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.
Steven Keyts
USA
USAAmerican cellist.
Jules Garcin
France
FranceFrench violinist, conductor and composer.
Ilyasbek Kudashev-Ashkazarskiy
Tatar musician and theatre figure, Hero of Labor
William Kroll
USA
USAAmerican violinist and composer.
Jean Becker
Germany
GermanyGerman violinist of Alsatian origin.
Ande Lardrot
France
FranceFrench oboist
Charlotte Church
Great Britain
Great BritainClassical singer, soprano
Laszlo Barsony
Hungary
HungaryHungarian violist and viola d'amore player.
Annie Jodry
France
FranceFrench violinist.
Nina Bodnar-Horton
USA
USAAmerican violinist.
Anton Witek
Austria
AustriaAustrian-American violinist.
Joseph Dente
Sweden
SwedenSwedish violinist, composer and music teacher.
Isaj Braudo
Russian organist, teacher, musicologist
Gabriela Ijac
Romania
RomaniaRomanian-German violinist
Arpad Gerecz
Switzerland
SwitzerlandHungarian-Swiss violinist and conductor.
Paul Godwin
Germany
GermanyGerman violinist, arranger
Jon Rose
Australia
AustraliaAustralian fiddler
Wang Zhijun
China
ChinaChinese violinist.
Maxence Larrieu
France
FranceFrench flutist
Maurice Bourgue
France
FranceFrench oboist and music teacher
Daniel Guilet
France
FranceFrench-American violinist of Russian origin.
Jacques Thibaud
France
FranceFrench violinist.
Nathalie Dessay
France
FranceFrench opera singer (coloratura soprano)
Georges Alexandre Krins
Belgium
BelgiumBelgian violinist from the Titanic's ship's orchestra
Leontyne Price
USA
USAAmerican opera singer, owner of one of the best sopranos of her generation
Jean-Iv Tibode
France
FrancePianist
Talat Bakikhanov
Azerbaijan
AzerbaijanAzerbaijani musician
Sidonie Goossens
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish harpist from the Goossens musical dynasty
Paul Badura-Skoda
Austria
AustriaAustrian pianist
Derek Bailey
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish avant-garde musician, guitarist and improviser
Yefim Bronfman
USA
USAOne of the most talented and famous pianists of our time.
Karl Friedrich Waterstraat
Germany
GermanyGerman flutist and teacher.
Elisabeth Soderstrom
Sweden
SwedenSwedish singer, soprano
Vadim Repin
Russia
RussiaViolin virtuoso
Oskar Strok
Composer, soloist and accompanist, musician, wrote fantasies, suites, overtures, waltzes, songs, romances
Mikhail Adamov
Russian trumpeter and teacher
Johann Georg Wunderlich
Germany
GermanyGerman flutist.
August Wenzinger
Switzerland
SwitzerlandSwiss cellist and gambist
Harold Bauer
USA
USAWorld famous pianist
Heinrich Grunfeld
Germany
GermanyGerman cellist
Franco Abbiati
Italy
ItalyItalian musicologist and music critic.
Sumi Jo
South Korea
South KoreaOpera singer
Mischa Elman
Russia
RussiaRussian-American violinist, one of the world's renowned virtuosos for more than half a century.
Pierre Gabriel Buffardin
France
FranceFrench flutist.
Kai Laursen
Denmark
DenmarkDanish violinist
Carl Wolfsohn
USA
USAAmerican pianist and music teacher of German origin.
Nadezhda Vasilieva
Kazakhstan
KazakhstanSinger, winner of the International Opera Singing Competition
Semen Kalinovsky
Russian violinist
Julius Isserlis
Great Britain
Great BritainRussian, Austrian and British pianist, music teacher
Jean-Louis Capezzali
France
FranceFrench oboist