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A Eivind Aadland (1956-) Juhan Aavik (1884–1962) Claudio Abbado (1933-) Roberto Abbado (1954-) Komei Abe (1911–2006) Hermann Abendroth (1883–1956) Johann Joseph Abert (1832–1915) Maurice Abravanel (1903–1993) Salvatore Accardo (1941-) Ervin Acél (1935–2006) Otto Ackermann (1909–1960) Byron Adams (1955-) Henrie Adams (1959-) John Adams (1947-) Lahnor Adjartey Adjei (1971-) Kurt Adler (1907–1977) Kurt Herbert Adler (1905–1988) Peter Herman Adler (1899–1990) Samuel Adler (1928-) Rolf Agop (1908–1998) Alexis Agrafiotis (1970-) Dimitris Agrafiotis (1932-) Johan Agrell (1701–1765) Johann Friedrich Agricola (1720–1774) Yuri Ahronovitch (1932–2002) Guido Ajmone-Marsan (1947-) Jonas Alber (1969-) Eugen d'Albert (1864-1932) Herbert Albert (1903–1973) Werner Andreas Albert (1935-) George Alexander Albrecht (1935-) Gerd Albrecht (1935-) Marc Albrecht (1964-) Alfred Alessandrescu (1893–1959) Alexander Alexandrov (1883–1946) Hugo Alfvén (1872–1960) John Alldis (1929-) Hugh Percy Allen (1869–1946) Franz Allers (1905–1995) Antonio Almeida (1928–1997) Eyvind Alnæs (1872–1932) Odón Alonso (1925–2011) Flor Alpaerts (1876–1954) Marin Alsop (1956-) Petr Altrichter (1951-) Modest Altschuler (1873–1963) Karl Alwin (1891–1945) Kenneth Alwyn (1925-) Klaus Ammann (1950-) Gilbert Amy (1936-) Karel Ančerl (1908–1973) Géza Anda (1921-1976) Carl Joachim Andersen (1847-1909) Karsten Andersen (1920-1997) Alfred Andersen-Wingar (1869-1952) Martin Andre (1960-) Volkmar Andreae (1879-1962) Franz André (1893-1975) Elfrida Andrée (1841-1929) Paul Angerer (1927-) Nikolaj Anosov (1900-1962) Peter van Anrooy (1879-1954) Ernest Ansermet (1883–1969) Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889) Enrique Fernández Arbós (1863-1939) Luigi Arditi (1822-1903) Henri Arends (1921–1993) Ataúlfo Argenta (1913–1958) Walter Armbrust (1882–1941) Richard Armstrong (1943-) Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006) Samuel Arnold (1740–1802) Conrad Artmüller (1944-) Takashi Asahina (1908–2001) Enrique García Asensio (1937-) Vladimir Ashkenasy (1937-) Peter Aston (1938–) David Atherton (1944-) Ivor Algernon Atkins (1869–1953) Dalia Atlas (1933-) Kurt Atterberg (1887–1974) Moshe Atzmon (1931-) Tony Aubin (1907–1981) Philippe Auguin (1961-) Richard Austin (1903–1989)
Á Emil Ábrányi (1882–1970)
B Ernst Bacon (1898–1990) Roland Bader (1938-) Walter Bache (1842–1888) Alfred Bachelet (1864-1944) Břetislav Bakala (1897-1957) Milij Alexejevič Balakirev (1837-1910) Lamberto Baldi (1895–1979) Michael Balling (1866–1925) Carl Bamberger (1902–1987) Matthias Bamert (1942-) Erich Band (1876–1945) Granville Bantock (1868–1946) Krešimir Baranović (1894-1975) Francisco Asenjo Barbieri (1823-1894) John Barbirolli (1899–1970) Otto Barblan (1860–1943) Daniel Barenboim (1942-) Joseph Barnby (1838–1896) John Francis Barnett (1837–1916) Rudolf Baršaj (1924-2010) Richard Barth (1850-1923) Pierre Bartholomée (1937-) Bruno Bartoletti (1926-) Leon Barzin (1900–1999) Mircea Basarab (1921–1995) Jurij Bašmet (1953-) Serge Baudo (1927-) Varhan Orchestrovič Bauer (1969-) Rudolf Baumgartner (1917–2002) Sydney Baynes (1879–1938) Lajos Bárdos (1899–1986) Sven-Erik Bäck (1919–1994) Horst-Hans Bäcker (1959-) Steuart Bedford (1939-) Thomas Beecham (1879–1961) Jack Beeson (1921–2010) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) Eduard van Beinum (1900–1959) Heribert Beissel (1933-) Ján Levoslav Bella (1843-1936) Vicenzo Bellezza (1888–1964) Piero Bellugi (1924-) Paul Ben-Haim (1897-1964) Hans von Benda (1888–1972) Victor Emanuel Bendix (1851–1926) Karel Bendl (1838–1897) Julius Benedict (1804–1885) George Benjamin (1960-) Peter Benoit (1834–1901) Roberto Benzi (1937-) Hermann Berens (1826–1880) Erich Bergel (1930–1998) Wilhelm Berger (1861–1911) Paavo Berglund (1929-2012) Carl Bergmann (1821–1876) Karl-Friedrich Beringer (1948-) Luciano Berio (1925–2003) Hector Berlioz (1803–1869) Dietfried Bernet (1940-) Frieder Bernius (1947-) Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) Gary Bertini (1927–2005) Maurice Besly (1888–1945) Matthew Best (1957-) Frank Michael Beyer (1928–2008) Jiří Bělohlávek (1946-) Jörg Bierhance (1966-) Eugène Bigot (1888–1965) Georg Christoph Biller (1955-) Bertrand de Billy (1965-) Zdzisław Birnbaum (1878–1921) Henry Bishop (1786-1855) Elke Mascha Blankenburg (1943-) Pedro Blanch (1883-1946) Marcel Blanchard (1964-) Leo Blech (1871–1958) Harry Blech (1910–1999) Herbert Blomstedt (1927-) Theodore Bloomfield (1923–1998) Felix Blumenfeld (1863–1931) Theodor Blumer (1889–1964) Artur Bodanzky (1877−1939) Ernst Boehe (1880−1938) Roger Boggasch (1965-) Karl Böhm (1894–1981) Boris Böhmann (1964-) Rüdiger Bohn (1960-) Emil Bohnke (1888–1928) Ivor Bolton (1958-) Giovanni Bolzoni (1841–1919) Heinz Bongartz (1894–1978) Richard Bonynge (1930-) Andrej Borejko (1957-) Gaston Borch (1871–1926) Leo Borchard (1899–1945) Marcus R. Bosch (1969-) Willi Boskovsky (1909–1991) Capel Bond (1730–1790) Leon Botstein (1946-) Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979) Pierre Boulez (1925-) Adrian Boult (1889–1983) Ernest Bour (1913–2001) Martyn Brabbins (1959-) William Brade (1560–1630) Johannes Brahms (1833-1887) Édouard Brahy (1873-1919) Warwick Braithwaite (1896–1971) Mihai Brediceanu (1920–2005) Peter Breiner (1957-) Ludwig von Brenner (1833–1902) Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) Iona Brown (1941-2004) Charles Bruck (1911-1995) Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg (1906–1985) Frans Brüggen (1934-) Max Bruch (1838–1920) Eduard Büchsel (1917–1980) Hans von Bülow (1830–1894) Jürgen Budday (1948-) Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924) Fritz Busch (1890–1951) Semjon Byčkov (1952-)
C Oleg Caetani (1956-) Pedro Ignacio Calderón (1933-) Sarah Caldwell (1924–2006) Sylvain Cambreling (1948-) Basil Cameron (1884-1975) Guido Cantelli (1920-1956) Franco Caracciolo (1944-1992) Miltiades Caridis (1923-1998) Paolo Carignani (1961-) Roberto Carnevale (1966-) Eleazar de Carvalho (1912-1996) Jean-Claude Casadesus (1935-) Pablo Casals (1876–1973) Eva Caspari (1979-) Juan José Castro (1895–1968) Aldo Ceccato (1934-) Sergiu Celibidache (1912–1996) Carlo Felice Cillario (1915-2007) René Clemencic (1928-) Nicholas Cleobury (1950-) André Cluytens (1905–1967) Albert Coates (1882–1953) Jan Cober (1951-) Édouard Colonne (1838–1910) Sergiu Comissiona (1928–2005) James Conlon (1950-) Marius Constant (1925–2004) Marin Constantin (1925–2011) Emil Cooper (1877–1960) Aaron Copland (1900–1990) Anton Coppola (1917-) Piero Coppola (1888-1971) Michel Corboz (1934-) Michael Costa (1808-1884) Frederic Hymen Cowen (1852-1935) Robert Craft (1923-) Marcus Creed (1951-) William Crotch (1775-1847)
Č Emil Čakarov (1948–1991) Ludvík Čelanský (1870–1931)
D Frank Heino Damrosch (1859-1937) Leopold Damrosch (1832–1885) Walter Johannes Damrosch (1862-1950) Oskar Danon (1913–2009) Jean-Luc Darbellay (1946-) Thomas Dausgaard (1963-) Dennis Russell Davies (1944-) Meredith Davies (1922-2005) Andrew Davis (1944-) Carl Davis (1936-) Colin Davis (1927-) Oliviero De Fabritiis (1902-1982) Franz-Paul Decker (1923-) Désiré Defauw (1885–1960) Andreas Delfs (1959-) Gaetano Delogu (1934-) Stéphane Denève (1971-) James DePreist (1936-) Felix Otto Dessoff (1835-1892) Roger Désormière (1898–1963) Dimitrie Dinicu (1868–1936) Dean Dixon (1915–1976) Alexander Dmitrijev (1935-) Duilio Dobrin (1958-) Issai Dobrowen (1891–1953) Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960) Christoph von Dohnányi (1929-) Oliver Dohnányi (1955-) Plácido Domingo (1941-) Antal Doráti (1906–1988) Heinrich Dorn (1804-1892) Edward Downes (1924-2009) Riccardo Drigo (1846–1930) Gustavo Dudamel (1981-) Veronika Dudarova (1916-2009) Isaac Osipovič Dunajevskij (1900-1955) Ogan Durjan (1922-2011) Charles Dutoit (1936-) Balys Dvarionas (1904–1972)E Johannes Eccard (1553-1611) Karl Anton Eckert (1820-1879) Werner Egk (1901-1983) Sixten Ehrling (1918-2005) Christian Ehwald (1953-) Kurt Eichhorn (1908–1994) Theodore Eisfeld (1816–1882) Mark Elder (1947-) Edward Elgar (1897-1934) Karl Eliasberg (1907–1978) Karl Elmendorff (1891-1962) Olari Elts (1971-) Philippe Entremont (1934-) Péter Eötvös (1944-) Angelo Ephrikian (1913-1982) Alberto Erede (1909-2001) Eric Ericson (1918-) Ferenc Erkel (1810-1893) Mark Ermler (1932–2002) Christoph Eschenbach (1940-) Jury Everhartz (1971-)
F Bernard Fabuljan (1965-) Franco Faccio (1840-1891) Henri-Claude Fantapié (1938-) Vladimir Fedosejev (1932-) Victor Feldbrill (1924-) Gabriel Feltz (1971-) Eric Fenby (1906–1997) Frederick Fennell (1914–2004) Peter Feranec (1964-) János Ferencsik (1907–1984) Franco Ferrara (1911–1985) Gabriele Ferro (1935-) Thomas Fey (1960-) Achim Fiedler (1965-) Arthur Fiedler (1894–1979) Max Fiedler (1859–1939) Ádám Fischer (1949-) Iván Fischer (1951-) Anatoli Fistulari (1907–1995) Grzegorz Fitelberg (1879–1953) Arvid Fladmoe (1915-1993) Hermann Fliege (1829–1907) Eduard Flipse (1896–1973) Claus Peter Flor (1953-) Heiko Mathias Förster (1966-) Lawrence Foster (1941-) Nils-Eric Fougstedt (1910–1961) Jean Fournet (1913–2008) Alun Francis (1943-) Mikko Franck (1979-) Justus Frantz (1944-) Massimo Freccia (1906-2004) Tibor Frešo (1918-1987) Alexander Frey (1972-) Louis Frémaux (1921-) Ferenc Fricsay (1914–1963) Oskar Fried (1871–1941) Heinz Friesen (1934-) Johannes Fritzsch (1960-) Silvano Frontalini (1948-) Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (1933-) János Fürst (1935–2007) Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886–1954)
G Ossip Gabrilowitsch (1878–1936) Weston Gales (?) Alceo Galliera (1910-1996) Rudolph Ganz (1877-1972) Carl von Garaguly (1900-1984) Luis Antonio García Navarro (1941–2001) Lamberto Gardelli (1915–1998) John Eliot Gardiner (1943-) Daniele Gatti (1961-) Alexander Gauk (1893-1963) Gianandrea Gavazzeni (1909-1996) Gianluigi Gelmetti (1945-) George Georgescu (1887–1964) Valerij Gergijev (1953-) Charles Gerhardt (1927–1999) Wilhelm Gericke (1845–1925) Alexander Gibson (1926–1995) Michael Gielen (1927-) Alan Gilbert (1967-) Leo Ginzburg (1901–1979) Narcisse Girard (1798–1860) Carlo Maria Giulini (1914–2005) Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) Nikolaj Golovanov (1891-1953) Roy Goodman (1951-) Eugene Goossens (1893-1962) Reinhard Goebel (1952-) Walter Goehr (1903–1960) Wolfgang Gönnenwein (1933-) Szymon Goldberg (1909–1993) Edwin Franko Goldman (1878–1956) Boris Goldovsky (1908–2001) Marin Goleminov (1908–2000) Vladimir Golschmann (1893–1972) Miguel Ángel Gómez-Martínez (1949-) Mark Gorenstein (1946-) Tobias Gossmann (1965-) Morton Gould (1913–1996) Henryk Górecki (1933-2010) Ettore Gracis (1915-1992) Hans Graf (1949-) Kurt Graunke (1915–2005) Thomas Greatorex (1758–1831) Geoffrey Grey (1934-) Edvard Grieg (1843–1907) Howard Griffiths (1950-) Charles Groves (1915–1992) Launy Grøndahl (1886-1960) Anton Guadagno (1925-2002) Vittorio Gui (1885-1975) Theodor Guschlbauer (1939-) Enoch zu Guttenberg (1946-)
H François-Antoine Habeneck (1781–1849) Henry Kimball Hadley (1871–1937) Hartmut Haenchen (1943-) Friedrich Haider (1961-) Emmanuelle Haïm (1962-) Bernard Haitink (1929-) Charles Hallé (1819–1895) Sebastian Hamann (1968-) Vernon Handley (1930-2008) Tauno Hannikainen (1896-1968) Howard Hanson (1896–1981) Pierre Hantaï (1964-) Daniel Harding (1975-) Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1929-) Hamilton Harty (1879–1941) Siegmund von Hausegger (1872-1948) Thomas Hauschild (1964-) Wolf-Dieter Hauschild (1937-) Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Friedrich Hegar (1841–1927) Robert Heger (1886–1978) Rudolf Heidler (1955-) Siegfried Heinrich (1935-) Michael Heise (1940-) Joseph Hellmesberger ml. (1855-1907) Jurjen Hempel (1961-) Walter Hendl (1917-2007)