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.
Edmund Kurtz
USA
USAAmerican cellist of Russian origin
Pietro Gvarnery
Italy
ItalyItalian violin maker
Ilya Grubert
Latvia
LatviaLatvian-Dutch violinist.
Montserrat Marty
Spain
SpainOpera singer, daughter of Montserrat Caballe
Willi Boskovsky
Austria
AustriaAustrian violinist and conductor
Frants Schubert
Austria
AustriaAustrian composer
Virgil Keel Fox
USA
USAAmerican organist
Endre Wolf
Sweden
SwedenSwedish violinist and music teacher of Hungarian Jewish descent
Vanessa Mae
Great Britain
Great BritainViolinist
Malcolm Hamilton
USA
USAAmerican harpsichordist.
Jacques Gordon
USA
USAAmerican violinist of Russian origin.
Andras Schiff
Hungary
HungaryOutstanding classical pianist
Geza De Kresz
Canada
CanadaHungarian-Canadian violinist and music educator.
Anton Rubinshtein
Russia
RussiaPianist composer
Colin Carr
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish cellist.
Ingo Goritzki
Germany
GermanyGerman oboist.
Johann Kruse
Australia
AustraliaGerman-British violinist
Holger Gilbert-Jespersen
Denmark
DenmarkDanish flutist
Koromzay Denes
Hungary
HungaryHungarian-American violist and music educator.
Etienne Baudo
France
FranceFrench oboist.
Henry Lazarus
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish clarinetist and basset hornist
Emil Kamilarov
Bulgaria
BulgariaBulgarian and Swedish violinist
Sergio De Pieri
Italy
ItalyItalian organist
Louis Drouet
France
FranceDutch flutist of French origin.
Andre Jaunet
Switzerland
SwitzerlandSwiss flutist and music teacher of French origin
George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish violinist.
Maria Yudina
Russia
RussiaGreat pianist
Laurent Albrecht Breuninger
Germany
GermanyGerman violinist and composer.
Martine Geliot
France
FranceFrench harpist
Pavel Minev
Bulgaria
BulgariaBulgarian violinist
Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani
Italy
ItalyA popular Italian violinist and composer of the 17th century.
Rudolf Hertl
Czech
CzechCzech flutist.
Mihay Kuttner
Hungarian-American violinist.
Henry Doktorski
USA
USAAmerican accordionist
Gregor Zubitskiy
Sweden
SwedenSwedish oboist.
Alfonsas Gasparo Bauzinskas
Lithuania
LithuaniaLithuanian horn player and music teacher
Peter-Lucas Graf
Switzerland
SwitzerlandSwiss flutist.
Sophie-Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin
France
FranceFrench organist
Mauro Giuliani
Italy
ItalyItalian classical guitarist, composer and teacher. Father of Michele Giuliani.
Jean-Guihen Queyras
France
FranceFrench cellist.
Lyudmila Vaverko
Moldova
MoldovaMoldovan music teacher
Hayley Westenra
New Zealand
New ZealandNew Zealand singer
Ivan D'Arshambo
Belgium
BelgiumBelgian cellist
Daniela Barcellona
Italy
ItalyOpera singer (coloratura mezzo-soprano)
Lily Laskine
France
FranceFrench harpist
Grigoriy Piatigorskiy
Russia
RussiaThe cellist is an outstanding musician and performer of the 20th century.
Xeniya Zinovieva
Germany
GermanyPianist
Felix Galimir
USA
USAAmerican violinist and music educator of Austrian origin.
Mila Wellerson
USA
USAAmerican cellist
Willem Willeke
USA
USAGerman-American cellist of Dutch descent