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George Szell

George Szell was a prominent conductor known for his rigorous standards and significant impact on orchestral performance...

Symphony Hungarian American Historical

9.3 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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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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Bruno Walter

Bruno Walter was a prominent German-American conductor renowned for his deeply considered performances of Romantic orche...

German Symphony Romantic 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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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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Seiji Ozawa

Seiji Ozawa is a highly influential Japanese conductor who served as the music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra...

Symphony Opera Japanese Historical

8.4 Great

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Eugene Ormandy

Hungarian-American conductor (1899–1985) who led the Philadelphia Orchestra for over four decades, shaping its internati...

Symphony Hungarian American 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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Pierre Monteux

Pierre Monteux was a French conductor who famously premiered Stravinsky's controversial The Rite of Spring in 1913 and l...

Symphony Ballet French American

8.2 Great

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Dimitri Mitropoulos

Dimitri Mitropoulos was a Greek conductor notable for his exceptional memory and advocacy of modern music, serving as mu...

Symphony Modern American Historical

8.1 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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Felix Weingartner

Felix Weingartner was an Austrian conductor and composer remembered for being the first to record a complete Beethoven s...

Composer Symphony Classical Austrian

8.0 Great

14

Antal Doráti

Antal Doráti was a Hungarian-American conductor who notably made the first complete recorded cycle of Joseph Haydn's sym...

Symphony Hungarian Ballet American

7.9 Good

15

István Kertész

István Kertész was a Hungarian conductor internationally acclaimed for his recordings and his tenure with the London Sym...

Symphony Classical Opera Hungarian

7.9 Good

16

Lorin Maazel

Lorin Maazel was an American conductor known for his exceptional memory, serving as music director of the New York Philh...

Symphony Opera American Prodigy

7.8 Good

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Marin Alsop

American conductor Marin Alsop became the first woman to lead the BBC Last Night of the Proms in 2013, having broken bar...

Symphony American Contemporary Violin

7.8 Good

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Karina Canellakis

American conductor Karina Canellakis is acclaimed for winning the 2016 Malko Competition and later becoming the chief co...

Symphony Opera American Contemporary

7.6 Good

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Leonard Slatkin

American conductor Leonard Slatkin is notable for his extensive recording legacy and his tenure as the music director of...

Symphony Classical American Contemporary

7.6 Good

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William Steinberg

German-American conductor (1899–1978) who served as music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra from 1952 to 197...

German Symphony American Historical

7.3 Good