The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000) South America
Argerich or Barenboim? Goerner or Odnoposoff? 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 South 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 : Argerich (Argentine pianist (born 1941)) or Barenboim (Israeli Argentine-born pianist and conductor) ? Orozco-Estrada (Colombian musician) or Meneses (Brazilian musician) ? 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 South 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 2024
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 South America for the years 1950-2000+
Who are these greatest performers, the most famous over the 1950-2000+ era in South 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. Álvarez, Tagliaferro, Laredo, Carlos Martins, Graf, Arrau, Parisot...
At this time, soclassiq has listed more than 13000 performers. So here is a selection of some performers for the years 1950-2000+, in South 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.
José Álvaro cortes Arango 1984 The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1985-2017 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
José Antonio de Abreu The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1939-2018 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Luigi Alva The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 96 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Marcelo Álvarez The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 62 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Ricardo Araujo The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 45 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Martha Argerich The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 82 (20th century)
Performer
Diana Arismendi The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 61 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Claudio Arrau The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1903-1991 (20th century)
Performer
Sérgio Assad The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 71 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Blas Emilio Atehortúa Amaya The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1943-2020 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Luis Bacalov The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1933-2017 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Eduardo Banks The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 45 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Carlos Barbosa-Lima The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1944-2022 (20th century)
Performer
Daniel Barenboim The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 81 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Pedro Barreto The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 32 (20th century)
Performer
Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1925-2010 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Yara Bernette The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1920-2002 (20th century)
Performer
Vicente Bianchi Alarcón The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1920-2018 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Daniel Binelli The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 77 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Paulo Bitencourt The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 57 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Felicja Blumental The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1908-1991 (20th century)
Performer
Alceo Bocchino The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1918-2013 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Felipe Boero The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1884-1958 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Luiz Bonfá The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1922-2001 (20th century)
Composer, Lyrical singer & Performer
Cristina Braga The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 57 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Octavio Brunetti The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1975-2014 (20th century)
Performer
Humberto Bruni Lamanna The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 66 (20th century)
Performer
Roberto Caamaño The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1923-1993 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Jorge Cardoso The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 75 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
João Carlos Martins The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 83 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Eleazar de Carvalho The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1912-1996 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Clodomiro Caspary The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1932-2006 (20th century)
Performer
Evencio Castellanos The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1915-1984 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
José María Castro The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1892-1964 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Juan José Castro The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1895-1968 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Sara Catarine The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 60 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Mariana Cioromila The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1952-2022 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Maximianno Cobra The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 54 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Corciolli The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 56 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
María Cristina Kiehr The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 57 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Violeta Cruz The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 37 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
José Cura The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 61 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor, Lyrical singer & Performer
Mario Davidovsky The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1934-2019 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Alirio Díaz The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1923-2016 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Juan de Dios Filiberto The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1885-1964 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Carlos Duarte The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1957-2003 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Gustavo Dudamel The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 43 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Antonio Estévez The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1916-1988 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Giora Feidman The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 87 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Polly Ferman The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 79 (20th century)
Performer
Eduardo Fernández The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 71 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Marcos Fink The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 73 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Ingrid Fliter The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 50 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Homero Francesch The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 76 (20th century)
Performer
Juan Francisco Gatell The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 45 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Nelson Freire The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1944-2021 (20th century)
Performer
Andres Gabetta The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 48 (20th century)
Performer
Sol Gabetta The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 42 (20th century)
Performer
Gerardo Gandini The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1936-2013 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Leonardo García Alarcón The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 47 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Roberto García Morillo The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1911-2003 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Gilardo Gilardi The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1889-1963 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Nelson Goerner The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 54 (20th century)
Performer
Osvaldo Golijov The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 63 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Enrique Graf The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 70 (20th century)
Performer
Camargo Guarnieri The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1907-1993 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Carlos Guastavino The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1912-2000 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
César Guerra-Peixe The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1914-1993 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Alberto Guerrero The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1886-1959 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Gerardo Guevara The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 93 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Gloria Guzmán The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1902-1979 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Maria Helena Rosas Fernandes The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 90 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Myrna Herzog The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 72 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Hubertus Hofmann The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1929-2011 (20th century)
Performer
Luis H. Salgado The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1903-1977 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Jorge Humberto Pinzón The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 56 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Maria Isabel Curubeto Godoy The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1896-1959 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Adina Izarra The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 65 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Mauricio Kagel The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1931-2008 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Marta Lambertini The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1937-2019 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Javier Lanis The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 51 (20th century)
Performer
Fernanda Lara The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 47 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Jaime Laredo The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 82 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Antonio Lauro The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1917-1986 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Mario Lecaros The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 73 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
José Lemos The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 49 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Bruno Leonardo Gelber The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 82 (20th century)
Performer
Gracinha Leporace The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 75 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Jean Louis Steuerman The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 74 (20th century)
Performer
Gábor Magyar The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1914-2011 (20th century)
Performer
Mesías Maiguashca The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 85 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Claudio Maldonado The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 43 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Juan María Solare The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 57 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Antonio Maria Valencia The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1902-1952 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Nybia Mariño The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1920-2014 (20th century)
Performer
Pablo Márquez The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 57 (20th century)
Performer
Fernando Martin Otero The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 51 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Nahim Marun The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 61 (20th century)
Performer
Martín Matalon The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 65 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Diego Matheuz The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 39 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Moicelí Medina The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 45 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Chico Mello The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 67 (20th century)
Performer
Beatriz Méndez Leclere The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 56 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Antônio Meneses The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 66 (20th century)
Performer
Francisco Mignone The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1897-1986 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Fernando Millet The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 68 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Pedro Mirassou The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1889-1963 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Giancarlo Monsalve The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 42 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Gabriela Montero The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 53 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Arthur Moreira Lima The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 83 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Lígia Moreno The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 41 (20th century)
Performer
Ricardo Moyano The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 63 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Marlos Nobre The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 85 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Guiomar Novaes The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1895-1979 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Juan Carlos Núñez The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 77 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Ricardo Odnoposoff The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1914-2004 (20th century)
Performer
Luis Orlandini The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 60 (20th century)
Performer
Andrés Orozco-Estrada The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 46 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Sergio Ortega The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1938-2003 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Cristina Ortiz The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 73 (20th century)
Performer
Luis Otero Martínez-Siegenthaler The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 59 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor, Lyrical singer & Performer
Nathan Pacheco The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 44 (20th century)
Composer, Lyrical singer & Performer
Isabel Palacios The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 74 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Athos Palma The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1891-1951 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Fabián Panisello The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 60 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Aldo Parisot The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1918-2018 (20th century)
Performer
Rafael Payare The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 44 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Jorge Pepi Alós The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 61 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Malvina Pereira The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1883-(?) (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Alejo Pérez The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 49 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Astor Piazzolla The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1921-1992 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Álvaro Pierri The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 71 (20th century)
Performer
Maria João Pires The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 79 (20th century)
Performer
Adrien Politi The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 66 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Jaurés Lamarque Pons The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1917-1982 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Bruno Procopio The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 48 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Osvaldo Pugliese The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1905-1995 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Edward Pulgar The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 49 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Ariel Ramírez The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1921-2010 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Dilermando Reis The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1916-1977 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Rodrigo Riera The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1923-1999 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Arturo Rodas The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 70 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
David Rosenmann-Taub The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1927-2023 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Inés Salazar The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 60 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Victoria Sánchez The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 37 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Bruno Sanfilippo The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 58 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Turibio Santos The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 81 (20th century)
Performer
Adelaide Saraceni The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1895-1995 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Lalo Schifrin The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 91 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Alfredo Schiuma The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1885-1963 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Erwin Schrott The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 51 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Aleida Schweitzer The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 86 (20th century)
Performer
Rosita Serrano The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1912-1997 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
María José Siri The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 47 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
João de Souza Lima The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1898-1982 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Carlos Stella The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 63 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Oscar Strasnoy The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 53 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Magda Tagliaferro The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1893-1986 (20th century)
Performer
Sergio Tiempo The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 52 (20th century)
Performer
Gilberto Tinetti The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 91 (20th century)
Performer
Victor Torres The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 65 (20th century)
Composer, Lyrical singer & Performer
Floro Ugarte The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1884-1975 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Guillermo Uribe Holguín The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1880-1971 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Maximiano Valdés The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 74 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer
Lourdes Vallier The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1919-2001 (20th century)
Performer
Heitor Villa-Lobos The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1887-1959 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer
Ramón Vinay The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1911-1996 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Joaquín Zamacois The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1894-1976 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
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