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Nathaniel Shilkret
Nathaniel Shilkret
American composer, conductor, clarinetist, pianist, business executive, and music director
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Artur Rodziński
Artur Rodziński
Polish conductor
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Ferde Grofé
Ferde Grofé
American composer, arranger, pianist and instrumentalist
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Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta
Indian conductor
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Leopold Stokowski
Leopold Stokowski
British conductor
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Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist
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Henry Kimball Hadley
Henry Kimball Hadley
American composer
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Carlo Maria Giulini
Carlo Maria Giulini
Italian conductor
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Eugen Jochum
Eugen Jochum
German conductor
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Wolfgang Sawallisch
Wolfgang Sawallisch
German conductor and pianist
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New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
American symphony orchestra in New York, NY
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Frederick Fennell
Frederick Fennell
American conductor
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Claudio Abbado
Claudio Abbado
Italian conductor (1933-2014)
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Harold Farberman
Harold Farberman
American composer
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Arturo Toscanini
Arturo Toscanini
Italian conductor (1867-1957)
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Erich Leinsdorf
Erich Leinsdorf
American conductor
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Gavin Sutherland
Gavin Sutherland
British conductor, composer and pianist
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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
American orchestra based in Pittsburgh
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John Barbirolli
John Barbirolli
British conductor and cellist
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Michael Tilson Thomas
Michael Tilson Thomas
American conductor, pianist and composer
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Otto Klemperer
Otto Klemperer
German conductor and composer
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Lorin Maazel
Lorin Maazel
French-American conductor
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Jacob Avshalomov
Jacob Avshalomov
Jewish-American composer and conductor
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James Loughran
James Loughran
British conductor
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David Zinman
David Zinman
American conductor and violinist
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Valery Gergiev
Valery Gergiev
Russian conductor and opera company director
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Leif Segerstam
Leif Segerstam
Finnish conductor and composer
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Johnny Green
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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Arthur Nikisch
Arthur Nikisch
Hungarian conductor
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Dimitri Mitropoulos
Dimitri Mitropoulos
Greek conductor, pianist, and composer
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Victor de Sabata
Victor de Sabata
Italian conductor and composer
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Eugene Ormandy
Eugene Ormandy
Hungarian conductor and violinist
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Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Finnish conductor and composer
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Shardad Rohani
Shardad Rohani
Iranian-American composer, violinist/pianist, and conductor.
Werner Janssen
American conductor

Werner Janssen

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American conductor
Awards Received
Rome Prize
Nominated For
Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score
Werner Janssen (1937)

Hans-Werner Janssen (1 June 1899 – 19 September 1990) was an American conductor of classical music, and composer of classical music and film scores. He was the first New York born conductor to lead the New York Philharmonic. For his film work he was nominated for six Academy Awards.