swap_horiz Christopher Hogwood Alternatives

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Otto Klemperer

Otto Klemperer (1885-1970) was a prominent German conductor recognized for his intensely deliberate and powerfully expre...

German Symphony Classical 20TH Century

8.9 Great

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Georg Solti

Georg Solti was a Hungarian-British conductor notable for holding the record for the most Grammy Awards won by a classic...

Symphony Opera Hungarian Historical

8.6 Great

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Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Nikolaus Harnoncourt was an Austrian conductor and cellist who pioneered the early music movement, founding the period-i...

Austrian Historical Cello Early Music

8.6 Great

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Leopold Stokowski

Leopold Stokowski was a British-born conductor who directed the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1912 to 1941 and famously ap...

Symphony Showman American Historical

8.4 Great

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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

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John Eliot Gardiner

John Eliot Gardiner is an English conductor celebrated as a leading figure in historically informed performance, notably...

Contemporary British Early Music Choir

8.4 Great

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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

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Paavo Berglund

Paavo Berglund was a Finnish conductor renowned for his definitive interpretations of the symphonies of his compatriot,...

Symphony Classical Historical Violin

8.3 Great

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Adrian Boult

Adrian Boult was an English conductor renowned for championing British music, notably premiering Gustav Holst's The Plan...

Symphony Classical 20TH Century Historical

8.1 Great

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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

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Frans Brüggen

Dutch conductor and virtuoso recorder player Frans Brüggen co-founded the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century in 1981, b...

Recorder Historical Dutch Early Music

8.1 Great

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Masaaki Suzuki

Japanese organist and conductor Masaaki Suzuki founded the Bach Collegium Japan in 1990, earning international acclaim f...

Contemporary Japanese Early Music Bach

8.1 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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Trevor Pinnock

British harpsichordist and conductor Trevor Pinnock founded the period-instrument ensemble The English Concert in 1973,...

Classical Contemporary British Early Music

7.8 Good

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Andrew Manze

British conductor Andrew Manze is known for historically informed performance, serving as the principal conductor of the...

Classical Contemporary Violin British

7.8 Good

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Roger Norrington

Roger Norrington is a British conductor notable for his advocacy of historical performance practices with modern orchest...

Classical Contemporary British Early Music

7.7 Good

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Nicholas McGegan

British conductor who served as music director of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra in San Francisco for over three decades...

Opera Contemporary British Early Music

7.6 Good

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Harry Bicket

British conductor Harry Bicket is recognized for his expertise in Baroque and classical repertoire, notably serving as t...

Opera Contemporary British Early Music

7.5 Good

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Richard Egarr

British harpsichordist and conductor who served as artistic director of the Academy of Ancient Music from 2006 to 2015,...

Classical Contemporary British Early Music

7.3 Good

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Jonathan Cohen

British conductor and cellist who serves as artistic director of the Arcangelo ensemble, known for period-instrument per...

Contemporary British Cello Early Music

7.2 Good