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.
Georges Alexandre Krins
Belgium
BelgiumBelgian violinist from the Titanic's ship's orchestra
Itshak Perlman
Israel
IsraelIsraeli violinist
Ipolyi Istvan
Norway
NorwayHungarian-Norwegian violinist, violist and musicologist.
Rachmael Weinstock
USA
USAAmerican violinist.
Goran Koncar
Croatia
CroatiaCroatian violinist.
Sayako Kusaka
Japan
JapanJapanese violinist.
Isabelle Keulen
Netherlands
NetherlandsDutch violinist and violist.
Isabella Yurieva
Russia
RussiaPop singer, queen of old romance
Nikolay Vanadzinsh
Latvia
LatviaLatvian organist and music teacher
Laura Claycomb
USA
USAAmerican opera singer
Ede Zathureczky
Hungary
HungaryHungarian violinist and music teacher of Polish origin
Evalds Berzinskis
Latvia
LatviaLatvian cellist and music teacher.
Edward Dusinberre
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish violinist.
Jon Laukvik
Norway
NorwayNorwegian organist and music teacher
Mario Corti
Italy
ItalyItalian violinist.
Sheril Milnes
USA
USAAmerican opera singer, one of the best baritones in the world
Adolfo Betti
Italy
ItalyItalian violinist
Barbara Gorzynska
Poland
PolandPolish violinist
Adolph Koldofsky
Canada
CanadaCanadian violinist of Russian-Jewish descent
William Primrose
USA
USAScottish violist and music educator
Rudolf Metzmacher
Germany
GermanyGerman cellist
Karl Doktor
Austria
AustriaAustrian violist
Rachel Barton Pine
USA
USAAmerican violinist
Vladislav Kozderka
Czech
CzechCzech trumpeter.
Grant Yohannsen
USA
USAAn outstanding pianist
Severino Araujo
Brazil
BrazilBrazilian clarinetist, composer, conductor
Eliisabet Batiaschvili
Georgia
GeorgiaGerman violinist of Georgian origin.
Mathieu Crickboom
Belgium
BelgiumBelgian violinist and music teacher.
August Wilhelmj
Germany
GermanyGerman violinist.
Arthur Vinograd
USA
USAAmerican cellist and conductor.
Malcolm Hamilton
USA
USAAmerican harpsichordist.
Andre Rieu
Netherlands
NetherlandsViolinist
Nickolay Figner
Ukraine
UkraineSinger, director, teacher
Maxim Amphitheatrov
Italy
ItalyItalian cellist of Russian origin.
Karl Leister
Germany
GermanyGerman clarinetist
Miliy Balakirev
Russia
RussiaComposer
Severin Eisenberger
Poland
PolandPolish pianist.
Jules Eugene Boucherit
France
FranceFrench violinist and music teacher.
Raimondo Inconis
Italy
ItalyItalian bassoonist
Alfred Genovese
USA
USAAmerican oboist.
Andras Kiss
Hungary
HungaryHungarian violinist and teacher
Holger Gilbert-Jespersen
Denmark
DenmarkDanish flutist
Ferruccio Vignanelli
Italy
ItalyItalian organist, harpsichordist and music teacher. Husband of organist Edda Illy, father of cellist Francesco Vignanelli and harpsichordist Barbara Vignanelli.
Marcin Zdunik
Poland
PolandPolish cellist.
Pirmin Grehl
Germany
GermanyGerman flutist
Sascha Jacobsen
USA
USAAmerican violinist
Jon Rose
Australia
AustraliaAustralian fiddler
Maxence Larrieu
France
FranceFrench flutist
Paul Badura-Skoda
Austria
AustriaAustrian pianist
Oskar Strok
Composer, soloist and accompanist, musician, wrote fantasies, suites, overtures, waltzes, songs, romances