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Mart SaarPerson · Music memorabiliaMart Saar (– 28 October 1963) was an Estonian composer, organist and collector of folk songs.
Martin O'DonnellPerson · Music memorabiliaMartin O'Donnell (born May 1, 1955) is an American composer, audio director, and sound designer best known for his work on video game developer Bungie's titles, including the Myth series,…
Matt HaimovitzPerson · Music memorabiliaMatt Haimovitz was born in Israel, he grew up in the US from the age of five. He plays mainly a cello made by Matteo Goffriller in 1710.
Mauro GiulianiPerson · Music memorabiliaMauro Giuliani was born in 1781 at Bisceglie. Giuliani died in 1829 at Naples.
Mihail AndricuPerson · Music memorabiliaMihail Andricu (22 December 1894, Bucharest – 4 February 1974, Bucharest) was a Romanian composer, violinist, and pianist. He studied with Alfonso Castaldi, Robert Klenck and Dumitru Kiriac.
Mikalojus Konstantinas ČiurlionisArtist · PaintingsMikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (Mikołaj Konstanty Czurlanis; 22 September 1875 – 10 April 1911) was a Lithuanian composer, painter, choirmaster, cultural figure, and writer in Polish.
Mikołaj GomółkaPerson · Music memorabiliaMikołaj Gomółka (c. 1535 – after 30 April 1591, most probably 5 March 1609) was a Polish Renaissance composer and a member of the royal court of Sigismund II Augustus.
Mykola SukPerson · Music memorabiliaMykola Petrovich Suk (born December 21, 1945) is a Ukrainian American pianist and Merited Artist of Ukraine.
Narciso YepesPerson · Music memorabiliaNarciso Yepes (14 November 1927 – 3 May 1997) was a Spanish guitarist. He is considered one of the finest virtuoso classical guitarists of the twentieth century.
Nikolaus DeciusPerson · Music memorabiliaNikolaus Decius (also Degius, Deeg, Tech a Curia, and Nickel von Hof; c. 1485 – 21 March 1541 (others say 1546) was a German monk, hymn-writer, Protestant reformer and composer.
Nikos SkalkottasPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Nikos Skalkottas. Sketch by Véronique Fournier-Pouyet
Noel BauldeweynPerson · Music memorabiliaNoel Bauldeweyn (first name also Noe, Natalis; surname also Balbun, Balduin, Bauldewijn, Baulduin, Baulduvin, and Valdovin; (c.
Oleg KaravaychukPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Oleg Karavaychuk in August 2015
Olivier GreifPerson · Music memorabiliaOlivier Greif, born in Paris on January 3, 1950 and died in Paris on May 13, 2000, was a French composer.
Oskar MerikantoPerson · Music memorabiliaOskar Merikanto (born Frans Oskar Ala-Kanto; 5 August 186817 February 1924) was a Finnish composer, music critic, pianist, and organist.
Otmar MáchaPerson · Music memorabiliaOtmar Mácha (2 October 1922 in Mariánské Hory, Ostrava
Ovide MusinPerson · Music memorabiliaOvide Musin (September 22, 1854 – November 25, 1929) was a Belgian violinist and composer.
Pascal CollassePerson · Music memorabiliaPascal Collasse (or Colasse) (22 January 1649 (baptised) – 17 July 1709) was a French composer of the Baroque era.
Patricija KopačinskajaPerson · Music memorabiliaPatricia Kopatchinskaja (born March 1977) is a Moldovan-Austrian-Swiss violinist.
Pepe RomeroArtist · PaintingsPepe Romero (born 8 March 1944, in Málaga, Spain) is a classical and flamenco guitarist.
Petr ElfimovPerson · Music memorabiliaPetr Petrovich Elfimov (Pyotr Yelfimaŭ; born 15 February 1980) is a Belarusian singer, musician, songwriter and arranger, music producer, actor.
Pierre CertonPerson · Music memorabiliaPierre Certon (ca. 1510–1520 – 23 February 1572) was a French composer of the Renaissance.
Pietro ChiariniPerson · Music memorabiliaPietro Chiarini (circa 1717; Brescia – 1765; Cremona) was an Italian composer.
Pietro RaimondiPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Pietro Raimondi
Ramón HumetPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Ramon Humet
Ricard ViñesPerson · Music memorabiliaRicardo Viñes y Roda (Ricard Viñes i Roda; 5 February 1875 – 29 April 1943) was a Spanish pianist. He gave the premieres of various works by Ravel, Debussy, Satie, Falla and Albéniz.
Robert CambertPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Cambert (c. 1628–1677) was a French composer principally of opera.
Robert KahnPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Kahn (21 July 1865 – 29 May 1951) was a German composer, pianist, and music teacher.
Roman Haubenstock-RamatiPerson · Music memorabiliaRoman Haubenstock-Ramati, born Roman Haubenstock (27 February 1919 – 3 March 1994) was a composer and music editor who worked in Kraków, Tel Aviv and Vienna.
Roman KofmanAuthor · BooksRoman (Avraham) Isaakovych Kofman (15 June 1936 – 24 February 2026) was a Ukrainian conductor, violinist, composer, music educator and People's Artist of Ukraine (2003).
Ruben SargsyanPerson · Music memorabiliaRuben Sargsyan, also seen as Sarkisyan (November 22, 1945 – April 6, 2013), was an Armenian composer, laureate of the State Award of Armenia, professor of the Yerevan Komitas State…
Şahan ArzruniPerson · Music memorabiliaŞahan Arzruni (born 8 June 1943) is a New York–based Armenian classical pianist, ethnomusicologist, lecturer, composer, writer and producer.
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.
Sergiu CelibidachePerson · Music memorabiliaSergiu Celibidache (13 August 1996) was a Romanian conductor, composer, musical theorist, and teacher.
Sigismond ThalbergPerson · Music memorabiliaSigismond Thalberg (8 January 1812 – 27 April 1871) was an Austrian composer and one of the most distinguished virtuoso pianists of the 19th century.
Silvestro PalmaPerson · Music memorabiliaSilvestro Palma sometimes De Palma or Da Palma (March 15, 1754 – August 8, 1834) was an Italian composer, primarily of operas.
Simon PrestonPerson · Music memorabiliaSimon John Preston (4 August 1938 – 13 May 2022) was an English organist, conductor and composer who was regarded as one of the most important English church musicians of his generation.
Tara KamangarPerson · Music memorabilia
Vítězslava KaprálováPerson · Music memorabiliaVítězslava Kaprálová (ˈvi:cɛslava ˈkapra:lova; 24 January 1915 – 16 June 1940) was a Czech composer and conductor of 20th-century classical music.
Vladimir VavilovPerson · Music memorabiliaVladimir Fyodorovich Vavilov (5 May 1925 – 11 March 1973) was a Russian Soviet guitarist, lutenist and composer.
Vytautas BacevičiusPerson · Music memorabiliaVytautas Bacevičius (9 September 1905, in Łódź, Poland [then Russian Empire] – 15 January 1970, in New York City, United States) was a Lithuanian composer of radical and modernistic…
Wacław of SzamotułyPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Imaginary 19th-century portrait of Szamotuły
Waldemar KazaneckiPerson · Music memorabiliaWaldemar Kazanecki ((29 April 1929 – 20 December 1991) was a Polish pianist, conductor and composer.
Walford DaviesPerson · Music memorabiliaMajor Sir Henry Walford Davies (6 September 1869 – 11 March 1941) was a renowned English composer, organist, and educator who was Master of the King's Music from 1934 until 1941.
Wenzel Robert von GallenbergPerson · Music memorabiliaWenzel Robert von Gallenberg (28 December 1783 – 13 March 1839) (full name Johann Wenzel Robert Maria Joseph Sigmund Seyfried, Count Gallenberg) was an Austrian composer, particularly of…
Willem KesPerson · Music memorabiliaWillem Kes (Dordrecht, 16 February 1856 – München, 22 February 1934, was a Dutch conductor, composer, violist, and violinist.
Willem van OtterlooPerson · Music memorabiliaJan Willem van Otterloo (27 December 190727 July 1978) was a Dutch conductor, cellist and composer.
William ChildPerson · Music memorabilia
Willy BurkhardPerson · Music memorabiliaWilly Burkhard (17 April 1900 – 18 June 1955) was a Swiss composer and academic teacher, influential in both capacities.
Wincenty of KielczaPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Wincenty of Kielcza
Wolfgang FortnerPerson · Music memorabiliaWolfgang Fortner (12 October 1907 – 5 September 1987) was a German composer, academic composition teacher and conductor.
Yrjö KilpinenPerson · Music memorabiliaYrjö Henrik Kilpinen (4 February 1892 – 2 March 1959) was a Finnish composer. He was born in Helsinki, and in 1907 he started his studies in the Helsingin Musiikkiopisto (later named…
Zbyněk VostřákPerson · Music memorabiliaZbyněk Vostřák (10 June 1920 – 4 August 1985) was a prominent Czech composer of New Music.
Zdeněk MácalPerson · Music memorabiliaZdeněk Mácal (8 January 1936 – 25 October 2023) was a Czech conductor who worked internationally.
Zeynep ÜçbaşaranPerson · Music memorabilia

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