Famous Jews Interactive

Jewish Conductors and Orchestra Leaders

[85] Michael Tilson Thomas -- conductor, music director for the San Francisco Symphony
[69] Jascha Horenstein -- London Symphony Orchestra Conductor
[63] Leonard Bernstein -- Composer, conductor, author, lecturer and often controversial media personality
[42] Daniel Barenboim -- Conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
[35] Felix Mendelssohn -- Musical Genius and Jewish Casualty
[30] Eugene Ormandy -- The man who molded the Philadelphia Orchestra into one of the world's greats
[25] Georg Solti -- Conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
[15] Ray Block -- bandleader and composer; composed the theme to 'The Honeymooners'
[11] Bruno Walter -- Outstanding conductor of the first half of the 20th century
[9] Otto Klemperer -- Conductor known for his monumental interpretations of the symphonic and operatic repertory
[7] James Levine -- Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera
[7] Arthur Fiedler -- Conductor of Boston Symphony Orchestra
[5] Morton Gould -- Pulitzer-prize winning composer. Conductor. Pianist.