The 20th-century classical music composers Asia
Cho or Paliashvili? Ma or Dun? It is difficult for inquiring minds to tackle such abundant fields as classical music and opera, covering 10 centuries of history: there are thousands of composers. Making a selection of musicians, such as a “top 10” for example, is a difficult and subjective exercise. A musical selection is often the expression of personal preferences or artistic opinions, very interesting but also very different according to critics or musicologists, or simply influenced by the context: will an English composer not be instinctively privileged by an English critic?
For example: in France, Charles Gounod, a 19th century French composer, is more easily mentioned than the Norwegian Edvard Grieg, who is more recognized in the world.
Timeline of classical music composers, between 1900 and 2000+ in Asia
Whoever wants to discover classical music or opera does not always have an experienced music lover, an expert or an educator at his or her side to support and guide him or her in these fields. So : Cho (South Korean classical pianist) or Paliashvili (Georgian composer) ? Tariverdiev (Soviet composer) or Kancheli (Georgian composer (1935-2019)) ? However, the knowledge available about musicians is enormous. It was processed to select the 10, 25, 50... most popular composers around the world, for those living or having lived en Asia, between 1900 and 2000+. And this objectively, and for the first time (soclassiq exclusivity).
Composers rendered as a timeline to bring a little perspective:
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ComposersConductorsLyrical singersPerformers 2024
This timeline is interactive to navigate through the ages , or eras : medieval music, renaissance, baroque music (Bach...), classical period (Mozart...), romantic music (Beethoven...), XXth (Stravinsky), or across continents (with ).
Top 10 classical musiccomposers in Asia for the years 1900-2000+
Who are these greatest composers, the most famous over the 1900-2000+ era in Asia? The works of these musician have shaped the history of classical music and lyric art. There are those you probably know, or at least by name and the others.
Here are these 10 classical music composers, renowned artists from around the world:
Curious to know their most emblematic works? Just a click away to discover them.
The selections of musicians (classical music composers) proposed by soclassiq are based exclusively on algorithms. The same applies to their works, the performers, the lyrical singers, les orchestras, the conductors and the venues : opera houses, concert halls or festivals.
What about the others? 25, 50 or more?
Summarizing to 10 musician names such a wide and diverse field may seem extreme or too simplistic for those who know classical music and lyrical art well, for those who can easily name 50 or more classical music composers. Batiashvili, Balanchivadze, Ts'ong, Sakamoto, Vanessa-Mae, Er, Magomayev...
At this time, soclassiq has listed more than 19000 composers. So here is a selection of some composers for the years 1900-2000+, in Asia, widely recognized around the world:
Note:
- This selection may include highly reputed artists and musicians who have occasionally devoted themselves to classical music and not exclusively.
- It may also include composers who have been or are concert performers, some more renowned for their careers than for the work they have left behind.
Kōmei Abe The 20th-century classical music composers
1911-2006 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Keiko Abe The 20th-century classical music composers
age 86 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Rosalina Abejo The 20th-century classical music composers
1922-1991 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Claude Abravanel The 20th-century classical music composers
1924-2012 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Maurice Abravanel The 20th-century classical music composers
1903-1993 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Vasif Adigozalov The 20th-century classical music composers
1935-2006 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Shafiga Akhundova The 20th-century classical music composers
1924-2013 (20th century)
Composer
Yasushi Akutagawa The 20th-century classical music composers
1925-1989 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Suleĭman Aleskerov The 20th-century classical music composers
1924-2000 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh The 20th-century classical music composers
age 76 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Raffi Armenian The 20th-century classical music composers
age 81 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Alexander Arutiunian The 20th-century classical music composers
1920-2012 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Mukhtar Ashrafi The 20th-century classical music composers
1912-1975 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Yuval Avital The 20th-century classical music composers
age 46 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Avi Avital The 20th-century classical music composers
age 45 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Abdel Rahman El Bacha The 20th-century classical music composers
age 65 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Afrasiyab Badalbeyli The 20th-century classical music composers
1907-1976 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Zakir Baghirov The 20th-century classical music composers
1916-1996 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Andria Balanchivadze The 20th-century classical music composers
1906-1992 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Meliton Balanchivadze The 20th-century classical music composers
1862-1937 (Romantic)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Sergey Balasanian The 20th-century classical music composers
1902-1982 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Lisa Batiashvili The 20th-century classical music composers
age 45 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Nisar Bazmi The 20th-century classical music composers
1925-2007 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Sadao Bekku The 20th-century classical music composers
1922-2012 (20th century)
Composer
Paul Ben-Haim The 20th-century classical music composers
1897-1984 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Bart Berman The 20th-century classical music composers
age 85 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Gary Bertini The 20th-century classical music composers
1927-2005 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Valentin Bibik The 20th-century classical music composers
1940-2003 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yevgeny Brusilovsky The 20th-century classical music composers
1905-1981 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Vincent Bueno The 20th-century classical music composers
age 38 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Stanislav Bunin The 20th-century classical music composers
age 57 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Qigang Chen The 20th-century classical music composers
age 72 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Unsuk Chin The 20th-century classical music composers
age 62 (20th century)
Composer
Seong-Jin Cho The 20th-century classical music composers
age 29 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Chaya Czernowin The 20th-century classical music composers
age 66 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Bilegiin Damdinsüren The 20th-century classical music composers
1919-1992 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Ikuma Dan The 20th-century classical music composers
1924-2001 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Hossein Dehlavi The 20th-century classical music composers
1927-2019 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Victor Dolidze The 20th-century classical music composers
1890-1933 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Avner Dorman The 20th-century classical music composers
age 48 (20th century)
Composer
Tan Dun The 20th-century classical music composers
age 66 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Ahn Eak-tai The 20th-century classical music composers
1906-1965 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Nie Er The 20th-century classical music composers
1912-1935 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Manuel de Falla The 20th-century classical music composers
1876-1946 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works
Kazuo Fukushima The 20th-century classical music composers
1930-2023 (20th century)
Composer
Ivan Galamian The 20th-century classical music composers
1903-1981 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Vyacheslav Ganelin The 20th-century classical music composers
age 79 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Faraj Garayev The 20th-century classical music composers
age 80 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Gara Garayev The 20th-century classical music composers
1918-1982 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Leib Glantz The 20th-century classical music composers
1898-1964 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Sembiin Gonchigsumlaa The 20th-century classical music composers
1919-1991 (20th century)
Composer
Matt Haimovitz The 20th-century classical music composers
age 53 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Zulfugar Hajibeyov The 20th-century classical music composers
1884-1950 (20th century)
Composer
Soltan Hajibeyov The 20th-century classical music composers
1919-1974 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Uzeyir Hajibeyov The 20th-century classical music composers
1885-1948 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Jovdat Hajiyev The 20th-century classical music composers
1917-2002 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Kazuko Hara The 20th-century classical music composers
1935-2014 (20th century)
Composer
Fumio Hayasaka The 20th-century classical music composers
1914-1955 (20th century)
Composer
Hikaru Hayashi The 20th-century classical music composers
1931-2012 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Joe Hisaishi The 20th-century classical music composers
age 73 (20th century)
Conductor, Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Toshio Hosokawa The 20th-century classical music composers
age 68 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Mehdi Hosseini The 20th-century classical music composers
age 44 (20th century)
Composer
Edgar Hovhannisyan The 20th-century classical music composers
1930-1998 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Gagik Hovunts The 20th-century classical music composers
1930-2019 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Li Huanzhi The 20th-century classical music composers
1919-2000 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Phúc Hữu Phúc The 20th-century classical music composers
age 71 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Toshi Ichiyanagi The 20th-century classical music composers
1933-2022 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Akira Ifukube The 20th-century classical music composers
1914-2006 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Shin'ichirō Ikebe The 20th-century classical music composers
age 80 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Tomojirō Ikenouchi The 20th-century classical music composers
1906-1991 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yoshirō Irino The 20th-century classical music composers
1921-1980 (20th century)
Composer
Maki Ishii The 20th-century classical music composers
1936-2003 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Kan Ishii The 20th-century classical music composers
1921-2009 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Daisuke Ishiwatari The 20th-century classical music composers
age 50 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yasuhide Ito The 20th-century classical music composers
age 63 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Jahangir Jahangirov The 20th-century classical music composers
1921-1992 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Malek Jandali The 20th-century classical music composers
age 52 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Zhao Jiping The 20th-century classical music composers
age 79 (20th century)
Composer
Marios Joannou Elia The 20th-century classical music composers
age 45 (20th century)
Composer
Dina Joffe The 20th-century classical music composers
age 71 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Vakhtang Kakhidze The 20th-century classical music composers
age 64 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Joseph Kaminski The 20th-century classical music composers
1903-1972 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Giya Kancheli The 20th-century classical music composers
1935-2019 (20th century)
Composer
Shigeru Kan-no The 20th-century classical music composers
age 64 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Yoko Kanno The 20th-century classical music composers
age 59 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Ramin Karimloo The 20th-century classical music composers
age 45 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Anna Kasyan The 20th-century classical music composers
age 42 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Hiba Kawas The 20th-century classical music composers
age 51 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Karen Khachaturian The 20th-century classical music composers
1920-2011 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Quddus Khojamyarov The 20th-century classical music composers
1918-1994 (20th century)
Composer
Evgeny Kissin The 20th-century classical music composers
age 52 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yasuji Kiyose The 20th-century classical music composers
1900-1981 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Otto Klemperer The 20th-century classical music composers
1885-1973 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Nobu Kōda The 20th-century classical music composers
1870-1946 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Momo Kodama The 20th-century classical music composers
age 51 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Koji Kondo The 20th-century classical music composers
age 62 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Hidemaro Konoye The 20th-century classical music composers
1898-1973 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Mark Kopytman The 20th-century classical music composers
1929-2011 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Mayako Kubo The 20th-century classical music composers
age 76 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Bidzina Kvernadze The 20th-century classical music composers
1928-2010 (20th century)
Composer
Giorgi Latsabidze The 20th-century classical music composers
age 45 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Marc Lavry The 20th-century classical music composers
1903-1967 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Yundi Li The 20th-century classical music composers
age 41 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Kate Liu The 20th-century classical music composers
age 29 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Arkady Luxemburg The 20th-century classical music composers
age 84 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yo-Yo Ma The 20th-century classical music composers
age 68 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Ibrahim Maalouf The 20th-century classical music composers
age 43 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Aleksandre Machavariani The 20th-century classical music composers
1913-1995 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Muslim Magomayev The 20th-century classical music composers
1885-1937 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Muslim Magomayev The 20th-century classical music composers
1942-2008 (20th century)
Conductor, Lyrical singer & Composer
Abdylas Maldybaev The 20th-century classical music composers
1906-1978 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Arif Malikov The 20th-century classical music composers
1933-2019 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Michio Mamiya The 20th-century classical music composers
age 94 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Tigran Mansurian The 20th-century classical music composers
age 85 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Cheng Maoyun The 20th-century classical music composers
1900-1957 (20th century)
Composer
Yoritsune Matsudaira The 20th-century classical music composers
1907-2001 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Teizo Matsumura The 20th-century classical music composers
1929-2007 (20th century)
Composer
Toshiro Mayuzumi The 20th-century classical music composers
1929-1997 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Alexander Melik-Pashayev The 20th-century classical music composers
1905-1964 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Minoru Miki The 20th-century classical music composers
1930-2011 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Veli Mukhatov The 20th-century classical music composers
1916-2005 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Hiroko Nakamura The 20th-century classical music composers
1944-2016 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Tamezō Narita The 20th-century classical music composers
1893-1945 (20th century)
Composer
Masakazu Natsuda The 20th-century classical music composers
age 55 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Lior Navok The 20th-century classical music composers
age 52 (20th century)
Composer
Takashi Niigaki The 20th-century classical music composers
age 53 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Akira Nishimura The 20th-century classical music composers
1953-2023 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Knyaz Niyazi The 20th-century classical music composers
1912-1984 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Ryo Noda The 20th-century classical music composers
age 76 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yuji Nomi The 20th-century classical music composers
age 65 (20th century)
Composer
Neil Nongkynrih The 20th-century classical music composers
1970-2022 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Hiroshi Ohguri The 20th-century classical music composers
1918-1982 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Konstantin Orbelyan The 20th-century classical music composers
1928-2014 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Michiru Oshima The 20th-century classical music composers
age 62 (20th century)
Composer
Hisatada Otaka The 20th-century classical music composers
1911-1951 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Makoto Ozone The 20th-century classical music composers
age 62 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Zacharia Paliashvili The 20th-century classical music composers
1871-1933 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Ödön Pártos The 20th-century classical music composers
1907-1977 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
S. P. Somtow The 20th-century classical music composers
age 71 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Mansour Rahbani The 20th-century classical music composers
1925-2009 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Ali Rahbari The 20th-century classical music composers
age 76 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Wadia Sabra The 20th-century classical music composers
1876-1952 (20th century)
Composer
Shigeaki Saegusa The 20th-century classical music composers
age 81 (20th century)
Composer
Toshihiko Sahashi The 20th-century classical music composers
age 64 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Hideo Saito The 20th-century classical music composers
1902-1974 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto The 20th-century classical music composers
1952-2023 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Mamoru Samuragochi The 20th-century classical music composers
age 60 (20th century)
Composer
Heshmat Sanjari The 20th-century classical music composers
1917-1995 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Huseyngulu Sarabski The 20th-century classical music composers
1879-1945 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Ghazaros Saryan The 20th-century classical music composers
1920-1998 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Kentaro Sato The 20th-century classical music composers
age 42 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Dov Seltzer The 20th-century classical music composers
age 92 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Vladimir Shainsky The 20th-century classical music composers
1925-2017 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Lior Shambadal The 20th-century classical music composers
age 73 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Mohammad Shams The 20th-century classical music composers
age 69 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Ding Shande The 20th-century classical music composers
1911-1995 (20th century)
Composer
Anoushka Shankar The 20th-century classical music composers
age 42 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Bright Sheng The 20th-century classical music composers
age 68 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Noam Sheriff The 20th-century classical music composers
1935-2018 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Liu Shikun The 20th-century classical music composers
age 85 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Xiao Shuxian The 20th-century classical music composers
1905-1991 (20th century)
Composer
Yun Sim-deok The 20th-century classical music composers
1897-1926 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Yeol Eum Son The 20th-century classical music composers
age 37 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Dang Thai Son The 20th-century classical music composers
age 65 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Cong Su The 20th-century classical music composers
age 67 (20th century)
Composer
Masaaki Suzuki The 20th-century classical music composers
age 69 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Yūji Takahashi The 20th-century classical music composers
age 85 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Tōru Takemitsu The 20th-century classical music composers
1930-1996 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Rentarō Taki The 20th-century classical music composers
1879-1903 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer
Josef Tal The 20th-century classical music composers
1910-2008 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Yoav Talmi The 20th-century classical music composers
age 80 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Muhai Tang The 20th-century classical music composers
age 74 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Mikael Tariverdiev The 20th-century classical music composers
1931-1996 (20th century)
Composer
Avet Terterian The 20th-century classical music composers
1929-1994 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Loris Tjeknavorian The 20th-century classical music composers
age 86 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Isao Tomita The 20th-century classical music composers
1932-2016 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yūzō Toyama The 20th-century classical music composers
1931-2023 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Sulkhan Tsintsadze The 20th-century classical music composers
1925-1991 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Fou Ts'ong The 20th-century classical music composers
1934-2020 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Nobuyuki Tsujii The 20th-century classical music composers
age 35 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Huang Tzu The 20th-century classical music composers
1904-1938 (20th century)
Composer
Mitsuko Uchida The 20th-century classical music composers
age 75 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Tomoharu Ushida The 20th-century classical music composers
age 24 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Vanessa Vanessa-Mae The 20th-century classical music composers
age 45 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Kaoru Wada The 20th-century classical music composers
age 61 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Jiang Wen-Ye The 20th-century classical music composers
1910-1983 (20th century)
Composer
Ye Xiaogang The 20th-century classical music composers
age 68 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Qu Xiao-Song The 20th-century classical music composers
age 72 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Xian Xinghai The 20th-century classical music composers
1905-1945 (20th century)
Composer
Kazuo Yamada The 20th-century classical music composers
1912-1991 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Kōsaku Yamada The 20th-century classical music composers
1886-1965 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Stomu Yamashta The 20th-century classical music composers
age 76 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Akio Yashiro The 20th-century classical music composers
1929-1976 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Yitzhak Yedid The 20th-century classical music composers
age 52 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Chen Yi The 20th-century classical music composers
age 70 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Takashi Yoshimatsu The 20th-century classical music composers
age 70 (20th century)
Composer
Joji Yuasa The 20th-century classical music composers
age 94 (20th century)
Composer
Du Yun The 20th-century classical music composers
age 46 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Azer Zeynalov The 20th-century classical music composers
age 59 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Gaziza Zhubanova The 20th-century classical music composers
1927-1993 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
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