The great composers of the 20th century Asia
Mansurian or Uchida? Er or Falla? 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 : Mansurian (Armenian composer) or Uchida (Japanese-British pianist) ? Sakamoto (Japanese musician) or Yamada (Japanese composer and conductor) ? 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 2021
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. Ma, Hajibeyov, Hisaishi, Paliashvili, Cho, Ben-Haim, Li...
At this time, soclassiq has listed more than 18000 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 AbeThe great composers of the 20th century
1911-2006 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Keiko AbeThe great composers of the 20th century
age 83 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Rosalina AbejoThe great composers of the 20th century
1922-1991 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Vasif AdigozalovThe great composers of the 20th century
1935-2006 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Shafiga AkhundovaThe great composers of the 20th century
1924-2013 (20th century)
Composer
Yasushi AkutagawaThe great composers of the 20th century
1925-1989 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Suleĭman AleskerovThe great composers of the 20th century
1924-2000 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Franghiz Ali-ZadehThe great composers of the 20th century
age 73 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Hiroshi AoshimaThe great composers of the 20th century
age 66 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Raffi ArmenianThe great composers of the 20th century
age 78 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Alexander ArutiunianThe great composers of the 20th century
1920-2012 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Mukhtar AshrafiThe great composers of the 20th century
1912-1975 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Yuval AvitalThe great composers of the 20th century
age 43 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Avi AvitalThe great composers of the 20th century
age 42 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Abdel Rahman El BachaThe great composers of the 20th century
age 62 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Afrasiyab BadalbeyliThe great composers of the 20th century
1907-1976 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Zakir Dzjavad ogli BagirovThe great composers of the 20th century
1916-1996 (20th century)
Composer
Andria BalanchivadzeThe great composers of the 20th century
1906-1992 (20th century)
Composer
Meliton BalanchivadzeThe great composers of the 20th century
1862-1937 (Romantic)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Sergey BalasanianThe great composers of the 20th century
1902-1982 (20th century)
Composer
Lisa BatiashviliThe great composers of the 20th century
age 42 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Nisar BazmiThe great composers of the 20th century
1925-2007 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Sadao BekkuThe great composers of the 20th century
1922-2012 (20th century)
Composer
Paul Ben-HaimThe great composers of the 20th century
1897-1984 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Bart BermanThe great composers of the 20th century
age 82 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Gary BertiniThe great composers of the 20th century
1927-2005 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Yevgeny BrusilovskyThe great composers of the 20th century
1905-1981 (20th century)
Composer
Stanislav BuninThe great composers of the 20th century
age 54 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Qigang ChenThe great composers of the 20th century
age 69 (20th century)
Composer
Unsuk ChinThe great composers of the 20th century
age 59 (20th century)
Composer
Seong-Jin ChoThe great composers of the 20th century
age 26 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Tigran ChukhajianThe great composers of the 20th century
1837-1898 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Chaya CzernowinThe great composers of the 20th century
age 63 (20th century)
Composer
Bilegiin DamdinsürenThe great composers of the 20th century
1919-1992 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Ikuma DanThe great composers of the 20th century
1924-2001 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Hossein DehlaviThe great composers of the 20th century
1927-2019 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Victor DolidzeThe great composers of the 20th century
1890-1933 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Tan DunThe great composers of the 20th century
age 63 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Ahn Eak-taiThe great composers of the 20th century
1906-1965 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Marios Joannou EliaThe great composers of the 20th century
age 42 (20th century)
Composer
Angelo EphrikianThe great composers of the 20th century
1913-1982 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Nie ErThe great composers of the 20th century
1912-1935 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Manuel de FallaThe great composers of the 20th century
1876-1946 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works
Wu FeiThe great composers of the 20th century
age 43 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Dai FujikuraThe great composers of the 20th century
age 43 (20th century)
Composer
Kazuo FukushimaThe great composers of the 20th century
age 90 (20th century)
Composer
Ivan GalamianThe great composers of the 20th century
1903-1981 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Vyacheslav GanelinThe great composers of the 20th century
age 76 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Faraj GarayevThe great composers of the 20th century
age 77 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Gara GarayevThe great composers of the 20th century
1918-1982 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Sembiin GonchigsumlaaThe great composers of the 20th century
1919-1991 (20th century)
Composer
Matt HaimovitzThe great composers of the 20th century
age 50 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Zulfugar HajibeyovThe great composers of the 20th century
1884-1950 (20th century)
Composer
Soltan HajibeyovThe great composers of the 20th century
1919-1974 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Uzeyir HajibeyovThe great composers of the 20th century
1885-1948 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Jovdat HajiyevThe great composers of the 20th century
1917-2002 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Kazuko HaraThe great composers of the 20th century
1935-2014 (20th century)
Composer
Fumio HayasakaThe great composers of the 20th century
1914-1955 (20th century)
Composer
Hikaru HayashiThe great composers of the 20th century
1931-2012 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Joe HisaishiThe great composers of the 20th century
age 70 (20th century)
Conductor, Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Toshio HosokawaThe great composers of the 20th century
age 65 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Mehdi HosseiniThe great composers of the 20th century
age 41 (20th century)
Composer
Edgar HovhannisyanThe great composers of the 20th century
1930-1998 (20th century)
Composer
Gagik HovuntsThe great composers of the 20th century
1930-2019 (20th century)
Composer
Li HuanzhiThe great composers of the 20th century
1919-2000 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Toshi IchiyanagiThe great composers of the 20th century
age 87 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Akira IfukubeThe great composers of the 20th century
1914-2006 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Shin'ichirō IkebeThe great composers of the 20th century
age 77 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Tomojirō IkenouchiThe great composers of the 20th century
1906-1991 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yoshirō IrinoThe great composers of the 20th century
1921-1980 (20th century)
Composer
Maki IshiiThe great composers of the 20th century
1936-2003 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Kan IshiiThe great composers of the 20th century
1921-2009 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Mareo IshiketaThe great composers of the 20th century
1916-1996 (20th century)
Composer
Daisuke IshiwatariThe great composers of the 20th century
age 47 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yasuhide ItoThe great composers of the 20th century
age 60 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Jahangir JahangirovThe great composers of the 20th century
1921-1992 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Malek JandaliThe great composers of the 20th century
age 48 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Dina JoffeThe great composers of the 20th century
age 68 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Vakhtang KakhidzeThe great composers of the 20th century
age 61 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Joseph KaminskiThe great composers of the 20th century
1903-1972 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Gia KancheliThe great composers of the 20th century
1935-2019 (20th century)
Composer
Hitomi KanekoThe great composers of the 20th century
age 56 (20th century)
Composer
Yoko KannoThe great composers of the 20th century
age 56 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Shigeru Kan-noThe great composers of the 20th century
age 61 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Anna KasyanThe great composers of the 20th century
age 39 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Mine KawakamiThe great composers of the 20th century
age 51 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Masaru KawasakiThe great composers of the 20th century
1924-2018 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Karen KhachaturianThe great composers of the 20th century
1920-2011 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Quddus KhojamyarovThe great composers of the 20th century
1918-1994 (20th century)
Composer
Yasuji KiyoseThe great composers of the 20th century
1900-1981 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Otto KlempererThe great composers of the 20th century
1885-1973 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Nobu KōdaThe great composers of the 20th century
1870-1946 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Momo KodamaThe great composers of the 20th century
age 49 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Jo KondoThe great composers of the 20th century
age 73 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Koji KondoThe great composers of the 20th century
age 59 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Hidemaro KonoyeThe great composers of the 20th century
1898-1973 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Mark KopytmanThe great composers of the 20th century
1929-2011 (20th century)
Composer
Mayako KuboThe great composers of the 20th century
age 73 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Mina KubotaThe great composers of the 20th century
age 48 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Bidzina KvernadzeThe great composers of the 20th century
1928-2010 (20th century)
Composer
Giorgi LatsabidzeThe great composers of the 20th century
age 42 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Marc LavryThe great composers of the 20th century
1903-1967 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Ming-Qiang LiThe great composers of the 20th century
age 84 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yundi LiThe great composers of the 20th century
age 38 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Kate LiuThe great composers of the 20th century
age 26 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Dang Ngoc LongThe great composers of the 20th century
age 64 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yo-Yo MaThe great composers of the 20th century
age 65 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Ibrahim MaaloufThe great composers of the 20th century
age 40 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Aleksandre MachavarianiThe great composers of the 20th century
1913-1995 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Muslim MagomayevThe great composers of the 20th century
1885-1937 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Muslim MagomayevThe great composers of the 20th century
1942-2008 (20th century)
Conductor, Lyrical singer & Composer
Abdylas MaldybaevThe great composers of the 20th century
1906-1978 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Arif MalikovThe great composers of the 20th century
1933-2019 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Michio MamiyaThe great composers of the 20th century
age 91 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Tigran MansurianThe great composers of the 20th century
age 82 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Cheng MaoyunThe great composers of the 20th century
1900-1957 (20th century)
Composer
Yoritsune MatsudairaThe great composers of the 20th century
1907-2001 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Teizo MatsumuraThe great composers of the 20th century
1929-2007 (20th century)
Composer
Toshiro MayuzumiThe great composers of the 20th century
1929-1997 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Alexander Melik-PashayevThe great composers of the 20th century
1905-1964 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Minoru MikiThe great composers of the 20th century
1930-2011 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Shūkichi MitsukuriThe great composers of the 20th century
1895-1971 (20th century)
Composer
Veli MukhatovThe great composers of the 20th century
1916-2005 (20th century)
Composer
Hiroko NakamuraThe great composers of the 20th century
1944-2016 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Tamezō NaritaThe great composers of the 20th century
1893-1945 (20th century)
Composer
Masakazu NatsudaThe great composers of the 20th century
age 52 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Lior NavokThe great composers of the 20th century
age 49 (20th century)
Composer
Daniel NazarethThe great composers of the 20th century
1948-2014 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Akira NishimuraThe great composers of the 20th century
age 67 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Knyaz NiyaziThe great composers of the 20th century
1912-1984 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Ryo NodaThe great composers of the 20th century
age 73 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yuji NomiThe great composers of the 20th century
age 62 (20th century)
Composer
Hiroshi OhguriThe great composers of the 20th century
1918-1982 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yoshiaki OnishiThe great composers of the 20th century
age 40 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Michiru OshimaThe great composers of the 20th century
age 59 (20th century)
Composer
Hisatada OtakaThe great composers of the 20th century
1911-1951 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Makoto OzoneThe great composers of the 20th century
age 59 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Zacharia PaliashviliThe great composers of the 20th century
1871-1933 (20th century)
Composer
Chen PeixunThe great composers of the 20th century
1921-2006 (20th century)
Composer
Đặng Hữu PhúcThe great composers of the 20th century
age 68 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Ali RahbariThe great composers of the 20th century
age 73 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Wadia SabraThe great composers of the 20th century
1876-1952 (20th century)
Composer
Shigeaki SaegusaThe great composers of the 20th century
age 78 (20th century)
Composer
Toshihiko SahashiThe great composers of the 20th century
age 61 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Hideo SaitoThe great composers of the 20th century
1902-1974 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Ryuichi SakamotoThe great composers of the 20th century
age 69 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Heshmat SanjariThe great composers of the 20th century
1917-1995 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Huseyngulu SarabskiThe great composers of the 20th century
1879-1945 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Composer
Ghazaros SaryanThe great composers of the 20th century
1920-1998 (20th century)
Composer
Kentaro SatoThe great composers of the 20th century
age 39 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Vladimir ShainskyThe great composers of the 20th century
1925-2017 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Mohammad ShamsThe great composers of the 20th century
age 66 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Ding ShandeThe great composers of the 20th century
1911-1995 (20th century)
Composer
Anoushka ShankarThe great composers of the 20th century
age 39 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Bright ShengThe great composers of the 20th century
age 65 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Noam SheriffThe great composers of the 20th century
1935-2018 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Liu ShikunThe great composers of the 20th century
age 81 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Mieko ShiomiThe great composers of the 20th century
age 83 (20th century)
Composer
Gil ShohatThe great composers of the 20th century
age 47 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Xiao ShuxianThe great composers of the 20th century
1905-1991 (20th century)
Composer
S. P. SomtowThe great composers of the 20th century
age 68 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Yeol Eum SonThe great composers of the 20th century
age 34 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Dang Thai SonThe great composers of the 20th century
age 62 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Cong SuThe great composers of the 20th century
age 64 (20th century)
Composer
Masaaki SuzukiThe great composers of the 20th century
age 66 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Yūji TakahashiThe great composers of the 20th century
age 82 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Saburō TakataThe great composers of the 20th century
1913-2000 (20th century)
Composer
Toru TakemitsuThe great composers of the 20th century
1930-1996 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Rentarō TakiThe great composers of the 20th century
1879-1903 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer
Josef TalThe great composers of the 20th century
1910-2008 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Yoav TalmiThe great composers of the 20th century
age 77 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Muhai TangThe great composers of the 20th century
age 71 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Mikael TariverdievThe great composers of the 20th century
1931-1996 (20th century)
Composer
Avet TerterianThe great composers of the 20th century
1929-1994 (20th century)
Composer
Loris TjeknavorianThe great composers of the 20th century
age 83 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Isao TomitaThe great composers of the 20th century
1932-2016 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Yuzo ToyamaThe great composers of the 20th century
age 89 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Sulkhan TsintsadzeThe great composers of the 20th century
1925-1991 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Fou Ts'ongThe great composers of the 20th century
1934-2020 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Nobuyuki TsujiiThe great composers of the 20th century
age 32 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Huang TzuThe great composers of the 20th century
1904-1938 (20th century)
Composer
Vanessa Vanessa-MaeThe great composers of the 20th century
age 42 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Kaoru WadaThe great composers of the 20th century
age 58 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Jiang Wen-YeThe great composers of the 20th century
1910-1983 (20th century)
Composer
Ye XiaogangThe great composers of the 20th century
age 65 (20th century)
Composer
Qu Xiao-SongThe great composers of the 20th century
age 69 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Xian XinghaiThe great composers of the 20th century
1905-1945 (20th century)
Composer
Kazuo YamadaThe great composers of the 20th century
1912-1991 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Kosaku YamadaThe great composers of the 20th century
1886-1965 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Hiroyuki YamamotoThe great composers of the 20th century
age 53 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Stomu YamashtaThe great composers of the 20th century
age 73 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Akio YashiroThe great composers of the 20th century
1929-1976 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
Yitzhak YedidThe great composers of the 20th century
age 49 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Chen YiThe great composers of the 20th century
age 67 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
Takashi YoshimatsuThe great composers of the 20th century
age 67 (20th century)
Composer
Joji YuasaThe great composers of the 20th century
age 91 (20th century)
Composer
Du YunThe great composers of the 20th century
age 43 (20th century)
Composer
Azər ZeynalovThe great composers of the 20th century
age 56 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Gaziza ZhubanovaThe great composers of the 20th century
1927-1993 (20th century)
Composer
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