Joseph Haydn, the Father of the Symphony
Johann Haydn (31 March 1732 – 31 May 1809) is a towering figure in the Classical era, whose inventive symphonies, string quartets, and […]
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Composers
Béla Bartók, the Composer of the Folk Tunes
Béla Bartók (25 March 1881 – 26 September 1945) stands as one of the most influential composers of the twentieth
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Nikolai Rimsky‑Korsakov: The Master of Orchestration
Nikolai Rimsky‑Korsakov (18 March 1844 – 21 June 1908) is one of the most celebrated figures in 19th‑century Russian music.
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Ludwig van Beethoven: The Composer Who Redefined Music
In the history of Western music, a few figures mark turning points so profound that the art form itself seems
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Astor Piazzolla, The Composer Who Transformed Tango
Astor Piazzolla (11 March, 1921 – 4 July, 1992) is widely regarded as the most influential figure in the history
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Bridging Baroque & Classical
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach One of the most forward‑looking composers of the 18th century, he bridged the elaborate world of Baroque music
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Maurice Ravel: A Life in Sound
Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) remains one of the most celebrated French composers of the late 19th‑
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Heino Eller: Father of the Estonian Music
Heino Eller (7 March 1887 – 16 June 1970) is one of the towering figures in 20th-century Estonian music, widely recognized
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George Frideric Handel: The Architect of English Baroque
George Frideric Handel (5 March 1685 – 14 April 1759) stands among the most luminous composers of the Baroque era. His prolific
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Antonio Vivaldi: The Red Priest Who Redefined the Baroque
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741), one of the most celebrated composers of the Baroque era, is
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Bedřich Smetana – The Father of Czech National Music
Bedřich Smetana (2 March 1824 – 12 May 1884) is widely regarded as the pioneer of Czech national music. His
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Frédéric Chopin: The Poet of the Piano
Frédéric Chopin (1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) is universally celebrated as one of the most transformative figures in Romantic music.
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Artur Kapp – A Musical Architect from Estonia
Artur Kapp (28 February 1878 – 14 January 1952) is often regarded as the architect of Estonian classical music. He blended
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Carl Czerny: Architect of Piano Technique and Pedagogy
Karl (or Carl) Czerny (21 February 1791 – 15 July 1857) stands as one of classical music’s most influential yet
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Felix Mendelssohn: The Lyrical Bridge from Classicism to Romanticism
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (February 3, 1809 – November 4, 1847) was a German composer, conductor, pianist, and educator whose
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, the Architect of the Sacred Polyphony
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525 – February 2, 1594) stands as one of the towering figures in Renaissance music
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Philip Glass: A Visionary of Contemporary Music
Philip Glass (31 January 1937) stands as one of the most revolutionary composers of the late 20th and early 21st
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Franz Schubert and the Birth of the Sentimental Music
Franz Peter Schubert (31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) stands among the most important figures in Western music. Though
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John Tavener, The Sound of the Sacred in Contemporary Classical
Sir John Kenneth Tavener (28 January 28 1944 – 12 November 2013) stands among the most distinctive voices of late-20th-
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Genius of the Classical Era
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) stands as one of the most influential and prolific composers
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