swap_horiz Leopold Stokowski Alternatives

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Wilhelm Furtwängler

Wilhelm Furtwängler (1896-1983) was a highly influential German conductor primarily associated with Beethoven and Wagner...

German Symphony Romantic 20TH Century

9.5 Brilliant

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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

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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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Evgeny Mravinsky

Evgeny Mravinsky was a prominent Soviet conductor primarily associated with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra during...

Symphony Russian 20TH Century Historical

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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Bruno Walter

Bruno Walter was a German conductor admired for his warm, lyrical interpretations of Mozart and Mahler, notably serving...

German Symphony Romantic American

8.7 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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David Zinman

American conductor known for his tenure as music director of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich from 1995 to 2014 and his acc...

Symphony Classical American Historical

7.8 Good

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Erich Leinsdorf

Austrian-American conductor (1912–1993) who served as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1962 to 1969,...

Symphony Austrian Opera American

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