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Charles Mackerras
Charles Mackerras
Australian conductor
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Rafael Kubelík
Rafael Kubelík
Czech conductor, violinist, composer and director conductor of Czech philharmony
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Sakari Oramo
Sakari Oramo
Finnish conductor
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Colin Davis
Colin Davis
British conductor
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David Robertson
David Robertson
American conductor
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Roger Norrington
Roger Norrington
British conductor
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BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
British orchestra based in London
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Wolfgang Sawallisch
Wolfgang Sawallisch
German conductor and pianist
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Otto Klemperer
Otto Klemperer
German conductor and composer
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Claudio Abbado
Claudio Abbado
Italian conductor (1933-2014)
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Andrew Manze
Andrew Manze
English violinist and conductor
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Carlo Maria Giulini
Carlo Maria Giulini
Italian conductor
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Carlos Kleiber
Carlos Kleiber
German-born Austrian conductor
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Matthias Bamert
Matthias Bamert
Swiss composer and conductor
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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
American orchestra based in Pittsburgh
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Gavin Sutherland
Gavin Sutherland
British conductor, composer and pianist
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Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist
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Mark Elder
Mark Elder
British conductor
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Herbert Blomstedt
Herbert Blomstedt
Swedish conductor
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Arturo Toscanini
Arturo Toscanini
Italian conductor (1867-1957)
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Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta
Indian conductor
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Waldo de los Ríos
Waldo de los Ríos
Argentine composer, conductor, pianist, arranger
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Sergiu Celibidache
Sergiu Celibidache
Romanian conductor
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Eugen Jochum
Eugen Jochum
German conductor
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Malcolm Sargent
Malcolm Sargent
English conductor, organist and composer
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Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Austrian conductor
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André Previn
André Previn
German-American pianist, conductor and composer
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René Jacobs
René Jacobs
Belgian (Flemish) countertenor and conductor
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BBC Concert Orchestra
BBC Concert Orchestra
British orchestra
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Adrian Boult
Adrian Boult
English conductor
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston Symphony Orchestra
American symphony orchestra in Boston, MA
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William Steinberg
William Steinberg
American conductor
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Boris Belkin
Boris Belkin
Soviet violinist
Rainer Hersch
British comedian and musician

Rainer Hersch

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British comedian and musician
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Rainer Hersch (born 7 November 1962) is a British conductor, actor, writer and comedian known for his comical take on classical music. He has toured in more than 30 countries and has broadcast extensively, principally for the BBC. His radio series include All Classical Music Explained (BBC Radio 4, 1997); Rainer Hersch's 20th Century Retrospective (BBC Radio 3, 1999) and All the Right Notes, Not Necessarily in the Right Order (BBC Radio 4, 2003 and 2006).