swap_horiz Péter Eötvös Alternatives

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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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Antonio Pappano

British-Italian conductor Antonio Pappano served as the Music Director of the Royal Opera House in London from 2002 to 2...

Pianist Opera Italian Contemporary

8.7 Great

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Michael Tilson Thomas

American conductor Michael Tilson Thomas served as the Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony from 1995 to 2020, c...

Composer Pianist Symphony 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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Christian Thielemann

German conductor Christian Thielemann is widely recognized for his interpretations of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss...

German Symphony Romantic Opera

8.6 Great

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Vladimir Jurowski

Russian conductor Vladimir Jurowski is notable for serving as the principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchest...

Symphony Opera Russian Modern

8.6 Great

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Riccardo Chailly

Italian conductor Riccardo Chailly notably served as the Gewandhauskapellmeister in Leipzig from 2005 to 2016 and became...

Symphony Opera Modern Italian

8.5 Great

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Ivan Fischer

Hungarian conductor who co-founded the Budapest Festival Orchestra in 1983, building it into one of the world's leading...

Symphony Opera Modern Hungarian

8.3 Great

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Valery Gergiev

Russian conductor Valery Gergiev is the general director of the Mariinsky Theatre and served as the principal conductor...

Symphony Opera Russian Contemporary

8.2 Great

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Jakub Hrůša

Czech conductor appointed chief conductor of the Bamberg Symphony in 2016, also serving as music director of the Royal O...

Symphony Romantic Opera Contemporary

8.2 Great

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Ferenc Fricsay

Ferenc Fricsay was a Hungarian conductor who became the first chief conductor of the RIAS Symphony Orchestra in Berlin i...

Symphony Opera Hungarian 20TH Century

8.1 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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Manfred Honeck

Austrian conductor Manfred Honeck has served as the Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since 2008, winn...

Symphony Austrian Opera Contemporary

8.0 Great

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Gianandrea Noseda

Italian conductor Gianandrea Noseda became the Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington D.C. in 2...

Symphony Opera Modern Italian

8.0 Great

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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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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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Franz Welser-Möst

Austrian conductor Franz Welser-Most has served as the Music Director of the Cleveland Orchestra since 2002, also mainta...

Symphony Classical Austrian Opera

7.9 Good

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Ádám Fischer

Hungarian conductor who founded the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Philharmonic in 1987, acclaimed for his complete recordings o...

Symphony Classical Opera Hungarian

7.8 Good