Felix Mendelssohn

Felix Mendelssohn

male, deceased (1847)
composer, Jewish, German, Conductor, music educator, death by stroke…viola
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and known generally as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3, 1809 - November 4, 1847) was a German composer...
Pinchas Zukerman

Pinchas Zukerman

male, 61 years old
Arianna Zukerman, Israeli classical violist, Juilliard School of Music alumni, viola, violist, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman is a noted Israeli violinist, violist, and conductor who was appointed Music Director of Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra...

Nara Leão

female, deceased (1989)
columnist, Danuza Leão, Bossa Nova's Muse, Musa da Bossa Nova, Tropicalia singer, Bossa nova singer…viola
Nara Loffego Leão, aka Musa da Bossa Nova or Bossa Nova's Muse, was a Brazilian bossa nova singer and occasional actress. Her husband was Carlos D...
Ottorino Respighi

Ottorino Respighi

male, deceased (1936)
from the Province of Bologna, Italian opera composer, pianist, Roman trilogy, Ancient Airs and Dances, From Bologna…viola
Ottorino Respighi (Bologna, July 9, 1879 - Rome, April 18, 1936) was an Italian composer, musicologist, pianist, violist and violinist. He is best...
William Primrose

William Primrose

male, deceased (1982)
Scottish classical violist, USC Thornton School of Music, From GLASGOW, borodin, Guildhall School of Music, nocturne…viola, Viola Concerto
William Primrose was a Scottish violist and teacher, probably the best known viola player of his time. Primrose was born in Glasgow and studied...
Gustav Leonhardt

Gustav Leonhardt

male, 81 years old
Dutch harpsichordist, Classical music era, choral conductor, pipe organ, baroque, clavichord…viola
Gustav Leonhardt made his debut in as a harpsichordist in Vienna in 1950. After studying musicology there, he served as professor of harpsichord at...
Carl Stamitz

Carl Stamitz

male, deceased (1801)
Karl Philipp Stamitz, violin, composer, czech, Classical era composer, carl…viola, viola d'amore
Karel Stamic (May 7, 1745 - November 9, 1801), who took the German form of his name Karl Philipp Stamitz and is now better known as Carl, was a...
Sally Beamish

Sally Beamish

female, 53 years old
cello, viola, oboe, percussion, Royal Northern College of Music, Stirlingshire
Sally Beamish (born 26 August 1956, London) is a British composer of chamber, vocal, choral and orchestral music. Beamish studied the viola at the...
Sigiswald Kuijken

Sigiswald Kuijken

male
authentic instruments, Wieland Kuijken, historically informed performance, gambist, recorder, Early music performer…viola
Sigiswald Kuijken (born February 16, 1944) is a Belgian violinist, violist, and conductor known for playing on authentic instruments. He was a...
Jaime Laredo

Jaime Laredo

male, 68 years old
The Children's Orchestra Society, bolivian, London Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, London Symphony…viola
Jaime Laredo (born June 7, 1941 in Cochabamba, Bolivia) is a violinist and conductor. Currently the conductor and Music Director of the Vermont...