swap_horiz René Jacobs Alternatives

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

British conductor and founder of the Gabrieli Consort & Players (1982), internationally recognized for large-scale histo...

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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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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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

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Ottavio Dantone

Italian harpsichordist and conductor who serves as artistic director of Accademia Bizantina, known for historically info...

Opera Italian Contemporary Early Music

7.2 Good

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Alessandro De Marchi

Italian conductor and long-serving artistic director of the Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik, specializing in Baro...

Opera Italian Contemporary Cello

7.0 Good