The great 20th-century performers (1900-1950) Asia

Lanfang or Maisky? Nishizaki or Imai? It is difficult for inquiring minds to tackle a field as large and diverse as classical music, covering 10 centuries of history: there are uncountable numbers of classical music performers in the world. 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 performer/musician not be instinctively privileged by an English critic?

For example: in Canada, Marc-André Hamelin, a Quebec pianist and composer, is at least as popular as the German violinist Anne-Sofie Mutter, who is more internationally renowned.

Timeline of classical musicians, between 1900 and 1950 in Asia

Whoever wants to discover classical music 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 this field. So : Lanfang (Peking opera artist (1894-1961)) or Maisky (Latvian-Israeli cellist) ? Virsaladze (Georgian pianist) or Khanlarova (Azerbaijani singer) ? However, the knowledge available about musicians is enormous. It was processed to select the 10, 25, 50... most popular performers around the world, for those living or having lived en Asia, between 1900 and 1950. And this objectively, and for the first time (soClassiQ exclusivity).

Performers rendered as a timeline to bring a little perspective:

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Timeline :

Composers Conductors Lyrical singersPerformers TReduce to performers only Worldwide Europe North America South America Asia Oceania Africa 2021

This timeline is interactive to navigate through the ages or across continents (with ).

Why are all these composers included in this timeline?

Many composers have also been concert performers or conductors, although their fame is associated with their work today. On the other hand, some conductors such as Arturo Toscanini, Georg Solti ... or musicians such as Martha Argerich, Vladimir Horowitz, Glenn Gould ... have also composed. Itzhak Perlman, David Oïstrakh... very well known as concert performers, have also conducted orchestras. Others, such as Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez, William Christie ..., are renowned as much for their careers as composers, conductors and performers.

Top 10 classical musicians in Asia for the years 1900-1950

Who are these greatest performers, the most famous over the 1900-1950 era in Asia? The carreer of these musician has marked the history of classical music. There are those you probably know, or at least by name and the others.

Here are these 10 performers, renowned artists from around the world:

The musicians and artists who also composed were removed from this ranking.

The selections of musicians (performers) proposed by soClassiQ are based exclusively on algorithms. The same applies to the composers, their works, 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 well, for those who can easily name 50 or more classical music performers. Comissiona, Mammadova, Gitlis, Tsitsikian, Paik, Asahina, Leonskaja...

At this time, soClassiQ has listed more than 11000 performers. So here is a selection of some performers for the years 1900-1950, 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 performers who have been or are composers, some more renowned for the work they have left than for their careers as musicians.

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 Azer Dzjanbachisj ogli AbdoellaevThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1929-2010 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Kōmei AbeThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1911-2006 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
  Keiko AbeThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 83 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Melanya AbovyanThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 76 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
  Vasif AdigozalovThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1935-2006 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Ruben AharonyanThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 73 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Tair AkperThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1946-2018 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Lyrical singer & Performer 
 Yasushi AkutagawaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1925-1989 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Shovkat AlakbarovaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1922-1993 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
  Franghiz Ali-ZadehThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 73 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Atar AradThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1945-2015 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Yoshiko AraiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 71 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Alexander ArutiunianThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1920-2012 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Takashi AsahinaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1908-2001 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Performer 
 Artashes AvetyanThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 78 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
 Artashes AvetyanThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 78 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 

Roza BaglanovaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1922-2011 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer

Meliton BalanchivadzeThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1862-1937 (Romantic)
Composer, Lyrical singer & Performer

Mei BaojiuThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1934-2016 (20th century)
Performer

Daniel BarenboimThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 77 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer

Eva Ben-ZviThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 73 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer

Bart BermanThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 81 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Valentin BibikThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1940-2003 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Kaoru ChibaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1928-2008 (20th century)
Performer

Kyung-wha ChungThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 72 (20th century)
Performer

Sergiu ComissionaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1928-2005 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer

Bilegiin DamdinsürenThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1919-1992 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Hossein DehlaviThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1927-2019 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

DelkashThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1924-2004 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer

Victor DolidzeThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1890-1933 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Sunil EdirisingheThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 70 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer

Eleonora EksanishviliThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 101 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Ikuko EndōThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 75 (20th century)
Performer

Angelo EphrikianThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1913-1982 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer

Nie ErThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1912-1935 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Manuel de FallaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1876-1946 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Masterpieces Complete works

Aryeh Friedman-LvovThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1884-1955 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer

Mayumi FujikawaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 74 (20th century)
Performer

Hamao FujiwaraThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 73 (20th century)
Performer

Yoshie FujiwaraThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1898-1976 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer

Ivan GalamianThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1903-1981 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Jhalak Man GandarbhaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1935-2003 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer

Vyacheslav GanelinThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 75 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Faraj GarayevThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 76 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Gara GarayevThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1918-1982 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Fidan GasimovaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 73 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer

Ivry GitlisThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 98 (20th century)
Performer

Rivka GolaniThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 74 (20th century)
Performer

H
 Soltan HajibeyovThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1919-1974 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
  Jovdat HajiyevThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1917-2002 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Sadao HaradaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 76 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Hikaru HayashiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1931-2012 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Trần HiếuThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 84 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
 Kuno HisanoThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1886-1925 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Tadashi HoriThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 85 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Masafumi HoriThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 71 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Ryōsuke HoriThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 75 (20th century)
                        
Performer 

I
 Toshi IchiyanagiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 87 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
  Akira IfukubeThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1914-2006 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Aiko IguchiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1910-1984 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Motonari IguchiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1908-1983 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Shin'ichirō IkebeThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 77 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Kikuei IkedaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 73 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Tomojirō IkenouchiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1906-1991 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
  Nobuko ImaiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 77 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Yōko InoshitaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 75 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Naoyuki InoueThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1940-2003 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Yoritoyo InoueThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1912-1996 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Liana IsakadzeThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 74 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Performer 
 Kan IshiiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1921-2009 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Kazuhide IsomuraThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 74 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Shuku IwasakiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 83 (20th century)
                        
Performer 

Roza JamanovaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1928-2013 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer

K
 Joseph KaminskiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1903-1972 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Kikuko KanaiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1911-1986 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Hirofumi KannoThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 73 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Yōji KawahitoThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 80 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Karen KhachaturianThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1920-2011 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Zeynab KhanlarovaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 83 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
 Hŭi-ho KimThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1920-2001 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Tong-jin KimThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1913-2009 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Kōichi KishiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1909-1937 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Yasuji KiyoseThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1900-1981 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Andō KōThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1878-1963 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Michio KobayashiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 87 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Performer 
 Takeshi KobayashiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 89 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Nobu KōdaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1870-1946 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Hideo KojimaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 79 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Performer 
 Jo KondoThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 72 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Mayako KuboThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 72 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Ryōsaku KubotaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1928-1997 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Maya KuliyevaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1920-2018 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
 Yuriko KuronumaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 80 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Moritsuna KuroyanagiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1908-1983 (20th century)
                        
Performer 

Mei LanfangThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1894-1961 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer

Elisabeth LeonskajaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 74 (20th century)
Performer

Ming-Qiang LiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 84 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Teiko MaehashiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 76 (20th century)
Performer

MahastiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1946-2007 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer

Mischa MaiskyThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 72 (20th century)
Performer

... M
 Arif MalikovThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1933-2019 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Michio MamiyaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 91 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Shovkat MammadovaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1897-1981 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
 Tigran MansurianThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 81 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Fuat MansurovThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1928-2010 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Performer 
 Iwamoto MariThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1926-1979 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Yoritsune MatsudairaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1907-2001 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Keiko MatsunamiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 73 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Shūya MatsushitaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1929-2018 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Alexander Melik-PashayevThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1905-1964 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Minoru MikiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1930-2011 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Bulat MinzhilkievThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1940-1997 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
 Mixail Ehtibar oğlu MirzəyevThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 98 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Yōichirō MiyakeThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1914-1994 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Performer 
 Fumiaki MiyamotoThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 70 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Performer 
 Fatma MukhtarovaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1893-1972 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
 Rubaba MuradovaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1933-1983 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 

N
 Hiroko NakamuraThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1944-2016 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Yoshiko NakuraThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1945-2018 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Jun'ichi NatsumeThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1907-1999 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Svetlana NavasardyanThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 73 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Performer 
 Takako NishizakiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 76 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
  Knyaz NiyaziThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1912-1984 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Ryo NodaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 72 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Minoru NojimaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 75 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Halima NosirovaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1913-2003 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 

Machie OguriThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 72 (20th century)
Performer

Hiroshi OhguriThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1918-1982 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Anna OnoThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1890-1979 (20th century)
Performer

Tadaaki OtakaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 73 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer

Nar OvanisyanThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1913-1995 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer

Younghi Pagh-PaanThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 74 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Kun-Woo PaikThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 74 (20th century)
Performer

Itzhak PerlmanThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 75 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer

Menahem PresslerThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 96 (20th century)
Performer

Gülzhämīlya QadyrbekovaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 71 (20th century)
Performer

Məmməd QuliyevThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1936-2001 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Ali RahbariThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 72 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer

Malini RajurkarThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 79 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer

B. Shankar RaoThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 98 (20th century)
Performer

Benjamin Rawitz-CastelThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1946-2006 (20th century)
Performer

Anoushiravan RohaniThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 81 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Hagigat RzayevaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1907-1969 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer

S
 Hideo SaitoThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1902-1974 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Ingrid Sala SantamariaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 80 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Konstantin SaradzhevThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1877-1954 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Performer 
 Hossein SarsharThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1931-1992 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
 Kazuki SasakiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 76 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Ermek SerkebaevThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1926-2013 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
 Vladimir ShainskyThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1925-2017 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Liu ShikunThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 81 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Yūko ShiokawaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 74 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Pinchas SteinbergThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 74 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Performer 
 Yōko SukaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 71 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Saburō SumiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1902-1984 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Performer 
 Nejiko SuwaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1920-2012 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Kyoko SuzukiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1920-2002 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Ichirō SuzukiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 72 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Seiichi SuzukiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1901-1980 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Shinichi SuzukiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1898-1998 (20th century)
                        
Performer 

T
 Ali TajvidiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1919-2006 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Yūji TakahashiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 82 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
  Toru TakemitsuThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1930-1996 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
  Rentarō TakiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1879-1903 (Romantic)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Josef TalThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1910-2008 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Margaret Leng TanThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 74 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Kiyoko TanakaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1932-1996 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Chikashi TanakaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1939-2009 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Muhai TangThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 71 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Izumi TatenoThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 83 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Nurghisa TilendievThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1925-1998 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Marija Sergeevna TitarenkoThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1918-2002 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
  Loris TjeknavorianThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 82 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Yūji TōgiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1928-1985 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
  Isao TomitaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1932-2016 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Koji ToyodaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 87 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Noboru ToyomasuThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1912-1975 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Sulkhan TsintsadzeThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1925-1991 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Anahit TsitsikianThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1926-1999 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Fou Ts'ongThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 86 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Kichinosuke TsujiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
1898-1985 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Tsuyoshi TsutsumiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)  
age 78 (20th century)
                        
Performer 

Mitsuko UchidaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 71 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Masashi UedaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1904-1966 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer

Kazuko UetaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 88 (20th century)
Performer

Yoshio UnnoThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 84 (20th century)
Performer

Takaya UrakawaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 80 (20th century)
Performer

Masuko UshiodaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1942-2013 (20th century)
Performer

Masato UsukiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1934-2011 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer

Monir VakiliThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1923-1983 (20th century)
Conductor, Lyrical singer & Performer

Arie VardiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 83 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer

Eliso VirsaladzeThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 78 (20th century)
Performer

Takayoshi WanamiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 75 (20th century)
Performer

Akeo WatanabeThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1919-1990 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer

Zhu Xiao-MeiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 71 (20th century)
Performer

Parviz YahaghiThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1936-2007 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Kazuo YamadaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1912-1991 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer

Stomu YamashtaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 73 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Kazuko YasukawaThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
1922-1996 (20th century)
Performer

Pinchas ZukermanThe great 20th-century performers (1900-1950)
age 72 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer

Some performers to be celebrated very soon

Next month, more than 40 important artists and musicians will be honoured. In November 2020 some of them may celebrate a special anniversary. For others, amateurs and enthusiasts will celebrate the bicentenary of their birth or the fiftieth anniversary of their death for example. Among them, some famous performers:

on 4, Malena Ernman (1970- ), 50th anniversary,
on 19, Maria Yudina (1899-1970), 50th anniversary (Death),
on 21, Hŭi-ho Kim (1920-2001), 100th anniversary (Birth),
on 26, Nathan Gunn (1970- ), 50th anniversary,
...

There are others to discover. And it is not too late to focus on the October 2020 celebrations (30+).

Always good opportunities to discover or deepen, (re)listen, explore the vastness and diversity of classical music...

The great 20th-century performers (1900-1950) Asia

Timeline of classical musicians, between 1900 and 1950 in Asia

Top 10 classical musicians in Asia for the years 1900-1950

What about the others? 25, 50 or more?

Some performers to be celebrated very soon

See also...

Timelines : Performers

Indexes

Other timelines

Commemorations 2020, 2021, ...