Music

Explore prominent figures in Music: artists, songs, performances and milestones that influenced musical styles and traditions.

Hans Vonk
Hans Vonk
Netherlands
Dutch conductor
Carl Carlton
Carl Carlton
USA
American songwriter and singer of rhythm and blues, soul and funk styles
Peg La Centra
Peg La Centra
USA
American singer and actress
Jean-Baptiste Cardon
Jean-Baptiste Cardon
France
French harpist and composer, who spent most of his life in Russian service. Son of violinist and composer Jean Guillen Cardon; his brother Louis Stanislas Cardon (1761-1797) was also a violinist and composer.
Martyn Jacques
Martyn Jacques
Great Britain
British musician
Penny Rimbaud
Penny Rimbaud
Great Britain
English musician, writer and poet.
Thomas Baltzar
Thomas Baltzar
Germany
German virtuoso violinist and composer.
Adam Willard
Adam Willard
USA
American drummer.
Paul August Klenau
Paul August Klenau
Denmark
Danish composer and conductor of German origin.
Kang Seulgi
Kang Seulgi
South Korea
South Korean singer
Joao Domingos Bomtempo
Joao Domingos Bomtempo
Portugal
Portuguese classical composer, pianist and teacher
Bobby Gillespie
Bobby Gillespie
Great Britain
Vocalist of Scottish rock band Primal Scream
 Hayden
Hayden
Canada
Canadian singer and songwriter.
Henryk Wieniawski
Henryk Wieniawski
Poland
One of the greatest violinists of the 19th century
Nurlan Izmailov
Nurlan Izmailov
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani pianist, professor of KazNUI
Jack DeJohnette
Jack DeJohnette
USA
American jazz drummer, pianist and composer.
Randy Weston
Randy Weston
USA
American jazz pianist and composer
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
USA
Composer
Igor Naymark
Igor Naymark
Pianist
Leon Bridges
Leon Bridges
USA
American gospel and soul singer, songwriter
Benedictus Appenzeller
Benedictus Appenzeller
Netherlands
Franco-Flemish singer and composer
Helen Cha-Pyo
Helen Cha-Pyo
USA
American conductor and organist
 Rosey
Rosey
USA
American jazz singer
Jurabek Murodov
Jurabek Murodov
Tajikistan
Professor, People's Artist of the USSR
Eugenia Shevchenko
Eugenia Shevchenko
USA
Performer of Russian and gypsy songs and romances
Colin Carr
Colin Carr
Great Britain
British cellist.
Antonio Da Cividale
Antonio Da Cividale
Italy
Italian composer.
Algis Zhuraitis
Algis Zhuraitis
Lithuania
Lithuanian and Russian conductor, People's Artist of the RSFSR
Rainhard Fendrich
Rainhard Fendrich
Austria
Austrian pop musician, actor
Jon Brigisson
Jon Brigisson
Iceland
Icelandic musician, vocalist and guitarist
Edvard Grieg
Edvard Grieg
Norway
Famous Norwegian composer
David Fedov
David Fedov
Moldova
Moldovan Soviet composer, pianist and conductor.
Martin Tychsen
Martin Tychsen
Germany
German singer, producer, musician, songwriter
Lukas Foss
Lukas Foss
USA
American musician, talented composer and conductor, outstanding pianist.
John Corigliano
John Corigliano
USA
American composer, music educator
Julius Rudel
Julius Rudel
USA
American opera and orchestra conductor originally from Austria
 Krosh
Krosh
Russia
Musician, young talent
Marysya Sava
Marysya Sava
USA
Performer of Russian folk songs and gypsy romances.
Joseph Horowitz
Joseph Horowitz
Great Britain
American musicologist and music critic
Emmanuelle Haim
Emmanuelle Haim
France
French harpsichordist and conductor.
Kaspars Dimiters
Kaspars Dimiters
Latvia
Latvian musician and public figure
Mika Singh
Mika Singh
India
Indian bhangra and rap artist
Pietari Inkinen
Pietari Inkinen
Finland
Finnish violinist and conductor
George Garvarenz
George Garvarenz
France
French composer of Armenian origin.
 Razdvoenie Edinogo
Razdvoenie Edinogo
Russia
Rock band
 Cherish
Cherish
USA
An American girl group performing music in the style of "R
 Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio
USA
Rock band
Michelle Meldrum
Michelle Meldrum
USA
American hard rock guitarist
Theodoros Babayannis
Theodoros Babayannis
Greece
Greek conductor and music teacher.
Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze
Germany
Composer