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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

Joana Mallwitz is a German conductor born in 1986. She served as general music director of the Staatstheater Nürnberg fr...

German Pianist Symphony Opera

8.0 Great

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Marin Alsop

Marin Alsop is an American conductor who served as the music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra from 2007 to 2...

Symphony American Contemporary Violin

7.8 Good

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Semyon Bychkov

Semyon Bychkov is a Russian-American conductor noted for his interpretations of large-scale romantic and post-romantic s...

Symphony Opera Russian American

7.7 Good

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Kent Nagano

Kent Nagano is an American conductor with an international career recognized for his interpretations of contemporary and...

Symphony Opera Modern American

7.7 Good

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Yannick Nézet-Séguin is a Canadian conductor and pianist associated with major orchestral and operatic institutions. He...

Pianist Symphony Opera Contemporary

7.6 Good

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Karina Canellakis

Karina Canellakis is an American conductor and violinist who won the Malko Competition for Young Conductors in 2016. She...

Symphony Opera American Contemporary

7.6 Good

10

JoAnn Falletta

JoAnn Falletta is an American conductor and classical guitarist who became music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Or...

Symphony Modern American Contemporary

7.6 Good

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Leonard Slatkin

Leonard Slatkin is an American conductor whose career has included orchestral leadership, guest conducting, composition,...

Symphony Classical American Contemporary

7.6 Good

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Simone Young

Simone Young is an Australian conductor known for her work in opera and symphonic music, particularly the German and Aus...

Pianist Symphony Opera Contemporary

7.4 Good

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David Robertson

David Robertson is an American conductor known for his broad symphonic and operatic repertoire, ranging from classical s...

Symphony Opera Modern American

7.4 Good

14

Brett Dean

Brett Dean is an Australian composer, violist, and conductor whose career combines orchestral performance with contempor...

Composer Symphony Contemporary Australian

7.4 Good

15

Xian Zhang

Xian Zhang is a Chinese conductor who has worked with symphony orchestras and opera companies in Europe and North Americ...

Symphony Opera American Contemporary

7.2 Good

16

Leif Segerstam

Leif Segerstam was a Finnish conductor and composer who led orchestras and opera companies across Europe, North America,...

Composer Symphony Contemporary Violin

7.2 Good

17

Andrew Litton

Andrew Litton is an American conductor, pianist, and opera conductor. He served as music director of the Bergen Philharm...

Symphony Opera American Contemporary

7.2 Good

18

Robert Spano

Robert Spano is an American conductor, pianist, composer, and teacher. He was music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orc...

Pianist Symphony Opera American

7.0 Good

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Hugh Wolff

Hugh Wolff is an American conductor and educator whose work spans orchestral repertoire from the Baroque period to conte...

Symphony Classical Modern American

6.9 Fair

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Miguel Harth-Bedoya

Miguel Harth-Bedoya is a Peruvian-American conductor known for symphonic and operatic work in the United States and inte...

Symphony American Contemporary Peruvian

6.8 Fair