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Ádám GyörgyPerson · Music memorabiliaÁdám György (born 28 January 1982) is a Hungarian pianist. György started his music studies at the age of four.
Adam JarzębskiPerson · Music memorabiliaAdam Jarzębski (c. 1590 in Warka – 1648/49 in Warsaw) was an early Baroque Polish composer, violinist, poet, and writer.
Adelina PattiPerson · Music memorabiliaAdela Juana Maria Patti (19 February 184327 September 1919), commonly known as Adelina Patti, was a Spanish-Italian opera singer.
Aldo ClementiPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Aldo Clementi in 1983
Aleksandr GaukPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Vassilievich Gauk (15 August 189330 March 1963) was a Soviet conductor and composer.
Alessandro ScarlattiPerson · Music memorabilia
Alexandre LevyPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexandre Levy (10 November 1864 – 17 January 1892) was a Brazilian composer, pianist and conductor.
Alexei SultanovPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexei Fayzulkhakovich Sultanov (Aleksey Fayzulhaqovich Sultonov; August 7, 1969 – June 30, 2005) was an Uzbek and American (since 2004) classical pianist.
Alun HoddinottPerson · Music memorabiliaAlun Hoddinott CBE (11 August 1929 – 12 March 2008) was a Welsh composer of classical music, one of the first to receive international recognition.
Anjelika AkbarPerson · Music memorabilia
Antoine BoëssetPerson · Music memorabiliaAntoine Boësset (1586 – 8 December 1643) was a French composer of Baroque music, known particularly for airs de cour.
Antoine BusnoisAuthor · BooksAntoine Busnois (also Busnoys; c. 1430 – before 6 November 1492) was a French composer, singer and poet of early Renaissance music.
Arthur Moreira LimaPerson · Music memorabiliaArthur Moreira Lima (16 July 1940 – 30 October 2024) was a Brazilian concert pianist and one of the country's leading pianists of his generation.
August Eberhard MüllerPerson · Music memorabiliaAugust Eberhard Müller (13 December 1767, Northeim – 3 December 1817, Weimar) was a German composer, organist and choir leader.
August MannsPerson · Music memorabiliaSir August Friedrich Manns (12 March 1825 – 1 March 1907) was a German-born British conductor who made his career in England.
Ayal AdlerPerson · Music memorabiliaAyal Adler, is an Israeli composer. Ayal Adler was active internationally, his works are continuously performed worldwide.
Benjamin BrittenPerson · Music memorabiliaEdward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist.
Biagio MariniPerson · Music memorabiliaBiagio Marini (5 February 1594 – 20 March 1663) was an Italian virtuoso violinist and composer in the first half of the seventeenth century.
Bohuslav MartinůPerson · Music memorabiliaBohuslav Jan Martinů (December 8, 1890 – August 28, 1959) was a Czech composer of modern classical music.
Boris ArapovPerson · Music memorabiliaBoris Aleksandrovich Arapov (12 September 1905 in Saint Petersburg – 27 January 1992 in Saint Petersburg) was a Soviet and Russian composer. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1976).
Břetislav BakalaPerson · Music memorabiliaBřetislav Bakala (12 February 1897 – 1 April 1958) was a Czech conductor, pianist, and composer.
Brian FerneyhoughPerson · Music memorabiliaBrian John Peter Ferneyhough[1] (born 16 January 1943) is an English composer. Ferneyhough is typically considered the central figure of the New Complexity movement.[3] Ferneyhough has…
Bruno CaninoPerson · Music memorabiliaBruno Canino (born 30 December 1935) is an Italian classical pianist, harpsichordist and composer.
Camillo SchumannPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Memorial stone for Camillo Schumann in Königstein, erected in 1972
Camillo SivoriPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Camillo Sivori
Carl RugglesArtist · PaintingsCarl Ruggles (born Charles Sprague Ruggles; March 11, 1876 – October 24, 1971) was an American composer, painter and teacher.
Carlo CocciaPerson · Music memorabiliaCarlo Coccia (14 April 1782 – 13 April 1873) was an Italian opera composer. He was known for the genre of opera semiseria.
Cécile CorbelPerson · Music memorabiliaCécile Corbel (born 28 March 1980) is a French and Breton singer, harpist, and composer.
Cemal Reşit ReyPerson · Music memorabiliaCemal Reşit Rey (25 October 1904 – 7 October 1985) was a Turkish composer, pianist, script writer and conductor.
Chloe FlowerPerson · Music memorabiliaChloe Won (born August 6, 1985), who is known professionally as Chloe Flower, is an American composer, writer, producer and classical pianist.
Claude AbravanelPerson · Music memorabiliaClaude Abravanel (16 July 1924 – 14 December 2012) was a Swiss-Israeli pianist and composer of classical music.
Daniel JonesPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Pembroke and died in Swansea.
Daniël RuynemanPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Daniël Ruyneman
Dmitry MalikovPerson · Music memorabiliaDmitry Yurievich Malikov (born 29 January 1970) is a Russian singer, composer, occasional actor and a recent record producer.
Domenico FerrariPerson · Music memorabiliaDomenico Ferrari (1722 – 1780) was an Italian violinist and composer.
Dong-Min LimPerson · Music memorabilia
Eduard StraussPerson · Music memorabiliaEduard "Edi" Strauss I (15 March 1835 – 28 December 1916) was an Austrian composer who, together with his brothers Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss made up the Strauss musical dynasty.
Edvard GriegPerson · Music memorabiliaEdvard Hagerup Grieg (lang; 15 June 18434 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist.
Edward ElgarPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet (2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire.
Emil SjögrenPerson · Music memorabiliaJohan Gustav Emil Sjögren (16 June 1853 – 1 March 1918) was a Swedish organist and composer.
Erik TulindbergPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Silhouette of Eric Tulindberg by unknown artist
Ēriks EšenvaldsPerson · Music memorabiliaĒriks Ešenvalds (born 26 January 1977) is a Latvian composer, mainly of choral music. From 2011 to 2013 he was Fellow Commoner in Creative Arts at Trinity College, University of Cambridge.
Erkki AaltonenPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Erkki Aaltonen
Esa-Pekka SalonenPerson · Music memorabiliaEsa-Pekka Salonen (born 30 June 1958) is a Finnish conductor and composer. He is the principal conductor designate of Orchestre de Paris and creative director designate of the Los Angeles…
Ferdinand BeyerPerson · Music memorabiliaFerdinand Beyer (Querfurt, 25 July 1806 – Mainz, 14 May 1863) was a German composer and pianist.
Fernando SorPerson · Music memorabiliaFernando Sor (baptised 14 February 1778 – 10 July 1839) was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer of the late Classical era and early Romantic era.
Firminus CaronPerson · Music memorabiliaFirminus Caron (fl. 1460–1475) was a French composer, and likely a singer, of the Renaissance.
Francesco CortecciaPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Francesco Corteccia, Hinnarium, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana
Francesco SacratiPerson · Music memorabiliaFrancesco Sacrati (17 September 1605 in Parma, Italy – 20 May 1650 in Modena, Italy) was an Italian composer of the Baroque era, who played an important role in the early history of opera.
Franciscus BossinensisPerson · Music memorabiliaFranciscus Bossinensis (fl. 1509 – 1511) (Francis the Bosnian) was a lutenist-composer active in Italy in the 16th century.
František Xaver PokornýPerson · Music memorabiliaFrantišek Xaver Pokorný (20 December 1729, Stříbro – 2 July 1794, Regensburg) was a Czech composer and violinist of the classical period.
Franz BendaPerson · Music memorabiliaFranz Benda (František Benda; c. 22 November 1709 – 7 March 1786) was a Czech violinist and composer.
Franz EckertPerson · Music memorabiliaFranz Eckert (5 April 1852 – 6 August 1916) was a German composer and musician who composed the harmony for Japan's national anthem, "Kimigayo" and the national anthem of the Korean Empire,…
Franz GläserPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Franz Glaeser by Emil Bærentzen
Franz HüntenPerson · Music memorabiliaFranz Hünten, also known as François Hünten (26 December 1792 22 February 1878), was a German pianist and composer of salon music.
Franz KrommerPerson · Music memorabiliaFranz Krommer (František Vincenc Kramář; 27 November 1759 – 8 January 1831) was a Czech composer of classical music and violinist.
Franz StraussPerson · Music memorabiliaFranz Josef Strauss (26 February 1822 – 31 May 1905) was a German musician and composer.
Franz von VecseyPerson · Music memorabiliaFranz von Vecsey (born Ferenc Vecsey; 23 March 18935 April 1935) was a Hungarian violinist and composer, who became a well-known virtuoso in Europe through the early 20th century.
Frederik MaglePerson · Music memorabiliaFrederik Reesen Magle (Danish pronunciation: [ˈfʁeðˀʁek ˈmɑwlə, ˈfʁæðˀʁæk -]; born 17 April 1977) is a Danish composer, concert organist, and pianist.
Friedrich FleischmannPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Friedrich Fleischmann.
Fyodor StravinskyPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Fyodor Stravinsky as the Miller in Dargomyzhsky's opera Rusalka
George CrumbPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorge Henry Crumb Jr. (24 October 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an American composer of avant-garde contemporary classical music.
Gerald DruckerPhotographer · PhotographyGerald Drucker (5 August 1925 – 19 March 2010) was a British classical double bass player, photographer and double bass teacher.
Gerald FinziPerson · Music memorabiliaGerald Raphael Finzi (14 July 1901 – 27 September 1956) was an English composer. Finzi is best known as a choral composer, but also wrote in other genres.
Giacomo RustPerson · Music memorabiliaGiacomo Rust or Rusti (1741 in Rome, Italy – 1786 in Barcelona, Spain) was an Italian opera composer, probably of German ancestry.
Gina BachauerPerson · Music memorabiliaGina Bachauer (Greek: Τζίνα Μπαχάουερ; 21 May 191322 August 1976) was a Greek classical pianist who toured extensively in the United States and Europe.
Giovanni LegrenziPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — 18th-century portrait of Giovanni Legrenzi by anonymous painter, Civico museo bibliografico musicale, Bologna
Giuseppe Matteo AlbertiPerson · Music memorabiliaGiuseppe Matteo Alberti (20 September 1685, in Bologna, Papal States – 18 February 1751, in Bologna, Italy) was an Italian Baroque composer and violinist.
Gösta NystroemArtist · PaintingsGösta Nystroem (13 October 1890 – 9 August 1966) was a Swedish composer.
Guillaume LekeuPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Guillaume Lekeu
Günter WandPerson · Music memorabiliaGünter Wand (7 January 1912, in Elberfeld, Germany – 14 February 2002, in Ulmiz near Bern, Switzerland) was a German orchestra conductor and composer.
Gustaf DübenPerson · Music memorabiliaGustaf Düben (1624/1628December 19, 1690) was a Swedish organist and composer. Düben is best known for his contributions to the Düben collection, a collection of baroque music manuscripts.
Gustávo DudamelPerson · Music memorabilia
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Hans VonkPerson · Music memorabiliaHans Vonk (18 June 1942 – 29 August 2004) was a Dutch conductor.
Heinrich AlbertAuthor · BooksHeinrich Albert (also Heinrich Alberti) (28 June 1604 – 6 October 1651) was a German composer and poet of the 17th century.
Henrik LundAuthor · BooksHenning Jakob Henrik Lund or Intel'eraq (1875–1948) was a Greenlandic lyricist, painter, and Lutheran pastor.
Herbert BrünPerson · Music memorabiliaHerbert Brün (July 9, 1918 – November 6, 2000) was a composer and cybernetician. Herbert Brün was born in Berlin, Germany, he taught at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 1962…
Herbert von KarajanPerson · Film memorabiliaHerbert von Karajan (German: [ˈhɛʁbɛʁt fɔn ˈka(ː)ʁajan]; born Heribert Adolf Ernst Ritter von Karajan; 5 April 1908 – 16 July 1989) was an Austrian conductor.
Herman van VeenArtist · PaintingsHermannus Jantinus van Veen (born 14 March 1945) is a Dutch stage performer, actor, author, singer-songwriter, musician and painter.
HervéPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis-Auguste Florimond Ronger (30 June 1825 – 3 November 1892), who used the pseudonym Hervé, was a French singer, composer, librettist, conductor and scene painter, whom Ernest Newman,…
Ignaz HolzbauerPerson · Music memorabiliaIgnaz Jakob Holzbauer (18 September 1711 – 7 April 1783) was an Austrian composer of symphonies, concertos, operas, and chamber music, and a member of the Mannheim school.
Igor MarkevitchPerson · Music memorabiliaIgor Borisovich Markevitch (27 July 1912 – 7 March 1983) was a Russian composer and conductor who studied and worked in Paris and became a naturalized Italian and French citizen in 1947 and…
Isaac SchwartzPerson · Music memorabiliaIsaac Iosifovich Schwartz (13 May 1923 – 27 December 2009), also known as Isaak Shvarts, was a Soviet composer.
Isabelle AboulkerPerson · Music memorabiliaIsabelle Aboulker (born 23 October 1938) is a French composer, particularly known for her operas and other vocal works.
Jan KubelíkPerson · Music memorabiliaJan Kubelík (5 July 1880 – 5 December 1940) was a Czech violinist and composer.
Jean MartinonPerson · Music memorabiliaJean Francisque-Étienne Martinon (also known as Jean Martinon (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ maʁtinɔ̃]); 10 January 1910 – 1 March 1976) was a French conductor and composer.
Jerzy MaksymiukPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Maksymiuk in 2011
Jiří Ignác LinekPerson · Music memorabiliaJiří Ignác Línek (21 January 1725 – 30 December 1791) was a Czech late-Baroque composer and pedagogue, said to have composed over 300 works in his lifetime.
Joachim NeanderPerson · Music memorabiliaJoachim Neander (165031 May 1680) was a German Calvinist teacher, theologian and hymnwriter whose most famous hymn is Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation (Lobe den…
Johann Franz Xaver SterkelPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Franz Xaver Sterkel (3 December 1750 in Würzburg – 12 October 1817 in Würzburg) was a German composer and pianist in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
Johann Friedrich DolesPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Friedrich Doles (23 April 1715 – 8 February 1797) was a German composer and pupil of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Johann Gottlieb NaumannPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Naumann in 1780, by his brother Friedrich Gotthard Naumann
Johann Hieronymus KapsbergerPerson · Music memorabiliaJohannes Hieronymus von Kapsberger, commonly known by his Italian name: Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger, (also: Johann Hieronymus Kapsberger, Giovanni Geronimo Kapsperger; possibly Venice, c.
Johann Simon MayrPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann(es) Simon Mayr (also spelled Majer, Mayer, Maier), also known in Italian as Giovanni Simone Mayr or Simone Mayr (14 June 1763 – 2 December 1845), was a German composer.
Johann StadenPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Staden (baptized 2 July 1581 – 15 November 1634) was a German composer and organist of the early Baroque period. He is best known for establishing the so-called Nuremberg School.
Johann van BeethovenPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Painting by Benedikt Beckenkamp, allegedly depicting Johann and Maria Magdalena van Beethoven.
Johannes CesarisAuthor · BooksJohannes Cesaris (fl. 1406 – 1417) was a French composer of the late Medieval era and early Renaissance.
Johannes WeyrauchPerson · Music memorabiliaJohannes Weyrauch (20 February 1897 – 1 May 1977) was a German composer and cantor.
John Alden CarpenterPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Alden Carpenter (February 28, 1876 – April 26, 1951) was an American composer. Carpenter's compositional style was considered to be mainly "mildly modernistic and impressionistic";
John DowlandPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Title page of 1604 Lachrimae
John DunstaplePerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Dunstaple (or Dunstable; c. 1390 – 24 December 1453) was an English composer whose music helped inaugurate the transition from the medieval to the Renaissance periods.
John Luther AdamsPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — John Luther Adams
José van DamPerson · Film memorabiliaJoseph, Baron Van Damme (25 August 1940 – 17 February 2026), known as José van Dam (lang), was a Belgian bass-baritone, described as having "a magnificent resonant and expressive voice" and…
Josef MyslivečekPerson · Music memorabiliaJosef Mysliveček (9 March 1737 – 4 February 1781) was a Czech composer. He contributed to the formation of late eighteenth-century classicism in music.
Josef SlavíkPerson · Music memorabiliaJosef Slavík (26 March 1806 – 30 May 1833) was a Czech violin virtuoso and composer.
Juan Crisóstomo de ArriagaPerson · Music memorabiliaJuan Crisóstomo Jacobo Antonio de Arriaga y Balzola (27 January 1806 – 17 January 1826) was a Spanish Basque composer.
Jules DemerssemanPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jules Demersseman
Julius FucikPerson · Music memorabiliaJulius Ernst Wilhelm Fučík (Julius Arnošt Vilém Fučík; 18 July 1872 – 25 September 1916) was a Czech composer and conductor of military bands.
Juventino RosasPerson · Music memorabiliaJosé Juventino Policarpo Rosas Cadenas (25 January 18689 July 1894) was a Mexican composer and violinist, known worldwide for the waltz "Sobre las olas" ("Over the Waves").
Klaudia PasternakPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Klaudia Pasternak, 2010
Kōmei AbePerson · Music memorabiliaKōmei Abe was a neo-classical Japanese composer who specialized in string quartets. He performed both as cellist and clarinetist.
Lena ChamamyanPerson · Music memorabiliaLena Chamamyan (born 27 June 1980) is a Syrian singer-songwriter, known for her soprano voice and unique style, which fuses jazz, Arabic folk music and Western classical music.
Léon JongenPerson · Music memorabiliaLéon Jongen (2 March 1884 – 18 November 1969) was a Belgian composer and organist.
Leopold StokowskiPerson · Music memorabiliaFounder of the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra and the American Symphony Orchestra
Lili BoulangerPerson · Music memorabiliaMarie-Juliette Olga Boulanger (21 August 189315 March 1918), professionally known as Lili Boulanger, was a French composer and musician, associated with the Symbolist and Impressionist…
Lord BernersPerson · Music memorabiliaGerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners (18 September 188319 April 1950), also known as Gerald Tyrwhitt, was a British composer, novelist, painter, and aesthete.
Ľudovít RajterPerson · Music memorabilia
Luigi BoccheriniPerson · Music memorabiliaRidolfo Luigi Boccherini (also; 19 February 1743 – 28 May 1805) was an Italian composer and cellist of the Classical era whose music retained a courtly and galante style even while he…
Luigi MancinelliPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Mancinelli by F. Garibotti

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