[{"n": "Lauritz Melchior", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/lauritz-melchior/", "s": "The preeminent Wagnerian heldentenor of the 1920s–1940s."}, {"n": "Leopold Mozart", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/leopold-mozart/", "s": "Father and teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; violin pedagogue."}, {"n": "Lionel Tertis", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/lionel-tertis/", "s": "English violist and teacher who brought the viola to international prominence."}, {"n": "Luciano Berio", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/luciano-berio/", "s": "Italian composer known for experimental works and electronic music."}, {"n": "Mikhail Glinka", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/mikhail-glinka/", "s": "First Russian composer to gain wide recognition; fountainhead of Russian classical music."}, {"n": "Mischa Elman", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/mischa-elman/", "s": "Russian-American violinist famed for passionate style, beautiful tone, and impeccable artistry."}, {"n": "Mitsuko Uchida", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/mitsuko-uchida/", "s": "Japanese-English pianist and conductor noted for Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert."}, {"n": "Murray Perahia", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/murray-perahia/", "s": "Murray David Perahia, born April 19, 1947, in the Bronx, New York City, is an American pianist and conductor w"}, {"n": "Nathan Milstein", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/nathan-milstein/", "s": "Russian-American violinist known for Bach and Romantic works."}, {"n": "Nicolas Chédeville", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/nicolas-ch-deville/", "s": "French musette virtuoso and composer of pastoral works."}, {"n": "Nikolaus Harnoncourt", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/nikolaus-harnoncourt/", "s": "Austrian conductor and pioneer of historically informed performance."}, {"n": "Pablo de Sarasate", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/pablo-de-sarasate/", "s": "Spanish virtuoso violinist, composer, and conductor of the Romantic period"}, {"n": "Pancho Vladigerov", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/pancho-vladigerov/", "s": "Bulgarian twin pianists and composers, Junior Eurovision 2014 representatives."}, {"n": "Paul Hindemith", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/paul-hindemith/", "s": "German and American composer, music theorist, teacher, violist, and conductor; advocate of the Neue Sachlichke"}, {"n": "Radu Lupu", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/radu-lupu/", "s": "Romanian pianist who won three major competitions and recorded extensively for Decca."}, {"n": "Romanos the Melodist", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/romanos-the-melodist/", "s": "Byzantine hymnographer and foremost composer of kontakia."}, {"n": "Rudolf Serkin", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/rudolf-serkin/", "s": "American classical pianist, Grammy winner, and champion of contemporary music."}, {"n": "Serge Koussevitzky", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/serge-koussevitzky/", "s": "Russian-American conductor who led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 25 years."}, {"n": "Simon Rattle", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/simon-rattle/", "s": "British conductor who led the Berlin Philharmonic from 2002 to 2018."}, {"n": "Steve Reich", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/steve-reich/", "s": "American composer and pioneer of minimal music."}, {"n": "Terry Riley", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/terry-riley/", "s": "American composer and performing musician who collaborated extensively with the Kronos Quartet."}, {"n": "Mathilde Marchesi", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/mathilde-marchesi/", "s": "The German mezzo-soprano who became a legendary bel canto teacher."}, {"n": "Michio Miyagi", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/michio-miyagi/", "s": "Japanese koto master who modernized the instrument and gained global fame."}, {"n": "Paul Taffanel", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/paul-taffanel/", "s": "French flautist, conductor, and founder of the French Flute School."}, {"n": "Régine Crespin", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/r-gine-crespin/", "s": "French soprano renowned for elegance and warmth in French and German opera."}, {"n": "Samuel Coleridge-Taylor", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/samuel-coleridge-taylor/", "s": "British composer and conductor of mixed-race descent, famed for his Hiawatha cantatas."}, {"n": "Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/swathi-thirunal-rama-varma/", "s": "Maharaja of Travancore, composer of over 400 classical works, and modernizer of the kingdom."}, {"n": "Tansen", "u": "/e/classical-virtuosos/tansen/", "s": "Legendary Hindustani classical musician and one of Akbar's Navaratnas."}]