Famous concertmasters
profession; leader of the first violin section in an orchestra (or clarinet in a concert band) and the instrument-playing leader of the orchestra
69 people
Johann Sebastian Bach
1685
– 1750
· Age 65
Deceased
Paul Hindemith
1895
– 1963
· Age 68
Deceased
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
1778
– 1837
· Age 58
Deceased
Eugène Ysaÿe
1858
– 1931
· Age 72
Deceased
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
1732
– 1795
· Age 62
Deceased
Gustávo Dudamel
1981
· Age 45
Alive
Joseph Joachim
1831
– 1907
· Age 76
Deceased
Franz Benda
1709
– 1786
· Age 76
Deceased
Maurizio Pollini
1942
– 2024
· Age 82
Deceased
Francesco Geminiani
1687
– 1762
· Age 74
Deceased
Grażyna Bacewicz
1909
– 1969
· Age 59
Deceased
Johan Halvorsen
1864
– 1935
· Age 71
Deceased
Rodolphe Kreutzer
1766
– 1831
· Age 64
Deceased
Johann Georg Pisendel
1687
– 1755
· Age 67
Deceased
Chevalier de Saint-Georges
1745
– 1799
· Age 53
Deceased
Václav Talich
1883
– 1961
· Age 77
Deceased
Charles Munch
1891
– 1968
· Age 77
Deceased
Otakar Ševčík
1852
– 1934
· Age 81
Deceased
John Corigliano
1938
· Age 88
Alive
Ferdinand David
1810
– 1873
· Age 63
Deceased
Joseph Hellmesberger
1855
– 1907
· Age 52
Deceased
Francisco Canaro
1888
– 1964
· Age 76
Deceased
Christian Cannabich
1731
– 1798
· Age 66
Deceased
Zino Francescatti
1902
– 1991
· Age 89
Deceased
Gaetano Pugnani
1731
– 1798
· Age 66
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q691031