Christopher Hogwood

Christopher Hogwood

male, 68 years old
la scala, Berlin State Opera, Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge, Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge, classical literature, From Nottingham…authenticperformance
Christopher Hogwood is one of the greatest proponents of the early music movement, as well as a renowned conductor of twentieth century works. This...
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

male, 80 years old
Austrian classical cellist, choral conductor, historically informed performance, cello, Vienna New Year's Concert, Musikverein, Vienna…authenticperformance
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (born Johann Nicolaus Graf de la Fontaine und d'Harnoncourt-Unverzagt December 6, 1929 in Berlin) is an Austrian conductor,...
Ton Koopman

Ton Koopman

male, 65 years old
Bach's cantatas, Early music performer, buxtehude, From Zwolle, pipe organ, choral conductor…authenticperformance
Ton Koopman (born October 12, 1944 in Zwolle, Netherlands) is a conductor, organist and harpsichordist. Koopman had a "classical education" and...
Trevor Pinnock

Trevor Pinnock

male, 63 years old
Alumni of the Royal College of Music, English early music performer, English harpsichordist, choral conductor, historically informed performance, authenticperformance
Trevor David Pinnock CBE (born December 16, 1946) is an English conductor and harpsichordist. He is best known for directing period-performance...
Andrew Parrott

Andrew Parrott

male, 62 years old
Conductor, period instruments, The Essential Bach Choir, Taverner Choir, Consort and Player, historically informed performances, A Night at the Chinese Opera…authenticperformance
Andrew Parrott is perhaps best known as director of the Taverner Choir which he formed at the invitation of Sir Michael Tippett for a Bath Festival...
Johann Joachim Quantz

Johann Joachim Quantz

male, deceased (1773)
German classical flautist, potsdam, Baroque composer, concerto, composer, Blacksmith…authenticperformance, performance practice
Johann Joachim Quantz was a German flautist, flute maker and composer. He was born in Oberscheden, near Göttingen, Germany, and died in Potsdam. Q...
Alfred Deller

Alfred Deller

male, deceased (1979)
canterbury, St Paul's Cathedral, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, castrato, BBC Radio 3, canterbury cathedral…authenticperformance
Alfred Deller was an English singer, one of the main figures in popularising the use of the countertenor voice in renaissance and baroque music....
Anner Bylsma

Anner Bylsma

male, 75 years old (Netherlands)
Anner Bijlsma, Dutch classical cellist, authentic, Carel van Boomkamp, Bach, the Fencing Master, Cello Suites…authenticperformance
Anner Bylsma (born Anner Bijlsma February 17 1934, The Hague) is a Dutch cellist who plays on both modern and authentic baroque style instruments....
Simon Standage

Simon Standage

male, 68 years old
English early music performer, Classical violinist, original instruments, Simon Andrew Thomas Standage, authenticperformance, Classical music era
Simon Andrew Thomas Standage (born 8th November 1941 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) is an English violinist and conductor best known for playing...
Christophe Rousset

Christophe Rousset

male, 48 years old
Early music performer, Conductor, French, Harpsichordist, baroque music, authenticperformance
Christophe Rousset (born 1961) is a French harpsichordist and conductor, specializing in the performance of baroque music on period instruments.