Musician Directory
36 famous composers
Organized with dates, nationality, and key career highlights, along with sources. Current posts are as of November 2026.
Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach
1685–1750 · Germany · Composer
Baroque composer who left works such as the Goldberg Variations
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
George Frideric Handel George Frideric Handel
1685–1759 · Germany · Composer
Baroque composer of the oratorio Messiah, naturalized in England
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi
1678–1741 · Italy · Composer
Venetian Baroque composer of the violin concertos The Four Seasons
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
Joseph Haydn Joseph Haydn
1732–1809 · Austria · Composer
A Classical composer of the oratorio The Creation and the Salomon symphonies
See symphoniesSources: ko.wikipedia.org
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1756–1791 · Austria · Composer
A Classical-era Austrian composer who left behind works including Symphony No. 40
See symphoniesSources: ko.wikipedia.org
Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven
1770–1827 · Germany · Composer
A composer who left behind works including Symphony No. 9 and the "Moonlight" Sonata
See symphoniesSources: ko.wikipedia.org
Franz Schubert Franz Schubert
1797–1828 · Austria · Composer
A composer who left behind works including the songs "Erlkönig" and "Death and the Maiden"
See symphoniesSources: ko.wikipedia.org
Felix Mendelssohn Felix Mendelssohn
1809–1847 · Germany · Composer
An early Romantic composer who wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream and Songs Without Words
See symphoniesSources: ko.wikipedia.org
Robert Schumann Robert Schumann
1810–1856 · Germany · Composer
Romantic-era composer, pianist, and music critic
See symphoniesSources: ko.wikipedia.org
Frédéric Chopin Frédéric Chopin
1810–1849 · Poland · Composer
Composer known for piano works such as nocturnes and polonaises
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
Hector Berlioz Hector Berlioz
1803–1869 · France · Composer
French Romantic composer of the Symphonie fantastique
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
Franz Liszt Franz Liszt
1811–1886 · Hungary · Composer
Romantic pianist-composer of the Transcendental Études
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
Richard Wagner Richard Wagner
1813–1883 · Germany · Composer
Composer and dramatist who wrote operas such as Tannhäuser
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Verdi
1813–1901 · Italy · Composer
Opera composer of La traviata and Il trovatore
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms
1833–1897 · Germany · Composer
Composer of A German Requiem, Piano Concerto No. 1, and more
See symphoniesSources: ko.wikipedia.org
Anton Bruckner Anton Bruckner
1824–1896 · Austria · Composer
Organist and composer known for monumental symphonies
See symphoniesSources: ko.wikipedia.org
Camille Saint-Saëns Camille Saint-Saëns
1835–1921 · France · Composer
The French composer who wrote 'The Carnival of the Animals' and Symphony No. 3
See symphoniesSources: ko.wikipedia.org
Georges Bizet Georges Bizet
1838–1875 · France · Composer
Composer of the opera Carmen
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
Alexander Borodin Alexander Borodin
1833–1887 · Russia · Composer
The composer who worked as a chemist and wrote the opera 'Prince Igor'
See symphoniesSources: ko.wikipedia.org
Modest Mussorgsky Modest Mussorgsky
1839–1881 · Russia · Composer
Composer of Pictures at an Exhibition and Boris Godunov
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1840–1893 · Russia · Composer
The composer of Symphony No. 6, the '1812 Overture,' and the Violin Concerto
See symphoniesSources: ko.wikipedia.org
Antonín Dvořák Antonín Dvořák
1841–1904 · Czech Republic · Composer
A nationalist composer who wrote Symphony No. 9 and the Slavonic Dances
See symphoniesSources: ko.wikipedia.org
Edvard Grieg Edvard Grieg
1843–1907 · Norway · Composer
Composer of the Peer Gynt Suites and the Piano Concerto
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
1844–1908 · Russia · Composer
A member of the Russian Five, composer of 'Scheherazade'
Edward Elgar Edward Elgar
1857–1934 · UK · Composer
English composer of the Enigma Variations and Salut d'amour
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler
1860–1911 · Austria · Composer & conductor
Late Romantic composer and conductor who wrote Das Lied von der Erde and more
See symphoniesSources: ko.wikipedia.org
Richard Strauss Richard Strauss
1864–1949 · Germany · Composer & conductor
Composer of the tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
Claude Debussy Claude Debussy
1862–1918 · France · Composer
French Impressionist composer who wrote works such as La mer
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius
1865–1957 · Finland · Composer
The Finnish composer who wrote the tone poem 'Finlandia'
See symphoniesSources: ko.wikipedia.org
Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Rachmaninoff
1873–1943 · Russia · Composer & pianist
Composer-pianist who wrote Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
Maurice Ravel Maurice Ravel
1875–1937 · France · Composer
Composer of Boléro and Pavane for a Dead Princess
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
Igor Stravinsky Igor Stravinsky
1882–1971 · Russia · Composer
Composer of the ballets The Firebird and The Rite of Spring
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
Sergei Prokofiev Sergei Prokofiev
1891–1953 · Russia · Composer
Composer who left seven symphonies, the ballet Cinderella, and more
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
Dmitri Shostakovich Dmitri Shostakovich
1906–1975 · Russia · Composer
A Soviet-era composer who left 15 symphonies
See symphoniesSources: ko.wikipedia.org
Isang Yun Isang Yun
1917–1995 · Germany (Korean-born) · Composer
Korean-born contemporary composer who worked in Germany
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
Unsuk Chin Unsuk Chin
1961– · South Korea · Composer
Won the 2004 Grawemeyer Award for her Violin Concerto No. 1
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org