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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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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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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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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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Semyon Bychkov

Russian-American conductor Semyon Bychkov, known for his expansive interpretations of late Romantic repertoire, became t...

Symphony Opera Russian American

7.7 Good

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Kent Nagano

American conductor who served as music director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra from 2006 to 2020 and the Bavarian St...

Symphony Opera Modern American

7.7 Good

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Canadian conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin became the Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 2012 and the Metropol...

Pianist Symphony Opera Contemporary

7.6 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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JoAnn Falletta

American conductor JoAnn Falletta is notable for serving as the music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra sin...

Symphony Modern 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

12

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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David Robertson

American conductor David Robertson is notable for his tenure as music director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra from...

Symphony Opera Modern American

7.4 Good

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Brett Dean

Brett Dean is an acclaimed Australian composer, violist, and conductor who won the Grawemeyer Award for Music Compositio...

Composer Symphony Contemporary Australian

7.4 Good

15

Xian Zhang

Chinese conductor Xian Zhang is recognized for serving as the music director of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, a rol...

Symphony Opera American Contemporary

7.2 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

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Andrew Litton

American conductor Andrew Litton is notable for his distinguished career, serving as music director of the Bergen Philha...

Symphony Opera American Contemporary

7.2 Good

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Robert Spano

American conductor Robert Spano is recognized for his tenure as music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra from 20...

Pianist Symphony Opera American

7.0 Good

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Hugh Wolff

American conductor who served as chief conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony from 1997 to 2006 and later directed th...

Symphony Classical Modern American

6.9 Fair

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Miguel Harth-Bedoya

Peruvian conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya is recognized for his twenty-year tenure as the music director of the Fort Worth...

Symphony American Contemporary Peruvian

6.8 Fair