Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven

male, deceased (1827)
Ludwig van Beethoven, (baptized December 17, 1770 - March 26, 1827) was a German composer. He is regarded as one of the greatest composers in the... More
Franz Schubert

Franz Schubert

male, deceased (1828)
Franz Seraphicus Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer. He wrote some 600 Lieder, seven completed symphonies, the famous "Unfinished Symphony",... More
George Frideric Handel

George Frideric Handel

male, deceased (1759)
George Frideric Handel was a German-born British Baroque composer who was a leading composer of concerti grossi, operas and oratorios. Born in... More
Jean Sibelius

Jean Sibelius

male, deceased (1957)
Johan Julius Christian "Jean" / "Janne" Sibelius was a Finnish composer of classical music and one of the most notable composers of the late 19th... More
Maurizio Pollini

Maurizio Pollini

male, 66 years old
Maurizio Pollini (born January 5, 1942) is an Italian classical pianist. He was born in Milan, his father being the Italian rationalist architect... More
John Eliot Gardiner

John Eliot Gardiner

male, 65 years old
Sir John Eliot Gardiner CBE (born April 20, 1943, Fontmell Magna, Dorset, England) is an English conductor. He founded the Monteverdi Choir (1966),... More
Claudio Arrau

Claudio Arrau

male, deceased (1991)
Claudio Arrau León was a Chilean pianist of world fame for his deep interpretations of a huge, vast repertoire spanning from the baroque to 2... More
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... More
David Oistrakh

David Oistrakh

male, deceased (1974)
David Fyodorovich Oistrakh was a Jewish Soviet violinist who made many recordings and was the dedicatee of numerous violin works. His recordings... More
Mitsuko Uchida

Mitsuko Uchida

female, 59 years old
(born December 20, 1948) is a classical pianist.