Famous conductors

person who directs a musical group during a performance

1,643 people

All Alive Deceased
Bedřich Smetana

Bedřich Smetana

1824 – 1884 · Age 60
Deceased
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

1844 – 1908 · Age 64
Deceased
Sergei Rachmaninoff

Sergei Rachmaninoff

1873 – 1943 · Age 69
Deceased
Richard Strauss

Richard Strauss

1864 – 1949 · Age 85
Deceased
Johann Strauss II

Johann Strauss II

1825 – 1899 · Age 73
Deceased
Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

1899 – 1974 · Age 75
Deceased
Arnold Schoenberg

Arnold Schoenberg

1874 – 1951 · Age 76
Deceased
George Gershwin

George Gershwin

1898 – 1937 · Age 38
Deceased
Carl Maria von Weber

Carl Maria von Weber

1786 – 1826 · Age 39
Deceased
Edward Heath

Edward Heath

1916 – 2005 · Age 89
Deceased
Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein

1918 – 1990 · Age 72
Deceased
Christoph Willibald von Gluck

Christoph Willibald von Gluck

1714 – 1787 · Age 73
Deceased
Aram Khachaturian

Aram Khachaturian

1903 – 1978 · Age 74
Deceased
Camille Saint-Saëns

Camille Saint-Saëns

1835 – 1921 · Age 86
Deceased
Plácido Domingo

Plácido Domingo

1941 · Age 85
Alive
Sofia Rotaru

Sofia Rotaru

1947 · Age 78
Alive
John Williams

John Williams

1932 · Age 94
Alive
Herbert von Karajan

Herbert von Karajan

1908 – 1989 · Age 81
Deceased
Edward Elgar

Edward Elgar

1857 – 1934 · Age 76
Deceased
Ruslana Lyzhychko

Ruslana Lyzhychko

1973 · Age 52
Alive
Antonio Salieri

Antonio Salieri

1750 – 1825 · Age 74
Deceased
Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones

1933 – 2024 · Age 91
Deceased
John Coltrane

John Coltrane

1926 – 1967 · Age 40
Deceased
Jean-Baptiste Lully

Jean-Baptiste Lully

1632 – 1687 · Age 54
Deceased
Pietro Mascagni

Pietro Mascagni

1863 – 1945 · Age 81
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q158852