Famous classical orchestra conductors, a list of websites
Chefs d’orchestre; Berühmten Dirigenten; Direttori d’orchestra
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Name index:
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See also: Orchestras
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Abbado, Claudio
Claudio Abbado Homepage
Claudio Abbado. Deutsche Grammophon
Claudio Abbado. Wikipedia entry.
Claudio Abbado News from The New York Times
Claudio Abbado. The Guardian
Claudio Abbado on Facebook.
Claudio Abbado on YouTube
Abel, Yves
Yves Abel
Yves Abel is a regular guest at the world’s great opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera Covent Garden, La Scala, Milan, Vienna Staatsoper, and Opera National de Paris.
Alsop, Marin
The Marin Alsop homepage.
Marin Alsop. Wikipedia.
Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Wikipedia entry.
Vladimir Ashkenazy, The Philharmonic Orchestra, London
Vladimir Ashkenazy official website.
B
Barbirolli, Sir John
The Barbirolli Society
Sir John Barbirolli. Wikipedia profile.
Sir John Barbirolli. Video documentary.
Beecham, Sir Thomas
Sir Thomas Beecham, videos on YouTube.
Thomas Beecham. Wikipedia.
Remembering Thomas Beecham. The Guardian
Bernstein, Leonard
Leonard Bernstein Official Site
Leonard Bernstein, Wikipedia entry.
Leonard Bernstein on YouTube. Conducting, workshops, interviews, comments on composers.
Bohm, Karl
Karl Bohm biography, background.
Karl Böhm. Wikipedia
Karl Bohm conducting. YouTube video.
Blomstedt, Herbert
Herbert Blomstedt. Decca Classsics
Herbert Blomstedt, Wikipedia entry.
Herbert Blomsedt. Arkiv Music discographies.
B
Boulanger, Nadia
Nadia Boulanger, Wikipedia entry.
Boulez, Pierre
Pierre Boulez. DG
Pierre Boulez, Wikipedia entry.
Bychkov, Semyon
Semyon Bychkov
Berliner Philharmoniker
Semyon Bychkov official website.
Semyon Bychkov
Wikipedia
Interview: Semyon Bychkov: his own man. The Spectator
C
Celibidache, Sergiu
Sergiu Celibidache. Forum, teaching, life, conducting.
The Celibidache Foundation
Sergiu Celibidache, Wikipedia entry.
Chailly, Riccardo
Riccardo Chailly, Wikipedia entry.
Riccardo Chailly website.
Riccardo Chailly. Decca
D
de Waart, Edo
von, Dohnanyi, Christoph
Christoph von Dohnanyi
Christoph von Dohnányi. Wikipedia
Dudamel, Gustavo
Gustavo Dudamel homepage.
Gustavo Dudamel. Wikipedia entry.
Gustavo Dudamel on YouTube.
E
Eschenbach, Christoph
Christoph Eschenbach, the official website.
Christoph Eschenbach conducting the Gustav Mahler symphonies (video).
F
Fischer, Iván
Iván Fischer, Wikipedia entry.
Budaphest Festival Orchestra
Frantz, Justus
Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Wilhelm Furtwängler. Wikipedia entry.
Wilhelm Furtwangler. Classical Notes.net
G
Gatti, Daniele
Daniele Gatti website.
Daniele Gatti. RCO
Daniele Gatti. Wikipedia
Daniele Gatti, Creative Risk-Taker, Picks Up Baton at Royal Concertebauw.
Gergiev, Valery
Valery Gergiev official site (in Russian)
Valery Gergiev. Norman Lebrecht article.
Valery Gergiev performance schedule.
Valery Gergiev. Wikipedia entry.
Valerij Gergiev, a Russian information site.
Gilbert, Alan
Alan Gilbert. Wikipedia
Alan Gilbert official site.
New York Philharmonic: Alan Gilbert Biography
Giulini, Carlo Maria
Carlo Maria Giulini, Wikipedia entry.
Gražinytė-Tyla, Mirga
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla. Wikipedia
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
H
Haitink, Bernard
Bernard Haitink, Wikipedia entry.
Harding, Daniel
Daniel Harding, official website.
Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Nikolaus Harnoncourt official website
Nikolaus Harnoncourt Wikipedia entry.
Hogwood, Christopher
Christopher Hogwood official website.
Christopher Hogwood, Wikipedia entry.
The Academy of Ancient Music
J
Jacobs, René
René Jacobs. Bach Cantatas
René Jacobs. Wikipedia entry.
Jansons, Mariss
Mariss Jansons, Wikipedia entry.
J
Järvi, Neeme
Neeme Jarvi. Wikipedia entry.
Neeme Järvi official website.
Neeme Järvi, AllMusici
Järvi, Paavo
Jochum, Eugen
Eugen Jochum, Wikipedia entry.
K
von Karajan, Herbert
Herbert von Karajan. The Herbert von Karajan Centre Archives
Herbert von Karajan Centrum (Centre). A Karajan research site.
Herbert von Karajan concerts, recordings, memorabilia, concert posters, concert programmes, items wanted and for sale.
Herbert von Karajan, Wikipedia entry.
Herbert von Karajan’s recordings of Bach’s vocal works.
Herbert von Karajan videos on YouTube.
Kertész, István
Istvan Kertesz, Wikipedia entry.
Kleiber, Carlos
Carlos Kleiber
Eric and Carlos Kleiber Page
Klemperer, Otto
Otto Klemperer
Otto Klemperer, Wikipedia entry.
Otto Klemperer. AllMusic.com
Kondrashin, Kiril
Koussevitsky, Serge
Sergei Koussevitsky Music Foundations
Koussevitzky.com
Krips, Josef
Kubelik, Rafael
Rafael Kubelík, Wikipedia entry.
L
Levine, James
James Levine, Wikipedia entry.
Long You
Luisi, Fabio
Maazel, Lorin
Lorin Maazel. 1984, The Opera by Lorin Maazel
Lorin Maazel homepage.
Lorin Maazel. Wikipedia entry.
Lorin Maazel. YouTube videos
Mahler, Gustav
Gustav Mahler. The International Gustav Mahler Society
Gustav Mahler web directory, from the ODP.
The Gustav Mahler page.
Makraki, Maria
Maria Makraki. Dirigentinnen.de
Maria Makraki, Wikipedia entry.
Masur, Kurt
Kurt Masur. The official
Kurt Masur Website
Kurt Masur. Classika
Marriner, Sir Neville
Sir Neville Marriner. Wikipedia entry.
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Mehta, Zubin
Zubin Mehta, Wikipedia entry.
The Zubin Mehta website.
Mengelberg, Willem
Willem Mengelberg. Short biography and pictures.
Willem Mengelberg. Great Historical Musicians
Minkowski, Marc
Mravinsky, Yevgeny
Yevgeny Mravinsk
Mravinsky Biography at All Music.com.
Yevgeny Mravinsky. Wikipedia
Muti, Riccardo
Riccardo Muti. Teatro alla Scala
Riccardo Muti. Wikipedia
The Riccardo Muti Website
Riccardo Muti. Klassika
N
Nagano, Kent
Kent Nagano. A dedicated Kent Nagano web site.
Kent Nagano interview.
Kent Nagano, Russian National Orchestra.
Nézet-Séguin, Yannick
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Website
Nézet-Séguin. Wikipedia entry.
Norrington, Sir Roger
Sir Roger Norrington
Sir Roger Norrington. Discography, comments, performances
Sir Roger Norrington. Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works
Noseda, Gianandrea
Ormandy, Eugene
Eugene Ormandy. Wikipedia entry.
Ozawa, Seiji
Seiji Ozawa. Wikipedia entry.
Seiji Ozawa
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Pappano, Antonio
Antonio Pappano
Antonio Pappano. Wikipedia
Petrenko, Kirill
Kirill Petrenko. The Berlin Philharmonic
Kirill Petrenko to succeed Simon Rattle at the Berlin Philharmonic
Kirill Petrenko. Wikipedia enetry.
Pletnev, Mikhail
Mikhail Pletnev, Wikipedia entry.
Previn, André
Andre Previn. Shirmer Composers
André Previn. Wikipedia
André Previn. The official website.
Andre Previn. Deutsche Grammophon (search under Artists list).
Pritchard, John
John Pritchard. Wikipedia
John Pritchard. NY Times
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Rattle, Sir Simon
Sir Simon Rattle. Interview.
Sir Simon Rattle. Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle BBC audio interview.
Sir Simon Rattle conducting the finale of Mahler’s 8th. YouTube video.
Rozhdestvensky, Guennadi
S
Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen. Official Website
Esa-Pekka Salonen. Wikipedia
Sanderling, Kurt
Skrowaczewski, Stanislav
Stanislav Skrowaczewski
Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Wikipedia entry.
Spivakov, Vladimir
Official site of The Spivakov Foundation.
Official site of Spivakov’s orchestra.
Slatkin, Leonard
Leonard Slatkin, Wikipedia entry.
Solti, Sir Georg
Sir Georg Solti. A Solti dedicated site.
Georg Solti. Wikipedia
Steinberg, Pinchas
Stokowski, Leopold
Suzuki, Masato
Masato Suzuki. The Back Collegium Japan
Svetlanov, Evgeny
Szell, George
T
Tennstedt, Klaus
Klaus Tennstedt
Wikipedia entry.
Thielman, Christian
Christian Thieleman. Deutsche Grammophon
Christian Thieleman. Klassika
Thomas, Michael-Tilson
Michael Tilson Thomas. Wikipedia entry.
Michael Tilson Thomas. Sony Music bio.
Michael Tilson Thomas. Keeping Score.
Keeping Score is the San Francisco Symphony’s national, multi-year program designed to make classical music more accessible to people of all ages and musical backgrounds.
Toscanini, Arturo
Toscanini, Arturo. Fondazione Arturo
The foundation operates in all areas of musical life in cooperation with public and private organizations interested or directly involved in the diffusion of culture and live musical performance, as well as the basic and advanced training of music professionals (musicians, singers, technicians, etc).
Arturo Toscanini, Wikipedia entry.
Toscanni Online
V
von Karajan, Herbert
See above
W
Walter, Bruno
Bruno Walter. Sony Classics
Bruno Walter conducting Mahler. YouTube
Bruno Walter, Wikipedia entry.
Wand, Günter
Günter Wand.Wikipedia entry.
Günter Wand, a dedicated website.
Günter Wand. Naxos recordings.
Welser-Most, Hanz
Franz Welser-Most.Wikipedia entry.
Willocks, Sir David
Sir David Willcocks, Wikipedia entry.
Zander, Benjamin
Benjamin Zander, Wikipedia entry.
Benjamin Zander official site.
Web directories and conductor’s websites, female conductors
Lucerne Festival Conducting
Masterclasses.
Decca Music Group. Conductor biographies and information.
Deutsche Grammophon
DG artist list.
Salzburg Festival Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award
Female conductors. Kapralova.org
List of female classical conductors. Wikipedia
18 of today’s top women conductors. Classical-Music.com
Wikipedia. Entry on the art of conducting.
Youtube online videos of classical concerts.