Bruno Walter

Bruno Walter

male, deceased (1962)
naturalised, naturalising, Musician who left Nazi Germany, Bruno Schlesinger, From Berlin, middle name…New York Symphony Orchestra, Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra, chicago symphony orchestra, philadelphia orchestra, NBCSymphonyOrchestra
Bruno Walter (Bruno Walter Schlesinger) (September 15, 1876 - February 17, 1962) was a German-born conductor and composer. He was born in Berlin,...
Robert Merrill

Robert Merrill

male, deceased (2004)
American operatic baritone, musician, Polish-American, Jewish person, Un ballo in maschera, From Brooklyn…NBCSymphonyOrchestra
Robert Merrill was an American operatic baritone. While there has been dispute of his birth year (some claim he was born in 1919), the social...
Nan Merriman

Nan Merriman

female, 89 years old
mozart, NBCSymphonyOrchestra, Orfeo ed Euridice, rigoletto, Opera Singer, otello
Nan Merriman (April 28, 1920-) is an American operatic mezzo-soprano, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is most famous for singing many roles...
Eileen Farrell

Eileen Farrell

female, deceased (2002)
musician, death from cardiovascular disease, From Woonsocket, Rhode Island, From Willimantic, Connecticut, singer, wozzeck…NBCSymphonyOrchestra, Ninth Symphony, Symphony No. 9
Eileen Farrell was a famous American opera and concert singer soprano. During her career, Farrell was greatly admired as an opera singer, but she...
William Primrose

William Primrose

male, deceased (1982)
Scottish classical violist, USC Thornton School of Music, From GLASGOW, borodin, Guildhall School of Music, nocturne…NBCSymphonyOrchestra
William Primrose was a Scottish violist and teacher, probably the best known viola player of his time. Primrose was born in Glasgow and studied...

Frank Miller

male, deceased (1986)
American classical cellist, Felix Salmond, Curtis Institute of Music, NBCSymphonyOrchestra, philadelphia orchestra, Evanston Symphony Orchestra…Philadelphia Symphony
Frank Miller (1912-1986) was a principal cellist and music director whose professional career spanned over a half century. Miller studied at Curtis...
Mischa Mischakoff

Mischa Mischakoff

male, deceased (1981)
Juilliard School faculty, American, Classical violinist, Bolshoi Theater, detroit symphony orchestra, violinist…NBCSymphonyOrchestra, philadelphia orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Symphony
Mischa Mischakoff (born in Proskurov, Ukraine in 1895 as Mischa Fischberg, died 1981 in Petoskey, MI) was an outstanding violinist and...
Milton Katims

Milton Katims

male, deceased (2006)
American classical violist, Conductor, Seattle Symphony, new york philharmonic, philadelphia orchestra, belgian…NBCSymphonyOrchestra, Boston Symphony
Milton Katims was an American violist and conductor. He was music director of the Seattle Symphony for 22 years (1954-76). In that time he added...
Leonard Rose

Leonard Rose

male, deceased (1984)
Thomas Demenga, Hans Jørgen Jensen, American classical cellist, Meadowmount, Frank Miller, boston symphony orchestra…philadelphia orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, NBCSymphonyOrchestra
Leonard Rose (July 27, 1918 - November 16, 1984) is considered one of the greatest American cellists of the 20th century. Born in Washington, D.C.,...