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.
Jacques Gordon
USA
USAAmerican violinist of Russian origin.
Izabella Angela Kolbran
Spain
SpainSinger, soprano
Milton Blackstone
Canada
CanadaCanadian violist
Marcel Grandjany
France
FranceFrench-American harpist and music educator.
Evgeniy Wolf-Israel
Russian cellist
Giuseppe Selmi
Italy
ItalyItalian cellist and composer.
Deborah Rutter
USA
USADirector of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Bassermann
Germany
GermanyGerman violinist and music teacher
Mario Corti
Italy
ItalyItalian violinist.
Wanda Landowska
Poland
PolandPolish harpsichordist
Joseph John Kovarik
USA
USAAmerican violinist.
Ginette Neveu
France
FranceFrench violinist
Alfonsas Gasparo Bauzinskas
Lithuania
LithuaniaLithuanian horn player and music teacher
Ida Haendel
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish violinist of Polish origin
Heinrich Kiefer
Germany
GermanyGerman cellist
Virtuozy Moskvy
Russia
RussiaState Chamber Orchestra, one of the best chamber orchestras in the world
Jorg Demus
Austria
AustriaAustrian pianist
Charles Draper
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish clarinetist and teacher
Karl Friedrich Waterstraat
Germany
GermanyGerman flutist and teacher.
Ruben Aharonyan
Latvia
LatviaArmenian-Russian violinist
Valter Despalj
Croatia
CroatiaCroatian cellist
Louis Demetrius Alvanis
Great Britain
Great BritainClassical British pianist of Greek origin.
Jean-Guihen Queyras
France
FranceFrench cellist.
Maxim Amphitheatrov
Italy
ItalyItalian cellist of Russian origin.
Barbara Hendrix
USA
USAOpera singer
Guila Bustabo
USA
USAAmerican violinist
Tomas Hampson
USA
USAAmerican opera singer, baritone
Wilhelm Backhaus
Germany
GermanyInternational pianist
Vanda Wilkomirskaya
Poland
PolandPolish violinist and music teacher
Laura Claycomb
USA
USAAmerican opera singer
Isabella Yurieva
Russia
RussiaPop singer, queen of old romance
Vladislav Kozderka
Czech
CzechCzech trumpeter.
Amy Beach
USA
USAAmerican pianist
Charles-Marie Courboin
Belgium
BelgiumAmerican organist of Belgian origin
Ales Barta
Czech
CzechCzech organist.
Ben Goldscheider
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish horn player with bronchiectasis
Sophie-Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin
France
FranceFrench organist
Karl Ferdinand Becker
Germany
GermanyGerman violinist, organist and music critic
Albert Doppler
Austria
AustriaVirtuoso flutist and composer of Austro-Hungarian origin
Glenn Guld
Canada
CanadaCanadian pianist, interpreter of Bach's music.
Karl-Heinz Schutz
Austria
AustriaOne of the leading flutists of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Helen Sherrah-Davies
USA
USAAmerican violinist, pianist and composer
Carl Czerny
Austria
AustriaAustrian pianist, teacher and composer
Samson Fransois
France
FranceFrench pianist.
Jean-Iv Tibode
France
FranceFrench pianist.
Saint-Preux
France
FranceFrench composer, arranger, pianist and synthesizer player
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Germany
GermanyGerman violinist
Lang Lang
China
ChinaChinese pianist
Fransua-Rene Diushabl
France
FranceOne of the greatest pianists of France
Polina Viardo
France
FranceFrench singer, author of romances and comic operas with librettos.