Herbert von Karajan

Herbert von Karajan

male, deceased (1989)
Herbert von Karajan (April 5 1908 - July 16, 1989) was an Austrian conductor. His New York Times obituary described him as, "probably the world's...
Alicia Alonso

Alicia Alonso

female, 89 years old
Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martinez Hoya, simply known as Alicia Alonso, is a Cuban prima ballerina assoluta and choreographer. She...
Mohammad-Reza Shajarian

Mohammad-Reza Shajarian

male, 69 years old
Mohammad Reza Shajarian is a Persian traditional singer and undisputed Master (Ostad) of Persian music. Shajarian is one of the most well known...
Oscar Peterson

Oscar Peterson

male, 84 years old
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, O.Ont. (b. August 15, 1925, Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. Oscar Peterson is...
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

male, deceased (1997)
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (October 13, 1948 - August 16, 1997), a Pakistani musician, was primarily a singer of "Qawwali", the devotional music of the...
Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein

male, deceased (1990)
Leonard Bernstein (August 25 1918 – October 14 1990) was an American conductor, composer, and pianist. He was the first conductor born in the Un...
Youssou N'Dour

Youssou N'Dour

male, 50 years old
Youssou N'Dour (born October 1, 1959 in Dakar) is a Senegalese singer and percussionist. He helped develop popular music in Senegal, known in the...
Yehudi Menuhin

Yehudi Menuhin

male, deceased (1999)
Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin of Stoke d'Abernon, OM, KBE (April 22, 1916 – March 12, 1999) was an American violinist and conductor who spent mo...
Ariane Mnouchkine

Ariane Mnouchkine

female, 70 years old
Ariane Mnouchkine is a world-renowned French stage director. She founded the Parisian avant-garde stage ensemble "Théâtre du Soleil" in 1964. She ha...
Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Shostakovich

male, deceased (1975) (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Dmitri Shostakovich was born in St. Petersburg, Russia on September 25, 1906. Years after his death, he remains one of the most important figures...