Famous conductors

person who directs a musical group during a performance

4,239 people

All Alive Deceased
Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten

1913 – 1976 · Age 63
Deceased
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

1819 – 1861 · Age 42
Deceased
Arturo Toscanini

Arturo Toscanini

1867 – 1957 · Age 89
Deceased
Thomas Moore

Thomas Moore

1779 – 1852 · Age 72
Deceased
Mily Balakirev

Mily Balakirev

1836 – 1910 · Age 73
Deceased
Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie

1917 – 1993 · Age 75
Deceased
Mstislav Rostropovich

Mstislav Rostropovich

1927 – 2007 · Age 80
Deceased
James Horner

James Horner

1953 – 2015 · Age 61
Deceased
Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman

1909 – 1986 · Age 77
Deceased
Frederik IX of Denmark

Frederik IX of Denmark

1899 – 1972 · Age 72
Deceased
Glenn Miller

Glenn Miller

1904 – 1944 · Age 40
Deceased
Claudio Abbado

Claudio Abbado

1933 – 2014 · Age 80
Deceased
Pau Casals

Pau Casals

1876 – 1973 · Age 96
Deceased
Leoš Janáček

Leoš Janáček

1854 – 1928 · Age 74
Deceased
David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers

1942 – 2018 · Age 75
Deceased
Pierre Boulez

Pierre Boulez

1925 – 2016 · Age 90
Deceased
Maurice Jarre

Maurice Jarre

1924 – 2009 · Age 84
Deceased
Astor Piazzolla

Astor Piazzolla

1921 – 1992 · Age 71
Deceased
Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland

1900 – 1990 · Age 90
Deceased
Anton Webern

Anton Webern

1883 – 1945 · Age 61
Deceased
Krzysztof Penderecki

Krzysztof Penderecki

1933 – 2020 · Age 86
Deceased
Giacomo Meyerbeer

Giacomo Meyerbeer

1791 – 1864 · Age 72
Deceased
Anton Rubinstein

Anton Rubinstein

1829 – 1894 · Age 64
Deceased
Yehudi Menuhin

Yehudi Menuhin

1916 – 1999 · Age 82
Deceased
Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock

1940 · Age 85
Alive
Source: Wikidata Q158852