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

Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington
29 April 1899
Composer, Pianist and Bandleader
Burt BacharachBurt Bacharach
12 May 1928
Pianist, Composer, Songwriter

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

Harry Connick Jr.Harry Connick Jr.
11 September 1967
American singer

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

Lalo SchifrinLalo Schifrin
21 June 1932
Pianist
Joshua BellJoshua Bell
09 December 1967
Violinist

Mstislav RostropovichMstislav Rostropovich
27 March 1927
Cellist, Conductor