The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic (Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker) are a group of 12 cellists, who perform &...

Nigel Kennedy is a British violinist, child prodigy, Aston Villa football club fan & self styled 'lout'. A pupil of Yehudi Menuhin, he...

Nicola Benedetti CBE is a Grammy Award winning Scottish violinist.

The harpist Catrin Finch was born in Wales in 1980 and was a child prodigy. In 2000 she was appointed official harpist to His Royal...

Bohuslav Martinu (1890 – 1959) was a Czech composer who wrote a large body of orchestral, chamber, vocal and instrumental work that...

Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843 – 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. Described as a nationalist composer inspired by Norwegian folk...

Leonard Bernstein (1918 – 1990) was an American conductor, composer, author and pianist. He is one of the most influential figures in the...

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958) was an English composer. He composed music notable for its power, nobility & expressiveness often...

Gabriel Urbain Faure (1845 – 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist, & teacher. Often described as the most important French...

Johann Strauss II / Strauss Junior (1825 – 1899) was an Austrian composer famous for having written over 500 waltzes, polkas and marches...

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 – 1908) was a Russian composer famed in Russia for his operas. He was a master of orchestration and is...

Georges Bizet (1838 – 1875) was a French composer and pianist of the romantic era. 'Carmen' (1875) is Bizet's best-known work and...

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) was a prolific German composer and organist of the Baroque period. He composed sacred works for...

Henry Mancini (1924 – 1994) was an Academy Award winning American composer, conductor and arranger. He is best-known for 'The Pink...

Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840) was an Italian violinist, guitarist and composer. He was one of the most celebrated violin virtuosi of his...

Nino Rota (1911 – 1979) was an Italian composer best known for his work on film scores such 'The Godfather' trilogy. Nino Rota scored...

George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) was an American composer who won international recognition for his contribution to contemporary classical...

Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) nicknamed il Prete Rosso "The Red Priest", was a Venetian priest and Baroque music composer, as well as a...

Achille-Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918) was a French composer who along with Maurice Ravel, is considered one of the most prominent figures...

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of Italian...