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Andrew Powell
British musician, composer, arranger; member of Henry Cow
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Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
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John Barbirolli
British conductor and cellist
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Johnny Green
American conductor, arranger, composer, pianist; Harvard AB 1928, achieved early fame as a songwriter and orchestra leader in the 1920s and 1930s
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Erich Leinsdorf
American conductor
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra
American rock band
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BBC Symphony Orchestra
British orchestra based in London
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John Rutter
British composer, conductor and arranger
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Christoph Eschenbach
German musician
9
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
10
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London based symphony orchestra
11
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
American orchestra
12
John Williams
American composer, conductor, pianist and trombonist (born 1932)
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Tan Dun
Chinese composer
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Deep Purple
English rock band
15
Claus Ogerman
German composer
16
Michael Tilson Thomas
American conductor, pianist and composer
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Charles Dutoit
Swiss conductor
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Malcolm Williamson
Australian composer
19
Lera Auerbach
Soviet-Russian-born American classical composer and pianist
20
Itzhak Perlman
Israeli-American violinist and conductor
21
Philadelphia Orchestra
American symphony orchestra in Philadelphia, PA
22
Bert Kaempfert
German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger and composer (1923-1980)
23
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
symphony orchestra in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Mahavishnu Orchestra
American jazz fusion band
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Savatage
American heavy metal band
26
Jon Lord
English composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player
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Rick Laird
Irish musician
28
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
US big band led by Glenn Miller (1937-1942)
29
Jonny Greenwood
British musician
30
Zubin Mehta
Indian conductor
31
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
orchestra based in London
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Nathaniel Shilkret
American composer, conductor, clarinetist, pianist, business executive, and music director
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AJR
American indie pop band
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André Previn
German-American pianist, conductor and composer
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George Gershwin
American composer and pianist (1898-1937)
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Colin Davis
British conductor
37
Boston Pops Orchestra
American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts
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Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
English musical ensemble
39
Valery Gergiev
Russian conductor and opera company director
40
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Russian conductor and composer
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Lori Goldston
American musician
42
Danny Elfman
American composer and musician
43
Leopold Stokowski
British conductor
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Philip Glass
American composer and pianist
