Kronos Quartet

Innovative String Ensemble

Steve Reich

Innovative American Minimalist Composer

Henryk Górecki

Polish contemporary classical composer

Bill Frisell

Innovative Jazz Guitar Virtuoso

Pat Metheny

Innovative Jazz Guitar Virtuoso

David Zinman

Renowned American Conductor

Dawn Upshaw

Grammy Award-Winning Soprano Vocalist

Johann Sebastian Bach

Baroque German composer and musician

Ludwig van Beethoven

German Classical Composer

Philip Glass

American minimalist composer

John Zorn

Avant-garde Composer and Saxophonist

Astor Piazzolla

Argentine Tango Composer and Bandoneón Virtuoso

John Adams

British Contemporary Classical Composer

London Sinfonietta

British Contemporary Classical Ensemble

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Premier American Orchestra Based in Maryland

Edo de Waart

Dutch Conductor and Opera Director

Orchestra Of St. Luke's

New York-based chamber orchestra

Christopher Rouse

Pulitzer Prize-Winning American Composer

Don Byron

Versatile Jazz Clarinetist and Composer

Richard Goode

Classical Pianist and Renowned Beethoven Interp...

Johnnie Johnson

Pioneering Rock n Roll Pianist and Blues Musician

Alice Goodman

Edward Aldwell