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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

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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

8.9 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

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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

8.7 Great

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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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Vladimir Jurowski

Russian conductor Vladimir Jurowski is notable for serving as the principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchest...

Symphony Opera Russian Modern

8.6 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

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Osmo Vänskä

Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä is notable for his tenure as the music director of the Minnesota Orchestra from 2003 to 20...

Symphony Classical Contemporary Finnish

8.5 Great

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Ivan Fischer

Hungarian conductor who co-founded the Budapest Festival Orchestra in 1983, building it into one of the world's leading...

Symphony Opera Modern Hungarian

8.3 Great

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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

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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

8.2 Great

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Yevgeny Svetlanov

Soviet conductor who led the USSR State Symphony Orchestra from 1965 to 2000, renowned for his monumental recorded surve...

Composer Symphony Russian Historical

8.2 Great

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Oliver Knussen

British conductor and composer (1952–2018) best known for his opera 'Where the Wild Things Are' (1980) and for championi...

Composer Symphony Modern Historical

8.1 Great

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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

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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

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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

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Yuri Temirkanov

Russian conductor who led the St. Petersburg Philharmonic from 1988 until his death in 2023 and served as music director...

Symphony Opera Russian Historical

8.0 Great

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Yuri Bashmet

Russian violist and conductor who founded the Moscow Soloists chamber orchestra in 1992, widely regarded as one of the g...

Symphony Russian Contemporary Chamber

7.6 Good

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Simone Young

Australian conductor Simone Young is highly notable for being the first woman to conduct the Vienna Philharmonic in 1993...

Pianist Symphony Opera Contemporary

7.4 Good

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Leif Segerstam

Finnish conductor Leif Segerstam is renowned for his prolific composing career, having written over 300 symphonies, and...

Composer Symphony Contemporary Violin

7.2 Good