The great 20th-century performers South America

Goerner or Ortiz? Serrano 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 1900 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 : Goerner (Argentinian pianist) or Ortiz (Brazilian pianist) ? Blumental (Polish pianist) or Tiempo (Venezuelan-Argentine 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 1900 and 2000+. And this objectively, and for the first time (soClassiQ exclusivity).

Performers rendered as a timeline to bring a little perspective:

18801880 18901890 19001900 19101910 19201920 19301930 19401940 19501950 19601960 19701970 19801980 19901990 20002000 20102010

Felicja Blumental 19081991

Osvaldo Pugliese 19051995

Nelson Freire 1944

Ernesto Nazareth 18631934

Jaime Laredo 1941

Sol Gabetta 1981 Guiomar Novaes 18951979

Luis Bacalov 19332017

Arthur Napoleão dos Santos 18431925

Erwin Schrott 1972

Constantino Gaito 18781945

Eleazar de Carvalho 19121996

Maria João Pires 1944

Chiquinha Gonzaga 18471935

Juan José Castro 18951968

Andrés Orozco-Estrada 1977

Arturo Rodas 1954

Carlos López Buchardo 18811948

Claudio Arrau 19031991

Osvaldo Golijov 1960 Antonio Maria Valencia 19021952

Reynaldo Hahn 18741947

Marcelo Álvarez 1962

Daniel Barenboim 1942

Alberto Nepomuceno 18641920

Aldo Parisot 19182018

José Antonio Abreu Anselmi 19392018

Ernesto Drangosch 18821925

Martha Argerich 1941

Teresa Carreño 18531917

Ariel Ramírez 19212010

José Cura 1962 Alberto Guerrero 18861959

Gustavo Dudamel 1981

Heitor Villa-Lobos 18871959

Giora Feidman 1936

Carlos Guastavino 19122000

Astor Piazzolla 19211992

João Carlos Martins 1940

Lalo Schifrin 1932

Agustín Barrios 18851944

Gabriela Montero 1970

Francisco Mignone 18971986

Arthur Moreira Lima 1940

Camargo Guarnieri 19071993

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 South America for the years 1900-2000+

Who are these greatest performers, the most famous over the 1900-2000+ 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. Tagliaferro, Pierri, Barenboim, Laredo, Gelber, Orozco-Estrada, Gabetta...

At this time, soClassiQ has listed more than 11000 performers. So here is a selection of some performers for the years 1900-2000+, 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.

Vicente Bianchi AlarcónThe great 20th-century performers
1920-2018 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer

Jorge Pepi AlósThe great 20th-century performers
age 58 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Marcelo ÁlvarezThe great 20th-century performers
age 58 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer

Blas Emilio Atehortúa AmayaThe great 20th-century performers
1943-2020 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer

José Antonio Abreu AnselmiThe great 20th-century performers
1939-2018 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer

Ricardo AraujoThe great 20th-century performers
age 42 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer

Martha ArgerichThe great 20th-century performers
age 79 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Diana ArismendiThe great 20th-century performers
age 57 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Claudio ArrauThe great 20th-century performers
1903-1991 (20th century)
Performer

Sérgio AssadThe great 20th-century performers
age 67 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

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  Luis BacalovThe great 20th-century performers  
1933-2017 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Eduardo BanksThe great 20th-century performers  
age 41 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Carlos Barbosa-LimaThe great 20th-century performers  
age 75 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
  Daniel BarenboimThe great 20th-century performers  
age 77 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Performer 
 Pedro BarretoThe great 20th-century performers  
age 29 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
  Agustín BarriosThe great 20th-century performers  
1885-1944 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Daniel BinelliThe great 20th-century performers  
age 74 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Paulo BitencourtThe great 20th-century performers  
age 53 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
 Felicja BlumentalThe great 20th-century performers  
1908-1991 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Alceo BocchinoThe great 20th-century performers  
1918-2013 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Luiz BonfáThe great 20th-century performers  
1922-2001 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Lyrical singer & Performer 
 Cristina BragaThe great 20th-century performers  
age 54 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Octavio BrunettiThe great 20th-century performers  
1975-2014 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
  Carlos López BuchardoThe great 20th-century performers  
1881-1948 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 

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 Roberto CaamañoThe great 20th-century performers  
1923-1993 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Jorge CardosoThe great 20th-century performers  
age 71 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
  Teresa CarreñoThe great 20th-century performers  
1853-1917 (Romantic)
                        
Composer, Conductor, Lyrical singer & Performer 
 Eleazar de CarvalhoThe great 20th-century performers  
1912-1996 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Clodomiro CasparyThe great 20th-century performers  
1932-2006 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Evencio CastellanosThe great 20th-century performers  
1915-1984 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 José María CastroThe great 20th-century performers  
1892-1964 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Juan José CastroThe great 20th-century performers  
1895-1968 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Maximianno CobraThe great 20th-century performers  
age 50 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 CorciolliThe great 20th-century performers  
age 52 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
  José CuraThe great 20th-century performers  
age 57 (20th century)
                        
Conductor, Lyrical singer & Performer 

Mario DavidovskyThe great 20th-century performers
1934-2019 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Alirio DíazThe great 20th-century performers
1923-2016 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Juan de Dios FilibertoThe great 20th-century performers
1885-1964 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer

Ernesto DrangoschThe great 20th-century performers
1882-1925 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Carlos DuarteThe great 20th-century performers
1957-2003 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Gustavo DudamelThe great 20th-century performers
age 39 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer

Antonio EstévezThe great 20th-century performers
1916-1988 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer

Giora FeidmanThe great 20th-century performers
age 84 (20th century)
Performer

Polly FermanThe great 20th-century performers
age 75 (20th century)
Performer

Maria Helena Rosas FernandesThe great 20th-century performers
age 87 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Marcos FinkThe great 20th-century performers
age 69 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer

Ingrid FliterThe great 20th-century performers
age 47 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Euclides FonsecaThe great 20th-century performers
1854-1929 (Romantic)
Performer

Homero FranceschThe great 20th-century performers
age 72 (20th century)
Performer

Nelson FreireThe great 20th-century performers
age 75 (20th century)
Performer

G
 Andres GabettaThe great 20th-century performers  
age 44 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
  Sol GabettaThe great 20th-century performers  
age 39 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
  Constantino GaitoThe great 20th-century performers  
1878-1945 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Gerardo GandiniThe great 20th-century performers  
1936-2013 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Juan Francisco GatellThe great 20th-century performers  
age 41 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
 Bruno Leonardo GelberThe great 20th-century performers  
age 79 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
  Gilardo GilardiThe great 20th-century performers  
1889-1963 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Maria Isabel Curubeto GodoyThe great 20th-century performers  
1904-1959 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Nelson GoernerThe great 20th-century performers  
age 51 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
  Osvaldo GolijovThe great 20th-century performers  
age 59 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
  Chiquinha GonzagaThe great 20th-century performers  
1847-1935 (Romantic)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Remigio Acevedo GuajardoThe great 20th-century performers  
1863-1911 (Romantic)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Camargo GuarnieriThe great 20th-century performers  
1907-1993 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
  Carlos GuastavinoThe great 20th-century performers  
1912-2000 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 César Guerra-PeixeThe great 20th-century performers  
1914-1993 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Alberto GuerreroThe great 20th-century performers  
1886-1959 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Gerardo GuevaraThe great 20th-century performers  
age 90 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Gloria GuzmánThe great 20th-century performers  
1902-1979 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 

Reynaldo HahnThe great 20th-century performers
1874-1947 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer

Myrna HerzogThe great 20th-century performers
age 68 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer

Hubertus HofmannThe great 20th-century performers
1929-2011 (20th century)
Performer

Raúl JaurenaThe great 20th-century performers
age 79 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

María Cristina KiehrThe great 20th-century performers
age 53 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer

L
 Humberto Bruni LamannaThe great 20th-century performers  
age 63 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Javier LanisThe great 20th-century performers  
age 48 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Fernanda LaraThe great 20th-century performers  
age 44 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
 Jaime LaredoThe great 20th-century performers  
age 79 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Performer 
 Antonio LauroThe great 20th-century performers  
1917-1986 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Mario LecarosThe great 20th-century performers  
age 70 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 

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Beatriz Méndez LeclereThe great 20th-century performers
age 52 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer

José LemosThe great 20th-century performers
age 45 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer

Gracinha LeporaceThe great 20th-century performers
age 71 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer

Arthur Moreira LimaThe great 20th-century performers
age 80 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

M
 Gábor MagyarThe great 20th-century performers  
1914-2011 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Mesías MaiguashcaThe great 20th-century performers  
age 81 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Claudio MaldonadoThe great 20th-century performers  
age 40 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Nybia MariñoThe great 20th-century performers  
1920-2014 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Pablo MárquezThe great 20th-century performers  
age 53 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Luis Otero Martínez-SiegenthalerThe great 20th-century performers  
age 56 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor, Lyrical singer & Performer 
 João Carlos MartinsThe great 20th-century performers  
age 80 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Performer 
 Nahim MarunThe great 20th-century performers  
age 58 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Martín MatalonThe great 20th-century performers  
age 61 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Diego MatheuzThe great 20th-century performers  
age 36 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Performer 
 Moicelí MedinaThe great 20th-century performers  
age 42 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Performer 
 Antonio MenesesThe great 20th-century performers  
age 63 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Francisco MignoneThe great 20th-century performers  
1897-1986 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Pedro MirassouThe great 20th-century performers  
1889-1963 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
 Giancarlo MonsalveThe great 20th-century performers  
age 38 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
  Gabriela MonteroThe great 20th-century performers  
age 50 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Lígia MorenoThe great 20th-century performers  
age 37 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Roberto García MorilloThe great 20th-century performers  
1911-2003 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Ricardo MoyanoThe great 20th-century performers  
age 59 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 

Ernesto NazarethThe great 20th-century performers
1863-1934 (Romantic)
Composer & Performer

Alberto NepomucenoThe great 20th-century performers
1864-1920 (Romantic)
Composer, Conductor & Performer

Marlos NobreThe great 20th-century performers
age 81 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer

Guiomar NovaesThe great 20th-century performers
1895-1979 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Juan Carlos NúñezThe great 20th-century performers
age 73 (20th century)
Composer, Conductor & Performer

Ricardo OdnoposoffThe great 20th-century performers
1914-2004 (20th century)
Performer

Andrés Orozco-EstradaThe great 20th-century performers
age 42 (20th century)
Conductor & Performer

Sergio OrtegaThe great 20th-century performers
1938-2003 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Cristina OrtizThe great 20th-century performers
age 70 (20th century)
Performer

Fernando Martin OteroThe great 20th-century performers
age 48 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

P
 Nathan PachecoThe great 20th-century performers  
age 40 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Lyrical singer & Performer 
 Isabel PalaciosThe great 20th-century performers  
age 70 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
 Athos PalmaThe great 20th-century performers  
1891-1951 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
  Fabián PaniselloThe great 20th-century performers  
age 57 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Aldo ParisotThe great 20th-century performers  
1918-2018 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Rafael PayareThe great 20th-century performers  
age 40 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Performer 
 Malvina PereiraThe great 20th-century performers  
age 137 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
 Alejo PérezThe great 20th-century performers  
age 46 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Performer 
  Astor PiazzollaThe great 20th-century performers  
1921-1992 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Álvaro PierriThe great 20th-century performers  
age 68 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
  Maria João PiresThe great 20th-century performers  
age 76 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Adrien PolitiThe great 20th-century performers  
age 62 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Jaurés Lamarque PonsThe great 20th-century performers  
1917-1982 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Bruno ProcopioThe great 20th-century performers  
age 44 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Performer 
 Osvaldo PuglieseThe great 20th-century performers  
1905-1995 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Edward PulgarThe great 20th-century performers  
age 46 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Performer 

Damián RamírezThe great 20th-century performers
1985-2017 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer

Ariel RamírezThe great 20th-century performers
1921-2010 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Dilermando ReisThe great 20th-century performers
1916-1977 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Rodrigo RieraThe great 20th-century performers
1923-1999 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Arturo RodasThe great 20th-century performers
age 66 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

David Rosenmann-TaubThe great 20th-century performers
age 93 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

S
 Luis H. SalgadoThe great 20th-century performers  
1903-1977 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Victoria SánchezThe great 20th-century performers  
age 34 (20th century)
                        
Conductor & Performer 
 Bruno SanfilippoThe great 20th-century performers  
age 55 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Turibio SantosThe great 20th-century performers  
age 77 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
  Arthur Napoleão dos SantosThe great 20th-century performers  
1843-1925 (Romantic)
                        
Composer & Performer 
  Lalo SchifrinThe great 20th-century performers  
age 88 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Alfredo SchiumaThe great 20th-century performers  
1885-1963 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
  Erwin SchrottThe great 20th-century performers  
age 47 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
 Aleida SchweitzerThe great 20th-century performers  
age 82 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Rosita SerranoThe great 20th-century performers  
1912-1997 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
  María José SiriThe great 20th-century performers  
age 43 (20th century)
                        
Lyrical singer & Performer 
 Juan María SolareThe great 20th-century performers  
age 54 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 João de Souza LimaThe great 20th-century performers  
1898-1982 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 
 Carlos StellaThe great 20th-century performers  
age 59 (20th century)
                        
Composer & Performer 
 Jean Louis SteuermanThe great 20th-century performers  
age 71 (20th century)
                        
Performer 
 Oscar StrasnoyThe great 20th-century performers  
age 49 (20th century)
                        
Composer, Conductor & Performer 

Magda TagliaferroThe great 20th-century performers
1893-1986 (20th century)
Performer

Sergio TiempoThe great 20th-century performers
age 48 (20th century)
Performer

Gilberto TinettiThe great 20th-century performers
age 88 (20th century)
Performer

Victor TorresThe great 20th-century performers
age 61 (20th century)
Composer, Lyrical singer & Performer

Floro UgarteThe great 20th-century performers
1884-1975 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Antonio Maria ValenciaThe great 20th-century performers
1902-1952 (20th century)
Composer & Performer

Lourdes VallierThe great 20th-century performers
1919-2001 (20th century)
Performer

Heitor Villa-LobosThe great 20th-century performers
1887-1959 (20th century)
Composer, 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 South America

Timeline of classical musicians, between 1900 and 2000+ in South America

Top 10 classical musicians in South America for the years 1900-2000+

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, ...