- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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