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Carlos Kleiber

Carlos Kleiber was a highly influential 20th-century Austrian conductor renowned for his intensely demanding standards a...

Symphony Austrian Opera 20TH Century

9.5 Brilliant

2

Arturo Toscanini

Arturo Toscanini (1867-1955) was a prominent Italian conductor renowned for his demanding interpretations and rigorous s...

Symphony Opera Italian 20TH Century

9.2 Excellent

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Fritz Reiner

Fritz Reiner was an American conductor celebrated for his demanding standards and meticulous approach to musical interpr...

Symphony Opera Hungarian American

9.1 Excellent

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Kirill Petrenko

Kirill Petrenko is a highly regarded conductor recognized for his interpretations of both classical and contemporary sym...

Symphony Austrian Opera Russian

9.0 Excellent

5

Claudio Abbado

Claudio Abbado was an Italian conductor notable for serving as music director of both Milan's La Scala and the Berlin Ph...

Symphony Opera Italian 20TH Century

8.7 Great

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Michael Tilson Thomas

American conductor Michael Tilson Thomas served as the Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony from 1995 to 2020, c...

Composer Pianist Symphony American

8.7 Great

7

Christian Thielemann

German conductor Christian Thielemann is widely recognized for his interpretations of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss...

German Symphony Romantic Opera

8.6 Great

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Carlo Maria Giulini

Carlo Maria Giulini was an Italian conductor celebrated for his deeply spiritual interpretations of Verdi and Bruckner,...

Symphony Opera Italian 20TH Century

8.5 Great

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Riccardo Chailly

Italian conductor Riccardo Chailly notably served as the Gewandhauskapellmeister in Leipzig from 2005 to 2016 and became...

Symphony Opera Modern Italian

8.5 Great

10

John Barbirolli

John Barbirolli was a British conductor celebrated for revitalizing the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester starting in 1943 a...

Symphony Opera 20TH Century Historical

8.4 Great

11

Thomas Beecham

Thomas Beecham was a British conductor who founded the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1947 and became famous for his el...

Symphony Opera Showman Historical

8.3 Great

12

Valery Gergiev

Russian conductor Valery Gergiev is the general director of the Mariinsky Theatre and served as the principal conductor...

Symphony Opera Russian Contemporary

8.2 Great

13

Jakub Hrůša

Czech conductor appointed chief conductor of the Bamberg Symphony in 2016, also serving as music director of the Royal O...

Symphony Romantic Opera Contemporary

8.2 Great

14

Colin Davis

Colin Davis was an English conductor celebrated for his exceptional interpretations of Hector Berlioz, notably serving a...

Symphony Opera 20TH Century Historical

8.1 Great

15

Mark Elder

Mark Elder is a distinguished British conductor who has served as the music director of the Manchester-based Hallé Orche...

Symphony Classical Opera Contemporary

8.1 Great

16

Manfred Honeck

Austrian conductor Manfred Honeck has served as the Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since 2008, winn...

Symphony Austrian Opera Contemporary

8.0 Great

17

Gianandrea Noseda

Italian conductor Gianandrea Noseda became the Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington D.C. in 2...

Symphony Opera Modern Italian

8.0 Great

18

Joana Mallwitz

German conductor Joana Mallwitz is notable for her acclaimed work in opera, becoming the music director of the Theater a...

German Pianist Symphony Opera

8.0 Great

19

Daniel Harding

British conductor Daniel Harding began his career as an assistant to Simon Rattle and later became the music director of...

Symphony Opera Modern Contemporary

7.9 Good

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Emmanuelle Haïm

French conductor Emmanuelle Haïm is a renowned harpsichordist and founder of the Baroque ensemble Le Concert d'Astrée, e...

Opera French Contemporary Early Music

7.9 Good