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John Barbirolli
British conductor and cellist
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Kathleen Ferrier
English contralto (1912–1953)
2
Yvonne Minton
singer
3
Anne Sofie von Otter
Swedish mezzo-soprano
4
Colin Davis
British conductor
5
Malena Ernman
Swedish opera singer
6
Patricia Johnson
British operatic mezzo-soprano
7
Kiri Te Kanawa
New Zealand opera singer
8
Alice Coote
British mezzo-soprano
9
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
German lyric baritone and conductor
10
Sylvia Fisher
Australian operatic soprano
11
Marie-Nicole Lemieux
Canadian singer
12
Leeds Festival Chorus
13
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
German composer
14
Robert Tear
Welsh tenor singer and conductor
15
Tatiana Troyanos
classical music and opera singer
16
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London based symphony orchestra
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Malcolm Sargent
English conductor, organist and composer
18
Lilli Paasikivi
Finnish mezzo-soprano
19
Michelle DeYoung
singer
20
Sarah Walker
British mezzo-soprano
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Benjamin Britten
English composer, conductor, and pianist
