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Violinists

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

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Manos HatzidakisPerson · Music memorabiliaManos Hatzidakis (also spelled Hadjidakis; Greek: Μάνος Χατζιδάκις; 23 October 1925 – 15 June 1994) was a Greek composer and theorist of Greek music, widely regarded as one of the greatest…
Manuel RosenthalPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Rosenthal in 1920
Marco AnzolettiPerson · Music memorabiliaMarco Anzoletti (Trento, 4 June 1867 – Mesiano, 23 January 1929) was an Italian violinist and composer.
Marco ScacchiPerson · Music memorabiliaMarco Scacchi (– 7 September 1662) was an Italian composer and writer on music.
Mark FeldmanPerson · Music memorabilia
Mark O'ConnorPerson · Music memorabilia
Marlene DietrichPerson · Music memorabiliaMarie Magdalene "Marlene" Dietrich (27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992) was a German and American actress and singer whose career spanned nearly seven decades.
Martin PowellPerson · Music memorabiliaMartin Powell is an English musician. In 1991, Powell auditioned for the position of bass player in the band My Dying Bride but was turned down as the band had just filled the position.
Mary Dickenson-AunerPerson · Music memorabiliaMary Dickenson-Auner (24 October 1880 – 25 May 1965) was an Irish violinist, composer, and music teacher.
Matthew DubourgPerson · Music memorabiliaMatthew Dubourg (1703 – 3 July 1767) was an English violinist, conductor, and composer who spent most of his life in Ireland.
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 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 KaroliPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael Karoli (29 April 1948 – 17 November 2001) was a German guitarist, violinist, and sound-mixer. He was a founding member of the krautrock band Can.
Michael UmlaufPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael Umlauf (August 9, 1781 – June 20, 1842), was an Austrian composer, conductor, and violinist. His father, Ignaz Umlauf, was also a notable composer.
Michael WieckPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael Wieck (19 July 1928 – 27 February 2021) was a German violinist and author.
Michelangelo RossiPerson · Music memorabiliaMichelangelo Rossi (Michel Angelo del Violino) (ca. 1601/1602 – 1656) was an important Italian composer, violinist and organist of the Baroque era.
Midori SeilerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Midori Seiler in 2016
Mik KaminskiPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael Kaminski (born 2 September 1951) is an English musician. He played violin in the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) between 1973 and 1980 and toured with the band from 1981 to…
Miri Ben-AriPerson · Music memorabiliaMiri Ben-Ari (born 1978 12 4) is an Israeli–American violinist, record producer, music-tech entrepreneur, and humanitarian.
Morris StoloffPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Stoloff (left) with Vincent Price at the 30th Academy Awards (1958)
Murray AdaskinPerson · Music memorabiliaMurray Adaskin (March 28, 1906 – May 6, 2002) was a Canadian violinist, teacher, and composer.
Muzio ClementiPerson · Music memorabiliaMuzio Filippo Vincenzo Francesco Saverio Clementi (23 January 1752 – 10 March 1832) was an Italian composer, virtuoso pianist, pedagogue, conductor, music publisher, editor, and piano…
Narek HakhnazaryanPerson · Music memorabiliaNarek Hakhnazaryan (born October 23, 1988) is an Armenian cellist who won the gold medal for cello at the 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition.
Natalie KuckenburgPerson · Film memorabiliaTorrey Joël DeVitto (born June 8, 1984) is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and former fashion model.[2] Her first starring role was as Karen Kerr on the ABC Family drama series…
Nathan MilsteinPerson · Music memorabiliaNathan Mironovich Milstein (Natan Mironovich Milshteyn; January 13 1904 – December 21, 1992) was a Russian-American virtuoso violinist.
Neville MarrinerPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Neville Marriner, (15 April 1924 – 2 October 2016) was an English conductor and violinist.
Niccolò PaganiniPerson · Music memorabiliaNiccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (27 October 178227 May 1840) was an Italian violinist, guitarist and composer.
Nicola BenedettiPerson · Music memorabiliaNicola Joy Nadia Benedetti (born 20 July 1987) is a Scottish classical violinist and festival director.
Nicolae PicuPerson · Music memorabiliaNicolae Picu (Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e ˈpiku]; also known as Moș Neculai;
Nicolas ChumachencoPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait of Nicolas Chumachenco
Nicolaus BruhnsPerson · Music memorabiliaNicolaus Bruhns (also Nikolaus, Nicholas; late 1665 – in Husum) was a Danish-German organist, violinist, and composer.
Nie ErPerson · Music memorabilia
Niels GadePerson · Music memorabiliaNiels Wilhelm Gade (22 February 1817 – 21 December 1890) was a Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist and teacher.
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 RoslavetsPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Nikolai Roslavets
Nikolay BakhmetevPerson · Music memorabiliaNikolai Ivanovich Bakhmetev (scientific transliteration: Nikolaj Ivanovič Bachmetev;
Nikos SkalkottasPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Nikos Skalkottas. Sketch by Véronique Fournier-Pouyet
Ning FengPerson · Music memorabilia
O.S.T.R.Person · Music memorabiliaAdam Andrzej Ostrowski (born 15 May 1980 in Łódź, Poland), better known as O.S.T.R, is a Polish rapper, musician, audio engineer and record producer, famous for his freestyle rap skills,…
Okko KamuPerson · Music memorabiliaOkko Tapani Kamu (born 7 March 1946, Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish orchestral conductor and violinist.
Olga RamosPerson · Film memorabiliaTrinidad Olga Ramos Sanguino (18 July 1918 – 25 August 2005) was a Spanish cupletista, violinist, and actress known as the queen of the cuplé.
Otto LindbladPerson · Music memorabiliaOtto Jonas Lindblad (31 March 1809 – 26 January 1864), was a Swedish composer. He is most famous for the musical score of Kungssången, the Swedish royal anthem.
Ottokar NováčekPerson · Music memorabiliaOttokar Eugen Nováček (13 May 1866 – 3 February 1900) was an Austro-Hungarian violinist, violist and composer of Czech descent.
Ovide MusinPerson · Music memorabiliaOvide Musin (September 22, 1854 – November 25, 1929) was a Belgian violinist and composer.
Pablo de SarasatePerson · Music memorabiliaPablo Martín Melitón de Sarasate y Navascués (ˈpaβlo saɾaˈsate; 10 March 1844 – 20 September 1908) was a Spanish virtuoso violinist, composer, and conductor of the Romantic period.
Pamela FrankPerson · Music memorabiliaPamela Frank (born June 20, 1967) is an American violinist, with an active international career across a varied range of performing activity.
Pasquale AnfossiPerson · Music memorabiliaPasquale Anfossi (5 April 1727 – February 1797) was an Italian opera composer. Pasquale Anfossi was born in Taggia, Republic of Genoa, he studied with Niccolò Piccinni and Antonio Sacchini,…
Patricija KopačinskajaPerson · Music memorabiliaPatricia Kopatchinskaja (born March 1977) is a Moldovan-Austrian-Swiss violinist.
Paul HindemithPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Hindemith (POWL HIN-də-mit; German: [ˌpaʊ̯l ˈhɪndəmɪt]; 16 November 1895 – 28 December 1963) was a German and American composer, music theorist, teacher, violist, and conductor.
Paul ZukofskyPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Zukofsky (October 22, 1943 – June 6, 2017) was an American violinist and conductor known for his work in the field of contemporary classical music.
Pavel KoganPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Moscow.
Pavel VranickýPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Wranitzky (Pavel Vranický; 30 December 1756 – 29 September 1808) was a Moravian classical composer. His half brother, Antonín, was also a composer.
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…
Philip MusardPerson · Music memorabiliaPhilippe Musard (8 November 1792 – 31 March 1859) was a French composer who was crucial to the development and popularity of the promenade concert.
Philip SaintonPerson · Music memorabiliaPhilip Prosper Sainton (10 November 1891 – 2 September 1967) was a British–French composer, conductor, and violist.
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.
Pierre RodePerson · Music memorabiliaJacques Pierre Joseph Rode (16 February 1774 – 25 November 1830) was a French violinist and composer.
Pieter HellendaalPerson · Music memorabiliaPieter Hellendaal (1 April 1721 – 19 April 1799) was a Dutch composer, organist and violinist.
Pieter van MalderePerson · Music memorabiliaPieter van Maldere, known also as Pierre van Maldere (16 October 1729 – 1 November 1768) was a Flemish violinist and composer.
Pista DankóPerson · Music memorabiliaPista Dankó was a Hungarian-born bandleader and composer belonging to the Romani people. He primarily worked in the folk music styles popular in Hungary in the 19th century.
Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of BavariaPerson · Music memorabiliaPrince Ludwig Ferdinand Maria Karl Heinrich Adalbert Franz Philipp Andreas Konstantin of Bavaria (22 October 1859 – 23 November 1949) was a member of the Bavarian House of Wittelsbach and a…
Quincy PorterPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Quincy Porter
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 SahlaPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Richard Sahla
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
Rodolphe KreutzerPerson · Music memorabiliaRodolphe Kreutzer (15 November 1766 – 6 January 1831) was a French violinist, teacher, conductor, and composer of forty French operas, including La mort d'Abel (1810).
Romualdo MarencoPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Romualdo Marenco
Roscoe AtesPerson · Music memorabiliaRoscoe Blevel Ates (January 20, 1895 – March 1, 1962) was an American vaudeville performer, actor of stage and screen, comedian and musician who primarily featured in western films and…
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.
Samuel DushkinPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Samuel Dushkin, date unknown
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.
Silvestre RevueltasPerson · Music memorabiliaSilvestre Revueltas Sánchez (December 31, 1899 – October 5, 1940) was a Mexican classical music composer, a violinist, and conductor.
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…
Simon MolitorPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Simon Molitor (1766–1848)
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…
Stanisław BarcewiczPerson · Music memorabiliaStanisław Barcewicz (16 April 18581 September 1929) was a Polish violinist, conductor and teacher.
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.
Tarquinio MerulaPerson · Music memorabiliaTarquinio Merula (24 November 1595 – 10 December 1665) was an Italian composer, organist, and violinist of the early Baroque era.
Theodore EisfeldPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Theodore Eisfeld
Thomas BaltzarPerson · Music memorabiliaThomas Baltzar (c. 1630 – 24 July 1663) was a German violinist and composer.
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.
Tomaso AlbinoniPerson · Music memorabiliaTomaso Giovanni Albinoni (8 June 1671 – 17 January 1751) was an Italian composer of the Baroque era.
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 SchertzingerPerson · Music memorabiliaVictor L. Schertzinger (April 8, 1888 – October 26, 1941) was an American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter.
Victor YoungPerson · Music memorabiliaAlbert Victor Young (August 8, 1899 – November 10, 1956) was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor.
Viktor WidqvistPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Viktor Widqvist
Vincenzo GalileiPerson · Music memorabiliaVincenzo Galilei (3 April 1520 – 2 July 1591) was an Italian lutenist, composer, and music theorist.
Vittorio MontiPerson · Music memorabiliaVittorio Monti (Naples, Italy, 6 January 1868 Naples, 20 June 1922) was an Italian composer, violinist, mandolinist and conductor. His most famous work is his Csárdás, written around 1904.
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 PistonPerson · Music memorabiliaWalter Hamor Piston, Jr. (January 20, 1894 – November 12, 1976), was an American composer of classical music, music theorist, and professor of music at Harvard University.
Walter WellerPerson · Music memorabiliaWalter Weller (30 November 1939 – 14 June 2015) was an Austrian-born conductor and classical violinist.
Wenzel GährichPerson · Music memorabiliaWenzel Gährich (16 September 1794 in Cerhovice, Bohemia – 15 September 1864 in Berlin) was a German violinist and composer.
Wenzel PichlPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Bust of Pichl on his birth house
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…
Wilhelm RustPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Wilhelm Rust in 1885
Willem de FeschPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Willem de Fesch
Willem KesPerson · Music memorabiliaWillem Kes (Dordrecht, 16 February 1856 – München, 22 February 1934, was a Dutch conductor, composer, violist, and violinist.

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