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Find out more about the greatest American Conductors, including Harry Connick, Jr., Burt Bacharach, Duke Ellington, John Philip Sousa and Isaac Stern.

Famous American Conductors

Harry Connick Jr.Harry Connick Jr.
11 September 1967
American singer
Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington
29 April 1899
Composer, Pianist and Bandleader

Frank Sinatra Jr.Frank Sinatra Jr.
10 January 1944
Singer

Burt BacharachBurt Bacharach
12 May 1928
Pianist, Composer, Songwriter

Sergei RachmaninoffSergei Rachmaninoff
01 April 1873
Pianist

John Philip SousaJohn Philip Sousa
06 November 1854
Conductor, Composer
Isaac SternIsaac Stern
21 July 1920
American violinist

Alfred NewmanAlfred Newman
17 March 1901
American composer

David Ogden StiersDavid Ogden Stiers
31 October 1942
Actor
Sly StoneSly Stone
15 March 1943
Musician

Tommy DorseyTommy Dorsey
19 November 1905
Trombonist
Art BlakeyArt Blakey
11 October 1919
Drummer

Brian TylerBrian Tyler
08 May 1972
Composer

Lalo SchifrinLalo Schifrin
21 June 1932
Pianist

Joshua BellJoshua Bell
09 December 1967
Violinist

Bill ContiBill Conti
13 April 1942
Composer
Mstislav RostropovichMstislav Rostropovich
27 March 1927
Cellist, Conductor

Mitch MillerMitch Miller
04 July 1911
Musician

Michael Tilson ThomasMichael Tilson Thomas
21 December 1944
Conductor

Antonia BricoAntonia Brico
26 June 1902
Musician
Murray PerahiaMurray Perahia
19 April 1947
Pianist

Marin AlsopMarin Alsop
16 October 1956
Conductor
Angela MorleyAngela Morley
10 March 1924
Composer

Victor HerbertVictor Herbert
01 February 1859
Composer

James Reese EuropeJames Reese Europe
22 February 1880
Composer
Lorin MaazelLorin Maazel
06 March 1930
Conductor

Arthur FiedlerArthur Fiedler
17 December 1894
Conductor
Rudy ValleeRudy Vallee
28 July 1901
Actor

Skitch HendersonSkitch Henderson
27 January 1918
Pianist

Gunther SchullerGunther Schuller
22 November 1925
Composer
Morton GouldMorton Gould
10 December 1913
Composer

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Howard HansonHoward Hanson
28 October 1896
Composer
Nicolas SlonimskyNicolas Slonimsky
27 April 1894
Conductor

Pierre MonteuxPierre Monteux
04 April 1875
Conductor

David BakerDavid Baker
21 December 1931
Composer

Patrick GilmorePatrick Gilmore
25 December 1829
Composer
Erich KunzelErich Kunzel
21 March 1935
Conductor
Walter DamroschWalter Damrosch
30 January 1862
Conductor

Sarah CaldwellSarah Caldwell
06 March 1924
Opera conductor and producer

Karl HaasKarl Haas
06 December 1913
Conductor

Ossip GabrilowitschOssip Gabrilowitsch
07 February 1878
Pianist
Rosalyn TureckRosalyn Tureck
14 December 1913
Pianist

Henry Kimball HadleyHenry Kimball Hadley
20 December 1871
American composer

Otto LueningOtto Luening
15 June 1900
Composer

Rudolph GanzRudolph Ganz
24 February 1877
Pianist

Ralph ShapeyRalph Shapey
12 March 1921
Composer
Margaret HillisMargaret Hillis
01 October 1921
Conductor

Kurt Herbert AdlerKurt Herbert Adler
02 April 1905
Conductor
Sergiu ComissionaSergiu Comissiona
16 June 1928
Conductor

Igor KipnisIgor Kipnis
27 September 1930
Harpsichordist

Julius RudelJulius Rudel
06 March 1921
Conductor
Henry LewisHenry Lewis
16 October 1932
Conductor

Christopher KeeneChristopher Keene
21 December 1946
 
David GolubDavid Golub
22 March 1950
Pianist

Hugo WeisgallHugo Weisgall
13 October 1912
Composer

Carlos SurinachCarlos Surinach
04 March 1915
Composer

Eve QuelerEve Queler
11 January 1931
Conductor

Mark MorrisMark Morris
29 August 1956
Dancer
Alan GilbertAlan Gilbert
23 February 1967
Conductor

John CrosbyJohn Crosby
12 July 1926
Musician

Sir Charles MackerrasSir Charles Mackerras
17 November 1925
Conductor

Jens NygaardJens Nygaard
26 October 1931
Conductor