The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000) North America
Hahn or Lanza? Rubinstein or Levine? 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 1950 and 2000+ in North America
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 : Hahn (American violinist) or Lanza (American tenor and actor) ? Menuhin (American violinist and conductor (1916-1999)) or Sills (opera soprano (1929-2007)) ? 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 North America, between 1950 and 2000+. And this objectively, and for the first time (soClassiQ exclusivity).
Performers rendered as a timeline to bring a little perspective:
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ComposersConductorsLyrical singersPerformersT 2020
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 North America for the years 1950-2000+
Who are these greatest performers, the most famous over the 1950-2000+ era in North America? 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. Anderson, Rockmore, Lisitsa, Chang, Stern, Battle, Starker...
At this time, soClassiQ has listed more than 9000 performers. So here is a selection of some performers for the years 1950-2000+, in North America, 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.
Muhal Richard AbramsThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1930-2017 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
John Coolidge AdamsThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 73 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Theodor W. AdornoThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1903-1969 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Marin AlsopThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 63 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
June AndersonThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 67 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Marian AndersonThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1897-1993 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Keith AndesThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1920-2005 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
George AntheilThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1900-1959 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Desi ArnazThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1917-1986 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor, Lyrical singer & Performer
Emanuel AxThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 70 (20th century)
Performer
Samuel BarberThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1910-1981 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
MasterpiecesComplete works
John BarryThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1933-2011 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Kathleen BattleThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 71 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Joshua BellThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 52 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Robert Russell BennettThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1894-1981 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Cathy BerberianThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1925-1983 (20th century)
Composer, Lyrical singer & Performer
Boris BermanThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 72 (20th century)
Performer
Elmer BernsteinThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1922-2004 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Leonard BernsteinThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1918-1990 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Jerry BockThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1928-2010 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
William BolcomThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 81 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Jorge BoletThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1914-1990 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Barbara BonneyThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 64 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Victor BorgeThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1909-2000 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Paul BowlesThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1910-1999 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Glenn BrancaThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1948-2018 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Avery BrooksThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 70 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Leo BrouwerThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1939-2003 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Lawrence BrownleeThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 47 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Adolf BuschThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1891-1952 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
John CageThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1912-1992 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Kitty CarlisleThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1910-2007 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Hoagy CarmichaelThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1899-1981 (20th century)
Composer, Lyrical singer & Performer
Mario Castelnuovo-TedescoThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1895-1968 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Sarah ChangThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 39 (20th century)
Performer
Carlos ChávezThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1899-1978 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Van CliburnThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1934-2013 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Aaron CoplandThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1900-1990 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
MasterpiecesComplete works
John CoriglianoThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 82 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Henry CowellThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1897-1965 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
George CrumbThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 90 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
David DanielsThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 54 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Bella DavidovichThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 91 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Dennis Russell DaviesThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 76 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Carl DavisThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 83 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Dorothy DeLayThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1917-2002 (20th century)
Performer
Deanna DurbinThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1921-2013 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Samuel DushkinThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1891-1976 (20th century)
Performer
Nelson EddyThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1901-1967 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Hanns EislerThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1898-1962 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Danny ElfmanThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 66 (20th century)
Composer, Lyrical singer & Performer
Mischa ElmanThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1891-1967 (20th century)
Performer
Morton FeldmanThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1926-1987 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Arthur FiedlerThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1894-1979 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Leon FleisherThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 91 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Renée FlemingThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 61 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Lukas FossThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1922-2009 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
David FosterThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 70 (20th century)
Composer, Lyrical singer & Performer
Rudolf FrimlThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1879-1972 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Ivan GalamianThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1903-1981 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Diamanda GalásThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 64 (20th century)
Composer, Lyrical singer & Performer
Kirill GersteinThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 40 (20th century)
Performer
Michael GiacchinoThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 52 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Alan GilbertThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 53 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Josef GingoldThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1909-1995 (20th century)
Performer
Philip GlassThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 83 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
MasterpiecesComplete works
Szymon GoldbergThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1909-1993 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Jerry GoldsmithThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1929-2004 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Richard GoodeThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 76 (20th century)
Performer
Midori GotōThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 48 (20th century)
Performer
Morton GouldThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1913-1996 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Glenn GouldThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1932-1982 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Susan GrahamThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 59 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Percy GraingerThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1882-1961 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Kathryn GraysonThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1922-2010 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Hilary HahnThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 40 (20th century)
Performer
Marc-André HamelinThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 58 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
W. C. HandyThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1873-1958 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Barbara HanniganThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 48 (20th century)
Conductor, Lyrical singer & Performer
Howard HansonThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1896-1981 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Lynn HarrellThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 76 (20th century)
Performer
Jascha HeifetzThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1901-1987 (20th century)
Performer
Barbara HendricksThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 71 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Angela HewittThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 61 (20th century)
Performer
Paul HindemithThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1895-1963 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Josef HofmannThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1876-1957 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
James HornerThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1953-2015 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Vladimir HorowitzThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1903-1989 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Mieczysław HorszowskiThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1892-1993 (20th century)
Performer
Alan HovhanessThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1911-2000 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Ivan IlićThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 41 (20th century)
Performer
Eugene IstominThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1925-2003 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Charles IvesThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1874-1954 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Byron JanisThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 92 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Paavo JärviThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 57 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Norman Dello JoioThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1913-2008 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Bradley JosephThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 54 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Kim KashkashianThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 67 (20th century)
Performer
Werner KlempererThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1920-2000 (20th century)
Conductor, Lyrical singer & Performer
Erich Wolfgang KorngoldThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1897-1957 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
MasterpiecesComplete works
Serge KoussevitzkyThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1874-1951 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Stephen KovacevichThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 79 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Louis KrasnerThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1903-1995 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Fritz KreislerThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1875-1962 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Erich KunzelThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1935-2009 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Mario LanzaThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1921-1959 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Alondra de la ParraThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 39 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Ernesto LecuonaThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1896-1963 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Michel LegrandThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1932-2019 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor, Lyrical singer & Performer
Oscar LevantThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1906-1972 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
James LevineThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 76 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
LiberaceThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1919-1987 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Jan LisieckiThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 25 (20th century)
Performer
Valentina LisitsaThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 46 (20th century)
Performer
Frederick LoeweThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1901-1988 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Arkady LuxemburgThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 81 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Yo-Yo MaThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 64 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Lorin MaazelThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1930-2014 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Jeanette MacDonaldThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1903-1965 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Alma MahlerThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1879-1964 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Henry ManciniThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1924-1994 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Wynton MarsalisThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 58 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Bohuslav MartinůThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1890-1959 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Audra McdonaldThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 49 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Yehudi MenuhinThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1916-1999 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Robert MerrillThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1917-2004 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
David MillerThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 47 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Nathan MilsteinThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1902-1992 (20th century)
Performer
Dimitri MitropoulosThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1896-1960 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Gabriela MonteroThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 49 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Conlon NancarrowThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1912-1997 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Yannick Nézet-SéguinThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 45 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Ervin NyiregyháziThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1903-1987 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Dustin O'HalloranThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 48 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Garrick OhlssonThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 72 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Eugene OrmandyThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1899-1985 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Jan PeerceThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1904-1984 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Murray PerahiaThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 73 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Roberta PetersThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1930-2017 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Gregor PiatigorskyThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1903-1976 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Walter PistonThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1894-1976 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Rosa PonselleThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1897-1981 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
André PrevinThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1929-2019 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Carlos PueblaThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1917-1989 (20th century)
Composer, Lyrical singer & Performer
Steve ReichThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 83 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Fritz ReinerThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1888-1963 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Regina ResnikThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1922-2013 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Ruggiero RicciThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1918-2012 (20th century)
Performer
Wallingford RieggerThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1885-1961 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Terry RileyThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 84 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
George RochbergThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1918-2005 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Clara RockmoreThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1911-1998 (20th century)
Performer
Richard RodgersThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1902-1979 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Sigmund RombergThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1887-1951 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Leonard RoseThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1918-1984 (20th century)
Performer
Scott RossThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1951-1989 (20th century)
Performer
Miklós RózsaThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1907-1995 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Arthur RubinsteinThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1887-1982 (20th century)
Performer
Frederic RzewskiThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 82 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Lalo SchifrinThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 87 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Alexander SchneiderThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1908-1993 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Arnold SchoenbergThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1874-1951 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
MasterpiecesComplete works
Gunther SchullerThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1925-2015 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Gil ShahamThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 49 (20th century)
Performer
Howard ShoreThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 73 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Beverly SillsThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1929-2007 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Abbey SimonThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1920-2019 (20th century)
Performer
Dang Thai SonThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 61 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Stephen SondheimThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 90 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Frederica von StadeThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 74 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
János StarkerThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1924-2013 (20th century)
Performer
Max SteinerThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1888-1971 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Jim SteinmanThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 72 (20th century)
Composer, Lyrical singer & Performer
Isaac SternThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1920-2001 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Eduard SteuermannThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1892-1964 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
William Grant StillThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1895-1978 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Igor StravinskyThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1882-1971 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
MasterpiecesComplete works
Zoltán SzékelyThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1903-2001 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
George SzellThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1897-1970 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Alexander TcherepninThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1899-1977 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Michael Tilson ThomasThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 75 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Lawrence TibbettThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1896-1960 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Dimitri TiomkinThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1894-1979 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Maria Callas ((TL))The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1923-1977 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Roman TotenbergThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1911-2012 (20th century)
Performer
Richard TuckerThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1913-1975 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
David TudorThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1926-1996 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Rosalyn TureckThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1914-2003 (20th century)
Performer
Brian TylerThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 47 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Rufus WainwrightThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 46 (20th century)
Composer, Lyrical singer & Performer
Leonard WarrenThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1911-1960 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Alisa WeilersteinThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 38 (20th century)
Performer
Kurt WeillThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1900-1950 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
John WilliamsThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 88 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Paul WittgensteinThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1887-1961 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Charles WuorinenThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 81 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Christopher YoungThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 62 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Efrem ZimbalistThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1889-1985 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
David ZinmanThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 83 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
John ZornThe great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 66 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Some performers to be celebrated very soon
Next month, more than 20 important artists and musicians will be honoured. In June 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 1, Mikhail Fichtenholz (1920-1985), 100th anniversary (Birth),
on 26, Ludwig Streicher (1920-2003), 100th anniversary (Birth),
on 29, Katherine Jenkins (1980- ), 40th anniversary,
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There are others to discover. And it is not too late to focus on the May 2020 celebrations (40+).
Always good opportunities to discover or deepen, (re)listen, explore the vastness and diversity of classical music...
See also...
Timelines : Performers
- The great classical music performers
- Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
- The great 20th-century performers [II.] (1950 - 2000)
- Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
- The great 20th-century performers [I.] (1900 - 1950)
- Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
- The great 19th-century performers (1850 - 1900)
Indexes
- All performers : by instrument * by country
- by alphabetical order : A * B * C * D * E * F * G * H * I * J * K * L * M * N * O * P * Q * R * S * T * U * V * W * X * Y * Z
- Young artists (Performers)
Other timelines
- Composers : 10 centuries of classical music
- The great classical music conductors
- The great lyrical singers
Commemorations 2020, 2021, ...
Last update : 2020-05-01