swap_horiz Philippe Herreweghe Alternatives

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Christian Thielemann

Christian Thielemann is a German conductor known especially for the operas and orchestral works of Richard Wagner and Ri...

German Symphony Romantic Opera

8.6 Great

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John Eliot Gardiner

John Eliot Gardiner (born 1943) is an English conductor associated with historically informed performance of Baroque, Cl...

Contemporary British Early Music Choir

8.4 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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Masaaki Suzuki

Masaaki Suzuki is a Japanese conductor, organist, harpsichordist, and specialist in early music. He founded Bach Collegi...

Contemporary Japanese Early Music Bach

8.1 Great

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Jordi Savall

Jordi Savall is a Catalan conductor and virtuoso of the viola da gamba who has been instrumental in the revival of early...

Contemporary Spanish Medieval Early Music

8.1 Great

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William Christie

William Christie is an American-born French harpsichordist and conductor specializing in French Baroque music. In 1979,...

Opera French American Contemporary

8.0 Great

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René Jacobs

René Jacobs is a Belgian countertenor and conductor born in 1946, known for his work in historically informed performanc...

Opera Contemporary Belgian Early Music

7.9 Good

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Emmanuelle Haïm

Emmanuelle Haïm is a French harpsichordist and conductor specializing in Baroque and early music. In 2000, she founded t...

Opera French Contemporary Early Music

7.9 Good

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Teodor Currentzis

Teodor Currentzis is a Greek conductor known for his highly expressive and unconventional interpretations of classical r...

Russian Contemporary Avant Garde Greek

7.9 Good

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François-Xavier Roth

French conductor who founded the period-instrument ensemble Les Siècles and has served as chief conductor of the Gürzeni...

Symphony Modern French Contemporary

7.9 Good

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Marc Minkowski

Marc Minkowski is a French conductor who began his musical career as a bassoonist before shifting to orchestral directio...

French Contemporary Early Music Historically Informed

7.8 Good

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Trevor Pinnock

Trevor Pinnock is a British conductor and harpsichordist recognized for his foundational role in the historically inform...

Classical Contemporary British Early Music

7.8 Good

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Andrew Manze

Andrew Manze is a British conductor and violinist recognized for his expertise in historically informed performance prac...

Classical Contemporary Violin British

7.8 Good

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Edward Gardner

Edward Gardner is a British conductor who served as the music director of the English National Opera from 2007 to 2015....

Symphony Opera Contemporary British

7.8 Good

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Roger Norrington

Sir Roger Norrington is a British conductor recognized for his significant influence on the historically informed perfor...

Classical Contemporary British Early Music

7.7 Good

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Donald Runnicles

Donald Runnicles is a Scottish conductor noted for his extensive work in both symphonic and operatic repertoire. He serv...

Symphony Romantic Opera Contemporary

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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Paul McCreesh

Paul McCreesh is a British conductor known for historically informed performances of Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical...

Opera Contemporary British Early Music

7.6 Good

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Fabio Biondi

Fabio Biondi is an Italian violinist and conductor associated with historically informed performance. He founded the per...

Baroque Italian Contemporary Violin

7.6 Good

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Laurence Equilbey

Laurence Equilbey is a French conductor known for work with choirs, orchestras, and historically informed classical repe...

Symphony French Contemporary Early Music

7.3 Good