author.
Nils FrahmPerson · Music memorabiliaNils Frahm (born 20 September 1982) is a German musician, composer, and record producer based in Berlin.
Noor JehanPerson · Film memorabiliaNoor Jehan (21 September 192623 December 2000) was a Pakistani playback singer and actress. Her six-decade career spanned both British Indian and Pakistani cinema.
Okko KamuPerson · Music memorabiliaOkko Tapani Kamu (born 7 March 1946, Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish orchestral conductor and violinist.
Ole OlsenPerson · Music memorabiliaOle Olsen (4 July 1850 – 4 November 1927) was a Norwegian organist, composer, conductor and military musician.
Oliver SchnyderPerson · Music memorabilia
Oscar LevantPerson · Music memorabiliaOscar Levant (December 27, 1906August 14, 1972) was an American concert pianist, composer, conductor and actor born in Pittsburgh, U.S, from Russian-emigrant parents.
Oskar FriedPerson · Music memorabiliaOskar Fried (1 August 1871 – 5 July 1941) was a German conductor and composer. He was known as a great admirer of Gustav Mahler, whose works he performed many times throughout his life.
Oskar SalaPerson · Music memorabiliaOskar Sala (18 July 1910 – 26 February 2002) was a German composer and a pioneer of electronic music. He played an instrument called the Trautonium, an early form of electronic synthesizer.
Ossip GabrilowitschPerson · Music memorabiliaOssip Salomonovich Gabrilowitsch (also Gabrilowitsch; Osip Solomonovich Gabrilovich; 14 September 1936) was a Russian-American pianist, conductor and composer.
Oswald KabastaPerson · Music memorabiliaOswald Kabasta (December 29, 1896 – February 6, 1946) was an Austrian conductor.
Otto MallingPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Otto Malling
Patricia PetibonPerson · Music memorabiliaPatricia Josette Petibon (patʁisja pətibɔ̃; born 27 February 1970) is a French soprano.
Paul Badura-SkodaPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Badura-Skoda (6 October 1927 – 25 September 2019) was an Austrian pianist.
Paul GilsonPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Paul Gilson in 1905
Paul KletzkiPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Kletzki (born Paweł Klecki; 21 March 1900 – 5 March 1973) was a Polish conductor and composer.
Paul Le FlemPerson · Music memorabiliaMarie-Paul Achille Auguste Le Flem (18 March 1881 – 31 July 1984) was a French composer and music critic.
Paul McCartneyArtist · PaintingsSir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English musician and songwriter.

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