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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

8.28 Great

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Daniel Barenboim

Daniel Barenboim is a globally recognized conductor celebrated for his diverse musical interpretations across classical...

Symphony Contemporary Israeli Piano

8.14 Great

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Rafael Kubelík

Rafael Kubelík was a prominent Czech conductor recognized for his meticulous interpretations and deep understanding of o...

Composer Symphony Historical Violin

8.00 Great

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Michael Tilson Thomas

Michael Tilson Thomas is an American conductor, pianist, and composer born in Los Angeles in 1944. He served as Music Di...

Composer Pianist Symphony American

7.96 Good

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Christian Thielemann

Christian Thielemann is a German conductor known especially for the operas and orchestral works of Richard Wagner and Ri...

German Symphony Romantic Opera

7.91 Good

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Vladimir Jurowski

Vladimir Jurowski is a Russian-born conductor known for work in both orchestral music and opera. He served as principal...

Symphony Opera Russian Modern

7.87 Good

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Riccardo Chailly

Riccardo Chailly is an Italian conductor recognized for his extensive work in both symphonic and operatic repertoire. He...

Symphony Opera Modern Italian

7.82 Good

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Osmo Vänskä

Osmo Vänskä is a Finnish conductor and clarinetist, born in 1953. He served as music director of the Minnesota Orchestra...

Symphony Classical Contemporary Finnish

7.77 Good

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Ivan Fischer

Ivan Fischer is a Hungarian conductor who co-founded the Budapest Festival Orchestra in 1983, developing it into an ense...

Symphony Opera Modern Hungarian

7.64 Good

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Valery Gergiev

Valery Gergiev is a Russian conductor born in 1953, serving as general director and artistic director of the Mariinsky T...

Symphony Opera Russian Contemporary

7.54 Good

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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

7.54 Good

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Yevgeny Svetlanov

Yevgeny Svetlanov (1928–2002) was a Soviet and Russian conductor, pianist, and composer who served as principal conducto...

Composer Symphony Russian Historical

7.54 Good

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Oliver Knussen

Oliver Knussen was a British composer and conductor who lived from 1952 to 2018 and became closely associated with conte...

Composer Symphony Modern Historical

7.45 Good

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Mark Elder

Sir Mark Elder is a prominent British conductor born in 1947, recognized for his extensive work in both symphonic and op...

Symphony Classical Opera Contemporary

7.41 Good

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Gianandrea Noseda

Gianandrea Noseda is an Italian conductor born in 1964. He became music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in W...

Symphony Opera Modern Italian

7.36 Good

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Joana Mallwitz

Joana Mallwitz is a German conductor born in 1986. She served as general music director of the Staatstheater Nürnberg fr...

German Pianist Symphony Opera

7.36 Good

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Yuri Temirkanov

Yuri Temirkanov (1938–2023) was a Russian conductor who served as principal conductor and artistic director of the St. P...

Symphony Opera Russian Historical

7.36 Good

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Yuri Bashmet

Yuri Bashmet is a Russian violist and conductor known for bringing the viola greater prominence as a solo concert instru...

Symphony Russian Contemporary Chamber

6.95 Fair

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Simone Young

Simone Young is an Australian conductor known for her work in opera and symphonic music, particularly the German and Aus...

Pianist Symphony Opera Contemporary

6.81 Fair

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Leif Segerstam

Leif Segerstam was a Finnish conductor and composer who led orchestras and opera companies across Europe, North America,...

Composer Symphony Contemporary Violin

6.62 Fair