Classical Virtuosos
22 entries in the Classical Virtuosos compendium.
Classical Virtuosos — Era Chart
Lauritz MelchiorDanish-American heldentenor, quintessential Wagnerian voice of his era.Leopold MozartFather and teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; violin pedagogue.Lionel TertisEnglish violist who elevated the viola to solo prominence.Luciano BerioItalian composer known for experimental works and electronic music.Mikhail GlinkaFirst Russian composer to gain wide recognition; fountainhead of Russian classical music.Mischa ElmanRussian-American violinist famed for passionate style and beautiful tone.Mitsuko UchidaJapanese-English pianist and conductor noted for Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert.Murray PerahiaMurray David Perahia, born April 19, 1947, in the Bronx, New York City, is an American piaNathan MilsteinRussian-American violinist known for Bach and Romantic works.Nicolas ChédevilleFrench musette virtuoso and composer of pastoral works.Nikolaus HarnoncourtConductor and pioneer of historically informed performance, known for his work with ConcenPablo de SarasateSpanish virtuoso violinist and composer of the Romantic period.Pancho VladigerovBulgarian twin pianists and composers, Junior Eurovision 2014 representatives.Paul HindemithGerman and American composer, music theorist, teacher, violist, and conductor; advocate ofRadu LupuRomanian pianist who won three major competitions and recorded extensively for Decca.Romanos the MelodistByzantine hymnographer and foremost composer of kontakia.Rudolf SerkinAmerican classical pianist, Grammy winner, and champion of contemporary music.Serge KoussevitzkyRussian-American conductor who led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 25 years.Simon RattleBritish conductor who led the Berlin Philharmonic from 2002 to 2018.Steve ReichAmerican composer and pioneer of minimal music.Terry RileyAmerican composer and performing musician who collaborated extensively with the Kronos QuaMathilde MarchesiGerman soprano and renowned bel canto teacher.
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