Marin Alsop (born October 16, 1956) is an American conductor and violinist. She is the music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and principal conductor of the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra.Alsop was born in New York City to professio
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James Lawrence Levine (lɨˈvaɪn; born June 23, 1943) is an American conductor and pianist. He is best known for his four decades as Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera. On leave since May 2011 due to multiple health problems, he returne
Continue reading >>John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer, conductor and pianist. He is considered to be one of most important film composers of all time.[citation needed] In a career spanning over six decades, he has composed some of the most
Continue reading >>Virgil Thomson (November 25, 1896 – September 30, 1989) was an American composer and critic. He was instrumental in the development of the American Sound in classical music. He has been described as a modernist,[1][2][3][4][5] a neoclassicist,[6] a compos
Continue reading >>John Philip Sousa (ˈsuːsə;[a] (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era, known primarily for American military and patriotic marches. Because of his mastery of march composition, he i
Continue reading >>Stephen Joshua Sondheim (ˈsɒnd.haɪm; born March 22, 1930) is an American composer and lyricist known for his contributions to musical theatre. He is the winner of an Academy Award, eight Tony Awards (more than any other composer) including
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