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Antonio Pappano

Antonio Pappano is a renowned conductor celebrated for his interpretations of both classical and contemporary works with...

Pianist Opera Italian Contemporary

8.7 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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Philippe Herreweghe

Belgian conductor Philippe Herreweghe founded the Collegium Vocale Gent in 1970 and is celebrated worldwide for his hist...

Romantic Contemporary Belgian Early Music

8.2 Great

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Mark Elder

Mark Elder is a distinguished British conductor who has served as the music director of the Manchester-based Hallé Orche...

Symphony Classical Opera Contemporary

8.1 Great

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William Christie

American-born French harpsichordist and conductor William Christie founded the ensemble Les Arts Florissants in 1979, ch...

Opera French American Contemporary

8.0 Great

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René Jacobs

Rene Jacobs is a Belgian countertenor and conductor who received the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording in 2007 for h...

Opera Contemporary Belgian Early Music

7.9 Good

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Daniel Harding

British conductor Daniel Harding began his career as an assistant to Simon Rattle and later became the music director of...

Symphony Opera Modern Contemporary

7.9 Good

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Emmanuelle Haïm

French conductor Emmanuelle Haïm is a renowned harpsichordist and founder of the Baroque ensemble Le Concert d'Astrée, e...

Opera French Contemporary Early Music

7.9 Good

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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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Edward Gardner

Edward Gardner is a prominent British conductor who notably served as the music director of the English National Opera f...

Symphony Opera Contemporary 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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Rinaldo Alessandrini

Italian harpsichordist and conductor who founded Concerto Italiano in the 1980s, renowned for historically informed perf...

Opera Italian Contemporary Early Music

7.6 Good

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Robin Ticciati

British conductor Robin Ticciati served as the Music Director of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera from 2014 to 2019 and l...

Symphony Opera Contemporary British

7.5 Good

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Jane Glover

British conductor Jane Glover is highly respected for her extensive work in opera and classical music, notably serving a...

Opera Contemporary British Mozart

7.5 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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Laurence Equilbey

French conductor who founded the choral ensemble Accentus in 1991 and the period orchestra Insula orchestra in 2012, spe...

Symphony French Contemporary Early Music

7.3 Good

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Diego Fasolis

Swiss conductor and artistic director of I Barocchisti, recognized for award-winning recordings of Baroque opera and sac...

Opera Swiss Contemporary Early Music

7.3 Good