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Index to Short Biographies of Performers - A |
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Performer Name |
Type |
Country |
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Aachen Ensembles: |
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Aachener Bachverein (ABV) |
Choir |
Germany |
|
Kammerchor Carmina Mundi e.V. Aachen |
Chamber Choir |
Germany |
|
Aachener Domchor (ADC) |
Choir |
Germany |
|
-- |
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|
Lisandro Abadie |
Bass |
Argentina |
|
Alla Ablaberdyeva |
Soprano |
Russia |
|
Claudio Abbado |
Conductor |
Italy |
|
Bruce Abel |
Bass |
USA |
|
Ekkehard Abele |
Bass-Baritone |
Germany |
|
Christine Abraham |
Mezzo-soprano, Soprano |
USA |
|
Daniel E. Abraham |
Conductor |
USA |
|
Maurice Abravanel |
Conductor |
Greek / USA |
|
Abraham Abreu |
Harpsichord, Piano |
Venezuela |
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Academy Ensembles: |
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|
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Arcadian Academy |
Period-instrument Chamber Ensemble |
USA |
|
Academia Bach de Buenos Aires |
Ensemble |
Argentina |
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The Academy of Ancient Music (AAM) |
HIP Chamber Orchestra |
England |
|
Académie Baroque de Montréal (ABM) |
Instrumental Ensemble |
Canada |
|
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields (ASMF) |
Chamber Orchestra |
England |
|
Accademia Bizantina |
Period-instrument Ensemble |
Italy |
|
Accademia Daniel |
Baroque Ensemble |
Israel |
|
Accademia Filarmonica Köln (AFK) |
Instrumental Ensemble |
Germany |
|
Accademia della Magnifica Comunità |
Baroque Instrumental Ensemble |
Italy |
|
Coro e Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (ANSC) |
Choir & Orchestra |
Italy |
|
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Chœur de Chambre Accentus (ACC) |
Chamber Choir |
France |
|
Trio Accord |
String Trio |
Canada |
|
Hermann Achenbach |
Conductor, Bass |
Germany |
|
Anne Ackley Gray |
Soprano |
USA |
|
Shalev Ad-El |
Conductor, Harpsichord |
Israel |
|
Orchester ad fontes (OAF) |
Orchestra |
Switzerland |
|
Marta Adam |
Contralto |
Germany |
|
Stefan Adam |
Baritone |
Germany |
|
Theo Adam |
Bass-Baritone |
Germany |
|
Joachim Adamczewski |
Choral Conductor |
Germany |
|
Judith Adamietz |
Soprano |
Germany |
|
Anna Adamik |
Piano |
Hungary |
|
Lydia Adams |
Choral Conductor |
Canada |
|
Piers Adams |
Recorder |
England |
|
Adele Addison |
Soprano |
USA |
|
Alice Ader |
Piano |
France |
|
Yosemeh Adjei |
Counter-tenor |
Germany |
|
Paul Spencer Adkins |
Tenor |
USA |
|
Derek Adlam |
Harpsichord, Clavichord |
England |
|
Esther Admon |
Mezzo-soprano |
Israel |
|
Adolf Fredrik Bach Choir (SBC) |
Choir |
Sweden |
|
Aeolian Singers |
Choir |
England |
|
Musica Aeterna Bratislava (MAB) |
Instrumental Ensemble |
Slovakia |
|
Valery Afanassiev |
Piano |
Russia / France |
|
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) |
Baroque Orchestra |
International |
|
Paul Agnew |
Tenor |
Scotland, UK |
|
Guido Agosti |
Piano |
Italy |
|
Raymond Agoult |
Conductor |
Hungary / England |
|
Les Agrémens |
Instrumental Ensemble |
Belgium |
|
David Åhlén |
Conductor |
Sweden |
|
Isolde Ahlgrimm |
Harpsichord |
Austria |
|
Claes-Håkan Ahnsjö |
Tenor |
Sweden |
|
Hans Georg Ahrens |
Bass |
Germany |
|
Emi Aikawa |
Soprano |
Japan |
|
Pierre-Laurent Aimard |
Piano |
France |
|
John Mark Ainsley |
Tenor |
England |
|
Colin Ainsworth |
Tenor |
Canada |
|
Symphony of the Air |
Symphony Orchestra |
USA |
|
Akademia - Ensemble Vocal Regional de Champagne-Ardenne |
Vocal Ensemble |
France |
|
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (AAMB) |
Baroque Orchestra |
Germany |
|
Akateeminen Laulu ry (Academic Choral Society) (AL) |
Choir |
Finland |
|
Lina Maria Äkerlund |
Soprano |
Sweden |
|
Sayaka Akiyama [Missing Biography] |
Mezzo-soprano |
? |
|
Gerard Akkerhuis |
Conductor, Organ |
The Netherlands |
|
Jan Akkerman |
Rock Guitar |
The Netherlands |
|
Walid Akl |
Piano |
Lebanon |
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Alfred Akon [Missing Biography] |
Viola, Conductor |
USA |
|
University of Akron Concert Choir |
Choir |
USA |
|
University of Akron Symphony Orchestra |
Symphony Orchestra |
USA |
|
Ella Akritova [Missing Biography] |
Soprano |
Ukraine / Israel |
|
Marie-Claire Alain |
Organ |
France |
|
Harvey Alan |
Bass |
England |
|
Benjamin Alard |
Harpsichord, Organ |
France |
|
Pierrette Alarie |
Soprano |
Canada |
|
Thomas Albert |
Conductor, Violin |
Germany |
|
Eunice Alberts |
Contralto |
USA |
|
Christoph Albrecht |
Organ |
Germany |
|
Hansjörg Albrecht |
Counter-tenor, Conductor, Organ, Harpsichord |
Germany |
|
Lynette Alcantara |
Mezzo-soprano |
Australia |
|
Stephen Alder |
Baritone |
England |
|
Ming Aldrich-Gan |
Piano |
Malaysia / USA |
|
Edward Aldwell |
Piano |
USA |
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Robert Aldwinckle |
Harpsichord |
England |
|
Adam Aleksander |
Piano |
Canada |
|
John Aler |
Tenor |
USA |
|
Rinaldo Alessandrini |
Harpsichord, Conductor |
Italy |
|
Constantin Alex |
Conductor |
Germany |
|
Simone Alex |
Counter-tenor |
Germany |
|
Brad Alexander |
Baritone |
USA |
|
Roberta Alexander |
Soprano |
USA |
|
Sharon Alexander |
Soprano |
? |
|
Alexander String Quartet (ASQ) |
Chamber Instrumental Ensemble |
USA |
|
Dmitri Alexeev |
Piano |
Russia |
|
Tigran Alikhanov |
Piano |
Russia |
|
John Alldis |
Choral Conductor |
England |
|
Betty Allen |
Mezzo-soprano |
USA |
|
Hugh Allen |
Conductor, Organ |
England |
|
Thomas Michael Allen |
Tenor |
USA |
|
David Allsopp |
Counter-tenor |
Wales, UK |
|
Ralph Allwood |
Conductor |
England |
|
Laurindo Almeida |
Guitar |
Brazil |
|
Paula Almerares |
Soprano |
Argentina |
|
Andreas Almqvist |
Guitar |
Sweden |
|
Alsfelder Vokalensemble (AVE) |
Vocal Ensemble |
Germany |
|
Ada Alsop |
Soprano |
England |
|
John Alston |
Bass, Choral Conductor |
USA |
|
Marius van Altena |
Tenor |
The Netherlands |
|
Capella Nova Altenberg |
Chamber Choir |
Germany |
|
Karen Altman |
Soprano |
USA |
|
Theo Altmeyer |
Tenor |
Germany |
|
Luigi Alva |
Tenor |
Peru |
|
Lorenzo Alvary |
Bass |
Hungary / USA |
|
Laura Alvini |
Harpsichord |
Italy |
|
Karl Alwin |
Conductor |
Germany |
|
Ama Deus Ensemble |
Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble |
USA |
|
Jacques Amade |
Organ |
France |
|
Amadeus-Chor & Orchester (AMN) |
Choir & Orchestra |
Germany |
|
Ingrid Amann |
Contralto |
Austria |
|
Ensemble Amarcord |
Vocal Ensemble |
Germany |
|
Amarillis |
Instrumental Ensemble |
France |
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Amberg Ensembles (Germany): |
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Amberger Chorgemeinschaft |
Choir |
Germany |
|
Amberger Oratorienchor |
Choir |
Germany |
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Amberger Sinfonieorchester |
Symphony Orchestra |
Germany |
|
-- |
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Nijolė Ambrazaitytė |
Mezzo-soprano |
Lithuania |
|
Ambrosian Singers |
Choir |
England |
|
Barbara Ameke [Missing Biography] |
Contralto |
? |
|
Elly Ameling |
Soprano |
The Netherlands |
|
American Bach Soloists (ABS) |
Baroque Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble |
USA |
|
The American Boychoir (ABC) |
Boys’ Choir |
USA |
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American Concert Choir |
Choir |
USA |
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Nancy Amini |
Soprano |
USA |
|
Dorothea Ammann-Goesch [Missing Biography] |
Soprano |
? |
|
Pearl Amster |
Piano |
USA |
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Nicholas Angelich |
Piano |
USA |
|
Giovanni Antonini |
Conductor, Recorder |
Italy |
|
AmorArtis |
Choir & Orchestra |
USA |
|
Pierre Amoyal |
Violin, Conductor |
France |
|
Musica Amphion |
Instrumental Ensemble |
The Netherlands |
|
Kym Amps |
Soprano |
England? |
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Amsterdam Ensembles (The Netherlands): |
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Amsterdam Bach Soloists |
Instrumental Ensemble |
The Netherlands |
|
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (ABO&C) |
Baroque Orchestra & Choir |
The Netherlands / International |
|
Cappella Amsterdam |
Chamber Choir |
The Netherlands |
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Combattimento Consort Amsterdam (CCA) |
Instrumental Ensemble |
The Netherlands |
|
Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra (CCO) |
Chamber Orchestra |
The Netherlands |
|
Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam (RCO) |
Orchestra |
The Netherlands |
|
Concerto d'Amsterdam |
Period-instrument Ensemble |
The Netherlands |
|
Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam |
Vocal Ensemble |
The Netherlands |
|
Amsterdamer Kammerorchester [1] |
Chamber Orchestra |
The Netherlands |
|
Amsterdam Chamber Orchestra (ACO) [2] |
Chamber Orchestra |
The Netherlands |
|
Bach Chorus & Orchestra of the Amsterdam Philharmonic Society |
Choir & Orchestra |
The Netherlands |
|
Amsterdam Sinfonietta |
Instrumental Ensemble |
The Netherlands |
|
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Géza Anda |
Piano |
Hungary |
|
Rosette Anday |
Mezzo-soprano |
Hungary / Austria |
|
Gundula Anders |
Soprano |
Germany |
|
Hilke Andersen |
Mezzo-soprano |
Finland |
|
Mikkel Andersen |
Guitar |
Denmark |
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Ulrike Andersen |
Contralto |
Germany |
|
Andrea Anderson |
Piano |
USA |
|
Elizabeth Anderson |
Harpsichord |
Australia |
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Greg Anderson |
Piano |
USA |
|
Lorna Anderson |
Soprano |
Scotland, UK |
|
Marian Anderson |
Contralto |
USA |
|
Roberta Anderson |
Soprano |
USA |
|
Exine Anderson-Bailey |
Mezzo-soprano |
USA |
|
Norman Andersson |
Bass-Baritone |
USA |
|
Piotr Anderszewski |
Piano |
Poland |
|
Eteri Andjaparidze |
Piano |
Georgia / USA |
|
Néstor Andrenacci |
Choral Conductor |
Argentina |
|
Jean-Marc Andrieu |
Conductor, Recorder |
France |
|
Marta Angelici |
Soprano |
Corsica |
|
Andreas Angelo [Missing Biography] |
Harpsichord |
? |
|
Heljä Angervo |
Mezzo-soprano |
Finland |
|
Wolfgang Anheisser |
Baritone |
Germany |
|
Elizabeth Anker |
Contralto |
USA |
|
Ankor Children's Choir |
Children's Choir |
Israel |
|
Ansbach Bach Festival Choir & Orchestra (ABF) |
Choir & Orchestra |
Gemany |
|
Sonia Anschütz [Missing Biography] |
Piano |
? |
|
Ernest Ansermet |
Conductor |
Switzerland |
|
Mátyás Antál |
Conductor |
Hungary |
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Orchestra of the Antipodes |
Original Instruments Ensemble |
Australia |
|
Anton-Webern-Chor, Freiburg (AWC) |
Choir |
Germany |
|
Fanie Antonelou |
Soprano |
Greece |
|
Jean-François Antonioli |
Piano |
Switzerland |
|
Teodoro Anzellotti |
Accordion |
Italy / Germany |
|
Hiroya Aoki |
Counter-tenor |
Japan |
|
Bachkoor Apeldoorn |
Choir |
The Netherlands |
|
Ensemble Aperto |
Instrumental Ensemble |
Germany |
|
Apollo’s Fire - Cleveland Baroque Orchestra |
Baroque Orchestra |
USA |
|
Andrew Appel |
Harpsichord |
USA |
|
Thomas Appel |
Conductor, Organ |
Germany |
|
Benjamin Appl |
Baritone |
Germany |
|
William Appling |
Conductor, Piano |
USA |
|
Rolf Apreck |
Tenor |
Germany |
|
Avner Arad |
Piano |
Israel |
|
Aradia Ensemble |
Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble |
Canada |
|
Arcadian Academy |
Period-instrument Chamber Ensemble |
USA |
|
Francisco Araiza |
Tenor |
Mexico |
|
Denise Araneda |
Soprano |
Chile / Italy |
|
Arcani Musicali |
Vocal Ensemble |
Germany |
|
Neill Archer |
Tenor |
England |
|
Arcis-Vocalisten München (AVM) |
Chamber Choir |
Germany |
|
Arco Ensemble |
String Orchestra |
USA |
|
Alf Årdal |
Conductor |
Norway |
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Igor Ardašev |
Piano |
Czechoslovakia |
|
Nikolai Ardey |
Bass |
Germany |
|
Renate Arends |
Soprano |
The Netherlands |
|
Rolf-Dieter Arens |
Piano |
Germany |
|
Nancy Argenta |
Soprano |
Canada |
|
Martha Argerich |
Piano |
Argentina |
|
Bettina Arias [Missing Biography] |
Soprano |
? |
|
Yetzabel Arias-Fernandez |
Soprano |
Cuba |
|
Arion Baroque Orchestra |
Baroque Orchestra |
Canada |
|
Chiyoko Arita |
Harpsichord |
Japan |
|
Howard Arman |
Conductor |
England |
|
Nurhan Arman |
Conductor |
Turkey |
|
Lauren Armishaw |
Soprano |
New Zealand |
|
Karan Armstrong |
Soprano |
USA |
|
Kit Armstrong |
Piano |
USA |
|
Sheila Armstrong |
Soprano |
England |
|
Kristinn Árnason |
Guitar |
Iceland |
|
Günther Arndt |
Choral Conductor |
Germany |
|
Volker Arndt |
Tenor |
Germany |
|
Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra (HGO) |
Orchestra |
The Netherlands |
|
Jochen M. Arnold |
Choral Conductor |
Germany |
|
Arnold Schoenberg Chor (ASC) |
Choir |
Austria |
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Benoît Arnould |
Baritone |
France |
|
Racha Arodaky |
Piano |
France |
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Claudio Arrau |
Piano |
Chile / USA |
|
Martina Arroyo |
Soprano |
USA |
|
Ars Antiqua Austria (AAA) |
Instrumental Baroque Ensemble |
Austria |
|
Ars Longa Choir & Orchestra |
Chamber Choir & Baroque Chamber Orchestra |
Hungary |
|
Ars Rediviva of Prague |
Chamber Ensemble |
Czechoslovakia |
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St. Johannes-Kantorei Arsten-Habenhausen [Missing Biography] |
Choir |
Germany |
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ARSYS |
Choir |
France |
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Andrew Arthur |
Organ, Harpsichord, Conductor |
England |
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Andrea Artmann |
Soprano |
Germany |
|
Les Arts Florissants (LAF) |
Orchestra & Choir |
France |
|
Cecylia Arzewski |
Violin |
Poland / USA |
|
Alice Artzt |
Guitar |
USA |
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Lars Arvidson |
Bass-Baritone |
Sweden |
|
William Ashby |
Baritone |
USA |
|
David van Asch |
Bass |
England |
|
Bachcollegium Aschaffenburg |
Instrumental Ensemble |
Germany |
|
Aschaffenburger Kantorei |
Choir |
Germany |
|
Vladimir Ashkenazy |
Piano, Conductor |
Russia / Iceland |
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Jean Ashworth Bartle |
Choral Conductor |
England / Canada |
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Tanya Aspelmeier |
Soprano |
Germany |
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Bob van Asperen |
Harpsichord, Organ, Conductor |
The Netherlands |
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Isolde Assenheimer-Luz |
Contralto |
Germany |
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João Carlos Assis Brasil |
Piano |
Brazil |
|
Lilan Assumpção |
Soprano |
Brazil |
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Sandro Assumpção |
Tenor |
Brazil |
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Margarete Ast |
Mezzo-soprano |
Germany |
|
Aston Magna Festival Orchestra |
Baroque Orchestra |
USA |
|
ASU Early Music Ensemble (ASU-EME) |
Instrumental Ensemble |
USA |
|
Laura C. Atkinson |
Mezzo-soprano |
USA |
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Atlanta Ensembles (Georgia, USA) |
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Atlanta Baroque Orchestra |
Baroque Orchestra |
USA |
|
Atlanta Schola Cantorum |
Choir |
USA |
|
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) |
Symphony Orchestra |
USA |
|
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Luigi Attademo |
Guitar |
Italy |
|
Annelie Atzorn [Missing Biography] |
Soprano |
? |
|
Scott Auby |
Baritone |
USA |
|
Pierre Auclert [Missing Biography] |
Piano |
France |
|
Edward Auer |
Piano |
USA |
|
Markus Auerbach |
Bass-Baritone |
Germany |
|
Arleen Augér |
Soprano |
USA |
|
Augsburger Domsingknaben (ADK) |
Boys’ Choir |
Austria |
|
Cappella Augustana |
Instrumental & Vocal Ensemble |
Italy |
|
Augustana Choir |
Choir |
USA |
|
The Aulos Ensemble |
Chamber Instrumental Ensemble |
USA |
|
Jean-Marie Auberson |
Conductor |
Switzerland |
|
Daniel Auchincloss |
Tenor |
Canada |
|
Rudolf Aue [Missing Biography] |
Bass |
? |
|
Artem Anuchin |
Piano |
Russia |
|
Bo Aurehl |
Choral Conductor |
Sweden |
|
Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw (ASKC) |
Boys’ Choir |
Germany |
|
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra |
Period-instrument Orchestra |
Australia |
|
Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO2) |
Chamber Orchestra |
Australia |
|
Choeur Regional d'Auvergne (CRA) |
Choir |
France |
|
Yolanda Auyanet |
Soprano |
Spain |
|
Ave Sol Choir |
Choir |
Latvia |
|
Concerto Avenna |
Instrumental Ensemble |
Poland |
|
Emanuel Ax |
Piano |
Poland / USA |
|
Eduardo Ayas |
Tenor |
Argentina |
|
Patrick Ayrton |
Harpsichord |
England |
|
Kurt Azesberger |
Tenor |
Austria |
|
Sergio Azzolini |
Bassoon, Conductor |
Italy |
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Prepared by Aryeh Oron (January 2001 - May 2013) |
