| NAME |
OCCUPATION |
SUMMARY |
BORN |
DIED |
|
Leonard Bernstein
|
Conductor |
Conductor, New York Philharmonic |
25-Aug-1918 |
14-Oct-1990 |
DEAD
|
Arthur Fiedler
|
Conductor |
Conductor of the Boston Pops |
17-Dec-1894 |
10-Jul-1979 |
DEAD
|
Wilhelm Furtwängler
|
Conductor |
Pre-War German conductor |
25-Jan-1886 |
30-Nov-1954 |
DEAD
|
Skitch Henderson
|
Conductor |
Original Tonight Show bandleader |
27-Jan-1918 |
01-Nov-2005 |
DEAD
|
Herbert von Karajan
|
Conductor |
General music director of Europe |
05-Apr-1908 |
16-Jul-1989 |
DEAD
|
Otto Klemperer
|
Conductor |
Prominent German conductor |
14-May-1885 |
06-Jul-1973 |
DEAD
|
| James Levine
|
Conductor |
Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera |
23-Jun-1943 |
TBD |
|
| Zubin Mehta
|
Conductor |
Conductor, New York Philharmonic |
29-Apr-1936 |
TBD |
|
| Esa-Pekka Salonen
|
Conductor |
Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic |
30-Jun-1958 |
TBD |
|
| Doc Severinsen
|
Conductor |
Johnny Carson's musical sidekick |
07-Jul-1927 |
TBD |
|
Georg Solti
|
Conductor |
Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
21-Oct-1912 |
05-Sep-1997 |
DEAD
|
Arturo Toscanini
|
Conductor |
20th Century virtuoso conductor |
25-Mar-1867 |
16-Jan-1957 |
DEAD
|
Fred Waring
|
Conductor |
Innovative bandleader and musician |
09-Jun-1900 |
29-Jul-1984 |
DEAD
|
Lawrence Welk
|
Conductor |
Big band leader, TV champagne music host |
11-Mar-1903 |
17-May-1992 |
DEAD
|
