The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000) Africa
Gasparyan or Malan? Imbrailo or Saks? It is difficult for inquiring minds to tackle a field as large and diverse as classical music, covering 10 centuries of history: there are uncountable numbers of classical music performers in the world. Making a selection of musicians is a difficult and subjective exercise. A musical selection is often the expression of personal preferences or artistic opinions, very interesting but also very different according to critics or musicologists, or simply influenced by the context: will an English performer/musician not be instinctively privileged by an English critic?
For example: in Canada, Marc-André Hamelin, a Quebec pianist and composer, is at least as popular as the German violinist Anne-Sofie Mutter, who is more internationally renowned.
Timeline of classical musicians, between 1950 and 2000+ in Africa
Whoever wants to discover classical music does not always have an experienced music lover, an expert or an educator at his or her side to support and guide him or her in this field. So : Gasparyan (Armenian opera singer (1924-2007)) or Malan (South African musician) ? Bushakevitz (Israeli-South African concert pianist) or der Walt (Notable South African opera tenor) ? However, the knowledge available about musicians is enormous. It was processed to select the 10, 25, 50... most popular performers around the world, for those living or having lived en Africa, between 1950 and 2000+. And this objectively, and for the first time (soclassiq exclusivity).
Performers rendered as a timeline to bring a little perspective:
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ComposersConductorsLyrical singersPerformersT 2024
This timeline is interactive to navigate through the ages or across continents (with ).
Why are all these composers included in this timeline?
Many composers have also been concert performers or conductors, although their fame is associated with their work today. On the other hand, some conductors such as Arturo Toscanini, Georg Solti ... or musicians such as Martha Argerich, Vladimir Horowitz, Glenn Gould ... have also composed. Itzhak Perlman, David Oïstrakh... very well known as concert performers, have also conducted orchestras. Others, such as Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez, William Christie ..., are renowned as much for their careers as composers, conductors and performers.
Listed performers
For this period 1950-2000+, in Africa, the performers listed are not very numerous (compared to the 13000+ performers already listed by soclassiq).
Here they are:
Christina Brabetz The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 30 (20th century)
Performer
Ammiel Bushakevitz The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 37 (20th century)
Performer
Steven De Groote The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1953-1989 (20th century)
Performer
Deon van der Walt The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1958-2005 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Gohar Gasparyan The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1924-2007 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Jacques Imbrailo The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 45 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Fanie de Jager The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 74 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Graham Johnson The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 73 (20th century)
Performer
Malika Makouf Rasmussen The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 59 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Petronel Malan The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 48 (20th century)
Performer
Gregor Piatigorsky The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1903-1976 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
Gidon Saks The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 64 (20th century)
Lyrical singer & Performer
Abel Selaocoe The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 32 (20th century)
Composer, Lyrical singer & Performer
Aida Stucki The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
1921-2011 (20th century)
Performer
Kevin Volans The great 20th-century performers (1950-2000)
age 74 (20th century)
Composer & Performer
See also...
Timelines : Performers
- The great classical music performers
- Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
- The great 20th-century performers [II.] (1950 - 2000)
- Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
- The great 20th-century performers [I.] (1900 - 1950)
- Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
- The great 19th-century performers (1850 - 1900)
Indexes
- All performers : by instrument * by country
- by alphabetical order : A * B * C * D * E * F * G * H * I * J * K * L * M * N * O * P * Q * R * S * T * U * V * W * X * Y * Z
- Young artists (Performers)
Other timelines
- Composers : 10 centuries of classical music
- The great classical music conductors
- The great lyrical singers
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Last update : 2024-03-10