Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957)Fiery, principled Italian conductor premiered Verdi and Puccini operas, took on the Fascists and Nazis, and whose fame spread worldwide through American recordings.- Listen
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Sir Thomas Beecham (1879-1961)Bombastic, self-taught Beecham pharmaceuticals heir founded three orchestras and loved opera and French music; championed the works of Delius.- Listen
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Sir Malcolm Sargent (1895-1967)Dapper English conductor nicknamed ‘Flash Harry’; beloved of choral societies, became a national symbol and darling of Proms audiences.- Listen
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Herbert von Karajan (1908-1989)Omnivorous Austrian conductor ruled in Berlin and Salzburg, harnessing recording technology and new media to market ‘perfect’ recordings and develop a personality cult.- Listen
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Sir Georg Solti (1912-1997)Mercurial, high-energy Hungarian conductor raised Royal Opera standards to unprecedented highs and recorded the first complete Wagner Ring cycle in stereo.- Listen
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Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)Prodigal American conductor – a politico-cultural force, a musical polymath who wrote symphonies, operas, and musicals including West Side Story; famous for televised lectures on music.- Listen
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André Previn (1929-Present)Berlin-born pianist, conductor and composer. Skilled in jazz, film music and the classics, became a household name in the UK with TV’s André Previn’s Music Night.- Listen
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Sir Simon Rattle (1955-Present)Prodigiously talented Liverpool-born conductor. Built international reputation with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, now music director of the Berlin Philharmonic.- Listen
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Marin Alsop (1956-Present)Bernstein protégé enjoyed success conducting the Bournemouth Symphony now, with the Baltimore Symphony, America’s highest-profile female conductor.- Listen
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Gustavo Dudamel (1981-Present)Energetic Venezuelan conductor emerged from El Sistema social music education programme to conduct the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, now music director of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
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