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

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

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

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

Mitch MillerMitch Miller
04 July 1911
Musician

Mstislav RostropovichMstislav Rostropovich
27 March 1927
Cellist, Conductor
Michael Tilson ThomasMichael Tilson Thomas
21 December 1944
Conductor

Antonia BricoAntonia Brico
26 June 1902
Musician
Marin AlsopMarin Alsop
16 October 1956
Conductor

Murray PerahiaMurray Perahia
19 April 1947
Pianist

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

Victor HerbertVictor Herbert
01 February 1859
Composer
Arthur FiedlerArthur Fiedler
17 December 1894
Conductor

Rudy ValleeRudy Vallee
28 July 1901
Actor

Skitch HendersonSkitch Henderson
27 January 1918
Pianist

Howard HansonHoward Hanson
28 October 1896
Composer
Gunther SchullerGunther Schuller
22 November 1925
Composer
Nicolas SlonimskyNicolas Slonimsky
27 April 1894
Conductor