Leonard Bernstein, an icon of 20th-century classical music, was born on August 25, 1918, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA. His birth name was Louis Bernstein, but[…]

Robert Schumann was born on June 8, 1810, in Zwickau, Saxony, which was then part of the Kingdom of Saxony. He was the youngest of[…]

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was born on September 25, 1906, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. His family was musically inclined; his mother, Sofia Vasilyevna Kokoulina, was a[…]

Georges Bizet, born Alexandre-César-Léopold Bizet on October 25, 1838, in Paris, France, was a French composer of the Romantic era, best known for his opera[…]

Franz Liszt, one of the most renowned composers and virtuoso pianists of the 19th century, was born on October 22, 1811, in the village of[…]

Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev was a titan of 20th-century classical music, renowned for his innovative compositions that bridged the traditional and the avant-garde. Born on April[…]

Gioachino Rossini, renowned as the “Italian Mozart” and the “Swan of Pesaro,” left an indelible mark on the world of classical music through his vibrant[…]

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, often referred to simply as Felix Mendelssohn, was a prominent composer, pianist, conductor, and music educator of the Romantic era. Born on[…]

Jean Sibelius, born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius on December 8, 1865, in Hämeenlinna, Finland, emerged as one of the most prominent figures in classical music[…]

George Gershwin, born Jacob Gershowitz on September 26, 1898, in Brooklyn, New York, is one of the most iconic figures in American music history. His[…]