Isaac Stern

Isaac Stern

male, deceased (2001)
Isaac Stern was one of the finest violin virtuosi of the twentieth century. Born in Kremenetz, Ukraine on July 21, 1920, Isaac Stern was ten months...
Johnny Hodges

Johnny Hodges

male, deceased (1970)
John Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (25 July, 1907-11 May, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist and lead player of Duke Ellington's saxophone section,...
Yefim Bronfman

Yefim Bronfman

male, 51 years old
Yefim "Fima" Bronfman is a Jewish-born Russian-Israeli pianist. He was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and emigrated to Israel at the age of 15. He...
Evgeny Kissin

Evgeny Kissin

male, 38 years old
Evgeny Igorevich Kissin is a virtuoso classical pianist. Kissin was born in Moscow to a Jewish family. At age 11 months, he reportedly was able to...
Kaija Saariaho

Kaija Saariaho

female, 57 years old
Kaija Saariaho is a Finnish composer. Kaija Saariaho studied composition in Helsinki, Freiburg and Paris, where she has lived since 1982. Her...
David Robertson

David Robertson

male
David Robertson (born 19 July 1958 in Santa Monica, California) is an American conductor, currently serving as the Music Director of the Saint...
Phil Ochs

Phil Ochs

male, deceased (1976)
Philip David Ochs was a U.S. protest singer (or, as he preferred, a "topical singer"), songwriter, musician and recording artist who was known for...
Susan Graham

Susan Graham

female, 49 years old
Susan Graham (born 1960, Roswell, New Mexico) is an American mezzo-soprano. She was raised in Midland, Texas. She is a graduate of Texas Tech...
Marian Anderson

Marian Anderson

female
Marian Anderson, was an American contralto, perhaps best remembered for her performance on Easter Sunday, 1939 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial...
Max Raabe

Max Raabe

male, 47 years old
Max Raabe is a German singer and band leader of the "Palast Orchester". He and his orchestra specialise in recreating the sound of German dance and...