The great composers of the 20th century Asia
Dun or Sakamoto? Vanessa-Mae or Klemperer? 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 1890 and 2000+ (modern & contemporary era) 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 : Dun (Chinese composer) or Sakamoto (Japanese composer (1952–2023)) ? Falla (Spanish composer) or Ma (American cellist (born 1955)) ? 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 1890 and 2000+ (modern & contemporary era). 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 1890-2000+
Who are these greatest composers, the most famous over the 1890-2000+ 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. Arutiunian, Ts'ong, Bueno, Kissin, Hajibeyov, Batiashvili, Garayev...
At this time, soclassiq has listed more than 19000 composers. So here is a selection of some composers for the modern & contemporary era, 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 great composers of the 20th century
1911-2006 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Keiko Abe The great composers of the 20th century
age 86 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Rosalina Abejo The great composers of the 20th century
1922-1991 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Claude Abravanel The great composers of the 20th century
1924-2012 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Maurice Abravanel The great composers of the 20th century
1903-1993 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Vasif Adigozalov The great composers of the 20th century
1935-2006 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Shafiga Akhundova The great composers of the 20th century
1924-2013 (20th century)
Composer
Yasushi Akutagawa The great composers of the 20th century
1925-1989 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Suleĭman Aleskerov The great composers of the 20th century
1924-2000 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh The great composers of the 20th century
age 76 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Raffi Armenian The great composers of the 20th century
age 81 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Alexander Arutiunian The great composers of the 20th century
1920-2012 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Mukhtar Ashrafi The great composers of the 20th century
1912-1975 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Yuval Avital The great composers of the 20th century
age 46 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Avi Avital The great composers of the 20th century
age 45 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Abdel Rahman El Bacha The great composers of the 20th century
age 65 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Afrasiyab Badalbeyli The great composers of the 20th century
1907-1976 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Zakir Baghirov The great composers of the 20th century
1916-1996 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Andria Balanchivadze The great composers of the 20th century
1906-1992 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Meliton Balanchivadze The great composers of the 20th century
1862-1937 (Romantic)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Sergey Balasanian The great composers of the 20th century
1902-1982 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Lisa Batiashvili The great composers of the 20th century
age 45 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Nisar Bazmi The great composers of the 20th century
1925-2007 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Sadao Bekku The great composers of the 20th century
1922-2012 (20th century)
Composer
Paul Ben-Haim The great composers of the 20th century
1897-1984 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Bart Berman The great composers of the 20th century
age 85 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Gary Bertini The great composers of the 20th century
1927-2005 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Valentin Bibik The great composers of the 20th century
1940-2003 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yevgeny Brusilovsky The great composers of the 20th century
1905-1981 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Vincent Bueno The great composers of the 20th century
age 38 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Stanislav Bunin The great composers of the 20th century
age 57 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Qigang Chen The great composers of the 20th century
age 72 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Unsuk Chin The great composers of the 20th century
age 62 (20th century)
Composer
Seong-Jin Cho The great composers of the 20th century
age 29 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Tigran Chukhajian The great composers of the 20th century
1837-1898 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Chaya Czernowin The great composers of the 20th century
age 66 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Bilegiin Damdinsüren The great composers of the 20th century
1919-1992 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Ikuma Dan The great composers of the 20th century
1924-2001 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Hossein Dehlavi The great composers of the 20th century
1927-2019 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Victor Dolidze The great composers of the 20th century
1890-1933 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Avner Dorman The great composers of the 20th century
age 48 (20th century)
Composer
Tan Dun The great composers of the 20th century
age 66 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Ahn Eak-tai The great composers of the 20th century
1906-1965 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Nie Er The great composers of the 20th century
1912-1935 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Manuel de Falla The great composers of the 20th century
1876-1946 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works
Kazuo Fukushima The great composers of the 20th century
1930-2023 (20th century)
Composer
Ivan Galamian The great composers of the 20th century
1903-1981 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Vyacheslav Ganelin The great composers of the 20th century
age 79 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Faraj Garayev The great composers of the 20th century
age 80 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Gara Garayev The great composers of the 20th century
1918-1982 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Leib Glantz The great composers of the 20th century
1898-1964 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Sembiin Gonchigsumlaa The great composers of the 20th century
1919-1991 (20th century)
Composer
Matt Haimovitz The great composers of the 20th century
age 53 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Zulfugar Hajibeyov The great composers of the 20th century
1884-1950 (20th century)
Composer
Soltan Hajibeyov The great composers of the 20th century
1919-1974 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Uzeyir Hajibeyov The great composers of the 20th century
1885-1948 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Jovdat Hajiyev The great composers of the 20th century
1917-2002 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Kazuko Hara The great composers of the 20th century
1935-2014 (20th century)
Composer
Fumio Hayasaka The great composers of the 20th century
1914-1955 (20th century)
Composer
Hikaru Hayashi The great composers of the 20th century
1931-2012 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Joe Hisaishi The great composers of the 20th century
age 73 (20th century)
Conductor, Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Toshio Hosokawa The great composers of the 20th century
age 68 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Mehdi Hosseini The great composers of the 20th century
age 44 (20th century)
Composer
Edgar Hovhannisyan The great composers of the 20th century
1930-1998 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Gagik Hovunts The great composers of the 20th century
1930-2019 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Li Huanzhi The great composers of the 20th century
1919-2000 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Phúc Hữu Phúc The great composers of the 20th century
age 71 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Toshi Ichiyanagi The great composers of the 20th century
1933-2022 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Akira Ifukube The great composers of the 20th century
1914-2006 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Shin'ichirō Ikebe The great composers of the 20th century
age 80 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Tomojirō Ikenouchi The great composers of the 20th century
1906-1991 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yoshirō Irino The great composers of the 20th century
1921-1980 (20th century)
Composer
Maki Ishii The great composers of the 20th century
1936-2003 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Kan Ishii The great composers of the 20th century
1921-2009 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Daisuke Ishiwatari The great composers of the 20th century
age 50 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yasuhide Ito The great composers of the 20th century
age 63 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Jahangir Jahangirov The great composers of the 20th century
1921-1992 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Malek Jandali The great composers of the 20th century
age 52 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Zhao Jiping The great composers of the 20th century
age 79 (20th century)
Composer
Marios Joannou Elia The great composers of the 20th century
age 45 (20th century)
Composer
Dina Joffe The great composers of the 20th century
age 71 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Vakhtang Kakhidze The great composers of the 20th century
age 64 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Joseph Kaminski The great composers of the 20th century
1903-1972 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Giya Kancheli The great composers of the 20th century
1935-2019 (20th century)
Composer
Shigeru Kan-no The great composers of the 20th century
age 64 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Yoko Kanno The great composers of the 20th century
age 59 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Ramin Karimloo The great composers of the 20th century
age 45 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Anna Kasyan The great composers of the 20th century
age 42 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Karen Khachaturian The great composers of the 20th century
1920-2011 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Quddus Khojamyarov The great composers of the 20th century
1918-1994 (20th century)
Composer
Evgeny Kissin The great composers of the 20th century
age 52 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yasuji Kiyose The great composers of the 20th century
1900-1981 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Otto Klemperer The great composers of the 20th century
1885-1973 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Nobu Kōda The great composers of the 20th century
1870-1946 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Momo Kodama The great composers of the 20th century
age 51 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Koji Kondo The great composers of the 20th century
age 62 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Hidemaro Konoye The great composers of the 20th century
1898-1973 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Mark Kopytman The great composers of the 20th century
1929-2011 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Mayako Kubo The great composers of the 20th century
age 76 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Bidzina Kvernadze The great composers of the 20th century
1928-2010 (20th century)
Composer
Giorgi Latsabidze The great composers of the 20th century
age 45 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Marc Lavry The great composers of the 20th century
1903-1967 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Yundi Li The great composers of the 20th century
age 41 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Kate Liu The great composers of the 20th century
age 29 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Arkady Luxemburg The great composers of the 20th century
age 84 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yo-Yo Ma The great composers of the 20th century
age 68 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Ibrahim Maalouf The great composers of the 20th century
age 43 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Aleksandre Machavariani The great composers of the 20th century
1913-1995 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Muslim Magomayev The great composers of the 20th century
1885-1937 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Muslim Magomayev The great composers of the 20th century
1942-2008 (20th century)
Conductor, Lyrical singer & Composer
Abdylas Maldybaev The great composers of the 20th century
1906-1978 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Arif Malikov The great composers of the 20th century
1933-2019 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Michio Mamiya The great composers of the 20th century
age 94 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Tigran Mansurian The great composers of the 20th century
age 85 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Cheng Maoyun The great composers of the 20th century
1900-1957 (20th century)
Composer
Yoritsune Matsudaira The great composers of the 20th century
1907-2001 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Teizo Matsumura The great composers of the 20th century
1929-2007 (20th century)
Composer
Toshiro Mayuzumi The great composers of the 20th century
1929-1997 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Alexander Melik-Pashayev The great composers of the 20th century
1905-1964 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Minoru Miki The great composers of the 20th century
1930-2011 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Veli Mukhatov The great composers of the 20th century
1916-2005 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Hiroko Nakamura The great composers of the 20th century
1944-2016 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Tamezō Narita The great composers of the 20th century
1893-1945 (20th century)
Composer
Masakazu Natsuda The great composers of the 20th century
age 55 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Lior Navok The great composers of the 20th century
age 52 (20th century)
Composer
Takashi Niigaki The great composers of the 20th century
age 53 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Akira Nishimura The great composers of the 20th century
1953-2023 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Knyaz Niyazi The great composers of the 20th century
1912-1984 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Ryo Noda The great composers of the 20th century
age 76 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yuji Nomi The great composers of the 20th century
age 65 (20th century)
Composer
Neil Nongkynrih The great composers of the 20th century
1970-2022 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Hiroshi Ohguri The great composers of the 20th century
1918-1982 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Konstantin Orbelyan The great composers of the 20th century
1928-2014 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Michiru Oshima The great composers of the 20th century
age 62 (20th century)
Composer
Hisatada Otaka The great composers of the 20th century
1911-1951 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Makoto Ozone The great composers of the 20th century
age 62 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Zacharia Paliashvili The great composers of the 20th century
1871-1933 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Ödön Pártos The great composers of the 20th century
1907-1977 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
S. P. Somtow The great composers of the 20th century
age 71 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Mansour Rahbani The great composers of the 20th century
1925-2009 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Ali Rahbari The great composers of the 20th century
age 76 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Wadia Sabra The great composers of the 20th century
1876-1952 (20th century)
Composer
Shigeaki Saegusa The great composers of the 20th century
age 81 (20th century)
Composer
Toshihiko Sahashi The great composers of the 20th century
age 64 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Hideo Saito The great composers of the 20th century
1902-1974 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto The great composers of the 20th century
1952-2023 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Mamoru Samuragochi The great composers of the 20th century
age 60 (20th century)
Composer
Heshmat Sanjari The great composers of the 20th century
1917-1995 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Huseyngulu Sarabski The great composers of the 20th century
1879-1945 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Ghazaros Saryan The great composers of the 20th century
1920-1998 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Kentaro Sato The great composers of the 20th century
age 42 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Dov Seltzer The great composers of the 20th century
age 92 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Vladimir Shainsky The great composers of the 20th century
1925-2017 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Lior Shambadal The great composers of the 20th century
age 73 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Mohammad Shams The great composers of the 20th century
age 69 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Ding Shande The great composers of the 20th century
1911-1995 (20th century)
Composer
Anoushka Shankar The great composers of the 20th century
age 42 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Bright Sheng The great composers of the 20th century
age 68 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Noam Sheriff The great composers of the 20th century
1935-2018 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Liu Shikun The great composers of the 20th century
age 85 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Xiao Shuxian The great composers of the 20th century
1905-1991 (20th century)
Composer
Yun Sim-deok The great composers of the 20th century
1897-1926 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Yeol Eum Son The great composers of the 20th century
age 37 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Dang Thai Son The great composers of the 20th century
age 65 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Cong Su The great composers of the 20th century
age 67 (20th century)
Composer
Masaaki Suzuki The great composers of the 20th century
age 69 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Yūji Takahashi The great composers of the 20th century
age 85 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Tōru Takemitsu The great composers of the 20th century
1930-1996 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Rentarō Taki The great composers of the 20th century
1879-1903 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer
Josef Tal The great composers of the 20th century
1910-2008 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Yoav Talmi The great composers of the 20th century
age 80 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Muhai Tang The great composers of the 20th century
age 74 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Mikael Tariverdiev The great composers of the 20th century
1931-1996 (20th century)
Composer
Avet Terterian The great composers of the 20th century
1929-1994 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Loris Tjeknavorian The great composers of the 20th century
age 86 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Isao Tomita The great composers of the 20th century
1932-2016 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yūzō Toyama The great composers of the 20th century
1931-2023 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Sulkhan Tsintsadze The great composers of the 20th century
1925-1991 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Fou Ts'ong The great composers of the 20th century
1934-2020 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Nobuyuki Tsujii The great composers of the 20th century
age 35 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Huang Tzu The great composers of the 20th century
1904-1938 (20th century)
Composer
Mitsuko Uchida The great composers of the 20th century
age 75 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Tomoharu Ushida The great composers of the 20th century
age 24 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Vanessa Vanessa-Mae The great composers of the 20th century
age 45 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Kaoru Wada The great composers of the 20th century
age 61 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Jiang Wen-Ye The great composers of the 20th century
1910-1983 (20th century)
Composer
Ye Xiaogang The great composers of the 20th century
age 68 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Qu Xiao-Song The great composers of the 20th century
age 72 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Xian Xinghai The great composers of the 20th century
1905-1945 (20th century)
Composer
Kazuo Yamada The great composers of the 20th century
1912-1991 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Kōsaku Yamada The great composers of the 20th century
1886-1965 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Stomu Yamashta The great composers of the 20th century
age 76 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Akio Yashiro The great composers of the 20th century
1929-1976 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Yitzhak Yedid The great composers of the 20th century
age 52 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Chen Yi The great composers of the 20th century
age 70 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Takashi Yoshimatsu The great composers of the 20th century
age 70 (20th century)
Composer
Joji Yuasa The great composers of the 20th century
age 94 (20th century)
Composer
Du Yun The great composers of the 20th century
age 46 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Azer Zeynalov The great composers of the 20th century
age 59 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Gaziza Zhubanova The great composers of the 20th century
1927-1993 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
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