Classical

Discover renowned figures who have left an unforgettable mark on the world of classical music. From celebrated composers like Mozart and Beethoven to virtuoso performers such as Yo-Yo Ma and Renée Fleming, this list showcases the brilliance of classical artists throughout history. Explore their captivating stories and timeless masterpieces that continue to inspire generations.

Jackie Evancho Jackie Evancho
USA
American singer
Joseph John Kovarik Joseph John Kovarik
USA
American violinist.
Galina Vishnevskaya Galina Vishnevskaya
Russia
Opera singer
Henry Lazarus Henry Lazarus
Great Britain
British clarinetist and basset hornist
Vanda Wilkomirskaya Vanda Wilkomirskaya
Poland
Polish violinist and music teacher
Barbara Hendrix Barbara Hendrix
USA
Opera singer
Henryk Wieniawski Henryk Wieniawski
Poland
One of the greatest violinists of the 19th century
Heinrich Grunfeld Heinrich Grunfeld
Germany
German cellist
Barbara Gorzynska Barbara Gorzynska
Poland
Polish violinist
Clelia Aldrovandi Gatti Clelia Aldrovandi Gatti
Italy
Italian harpist.
France Clidat France Clidat
France
French pianist.
Robert Lloyd Robert Lloyd
Great Britain
Singer
Edouard Dethier Edouard Dethier
Belgium
Belgian violinist and music teacher.
Amy Beach Amy Beach
USA
American pianist
Rivka Golani Rivka Golani
Israel
Israeli, Canadian and British violist, teacher
Johann Georg Heinrich Backofen Johann Georg Heinrich Backofen
Germany
German clarinetist, harpist, composer and music teacher.
Mischa Elman Mischa Elman
Russia
Russian-American violinist, one of the world's renowned virtuosos for more than half a century.
Sofia Propischan Sofia Propischan
Soviet and Russian violinist, music teacher, professor
Giuseppe Adami Giuseppe Adami
Italy
Italian librettist
Vitaliy Volkov Vitaliy Volkov
Belarus
Russian-Belarusian trumpeter and music teacher
Paul Godwin Paul Godwin
Germany
German violinist, arranger
Ilyasbek Kudashev-Ashkazarskiy Ilyasbek Kudashev-Ashkazarskiy
Tatar musician and theatre figure, Hero of Labor
Willem Willeke Willem Willeke
USA
German-American cellist of Dutch descent
Moisey Halvin Moisey Halvin
Pianist
Lyudmila Vaverko Lyudmila Vaverko
Moldova
Moldovan music teacher
Ales Barta Ales Barta
Czech
Czech organist.
Jean-Iv Tibode Jean-Iv Tibode
France
Pianist
Karl Leister Karl Leister
Germany
German clarinetist
Izabella Angela Kolbran Izabella Angela Kolbran
Spain
Singer, soprano
Jon Laukvik Jon Laukvik
Norway
Norwegian organist and music teacher
Henri Vieuxtemps Henri Vieuxtemps
Belgium
Belgian violinist, composer and teacher. One of the founders of the Belgian national violin school. Concerted and taught in Russia (1838-40, 1845-52). 7 concertos for violin and orchestra, works on Russian themes. Professor of the Brussels Conservator
Laurent Albrecht Breuninger Laurent Albrecht Breuninger
Germany
German violinist and composer.
Malcolm Hamilton Malcolm Hamilton
USA
American harpsichordist.
Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli
Italy
Tenor, blind from birth. He managed to merge pop music and opera together
Denis Matchyev Denis Matchyev
Russia
Virtuoso pianist
Nobuko Imai Nobuko Imai
Japan
Japanese violist.
Carl Barmann Carl Barmann
Germany
German clarinetist and basset hornist
Kemal Gekic Kemal Gekic
Serbia
Serbian pianist
Ipolyi Istvan Ipolyi Istvan
Norway
Hungarian-Norwegian violinist, violist and musicologist.
Graeme Jennings Graeme Jennings
Australia
Australian violinist.
Helen Sherrah-Davies Helen Sherrah-Davies
USA
American violinist, pianist and composer
August Wilhelmj August Wilhelmj
Germany
German violinist.
Karoly Botvay Karoly Botvay
Hungary
Hungarian cellist, composer and conductor.
Theodore Ronald Brailey Theodore Ronald Brailey
Great Britain
English pianist, musician on the Titanic
Alfred Wittenberg Alfred Wittenberg
Germany
German violinist and pianist of Jewish origin.
Antonio Meneses Antonio Meneses
Brazil
Brazilian cellist
Zdenek Bruderhans Zdenek Bruderhans
Australia
Australian flautist and teacher of Czech origin
Ricardo Odnoposoff Ricardo Odnoposoff
Austria
An outstanding violinist
Anssi Karttunen Anssi Karttunen
Finland
Finnish cellist
Johann Andreas Seebach Johann Andreas Seebach
Germany
German organist and choirmaster.

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