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Most Famous Russian Musicians

Music 207
Russia 4,578
131 PI Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Russian Composer 1840–1893
425 IS Igor Stravinsky Igor Stravinsky Russian Composer 1882–1971
773 SR Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Rachmaninoff Russian Composer 1873–1943
819 SP Sergei Prokofiev Sergei Prokofiev Russian Composer 1891–1953
1,065 NR Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Composer 1844–1908
1,625 AN Anna Netrebko Anna Netrebko Russian Opera b. 1971
1,658 RN Rudolf Nureyev Rudolf Nureyev Russian Ballet 1938–1993
2,062 MM Modest Mussorgsky Modest Mussorgsky Russian Composer 1839–1881
2,290 AK Aram Khachaturian Aram Khachaturian Russian Composer 1903–1978
3,266 MG Mikhail Glinka Mikhail Glinka Russian Composer 1804–1857
3,859 DB Dima Bilan Dima Bilan Russian Singer b. 1981
4,367 SR Sviatoslav Richter Russian Composer 1915–1997
5,395 AR Anton Rubinstein Anton Rubinstein Russian Composer 1829–1894
5,601 FC Feodor Chaliapin Feodor Chaliapin Russian Singer 1873–1938
5,610 AS Alfred Schnittke Alfred Schnittke Russian Composer 1934–1998
8,368 KS Karol Szymanowski Karol Szymanowski Russian Composer 1882–1937
10,016 SG Sofia Gubaidulina Sofia Gubaidulina Russian Composer b. 1931
11,199 JK Joseph Kobzon Joseph Kobzon Russian Singer 1937–2018
12,099 Z Zemfira Zemfira Russian Singer b. 1976
12,468 UH Uzeyir Hajibeyov Uzeyir Hajibeyov Russian Conductor 1885–1948
14,333 LG Lyudmila Gurchenko Lyudmila Gurchenko Russian Singer 1935–2011
15,333 GS Georgy Sviridov Georgy Sviridov Russian Composer 1915–1998
16,700 AV Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov Russian Composer 1883–1946
17,103 NM Nikolai Myaskovsky Nikolai Myaskovsky Russian Composer 1881–1950
17,340 AD Alexander Dargomyzhsky Alexander Dargomyzhsky Russian Composer 1813–1869
17,612 NT Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Russian Singer b. 1989
18,499 A Alsou Alsou Russian Singer b. 1983
18,638 AA Anton Arensky Anton Arensky Russian Composer 1861–1906
19,366 MP Mikhail Pletnev Mikhail Pletnev Russian Composer b. 1957
19,481 MK Mathilde Kschessinska Mathilde Kschessinska Russian Ballet 1872–1971
20,186 TK Tikhon Khrennikov Tikhon Khrennikov Russian Composer 1913–2007
20,536 SK Serge Koussevitzky Russian Composer 1874–1951
22,014 DB Dmytro Bortniansky Dmytro Bortniansky Russian Composer 1751–1825
23,493 YS Yulia Savicheva Yulia Savicheva Russian Singer b. 1987
24,111 ID Isaak Dunayevsky Isaak Dunayevsky Russian Composer 1900–1955
25,056 NV Nadezhda von Meck Nadezhda von Meck Russian Music 1831–1894
27,053 AG Anna German Anna German Russian Singer 1936–1982
28,504 ED Edison Denisov Russian Composer 1929–1996
29,254 MK Mieczysław Karłowicz Mieczysław Karłowicz Russian Conductor 1876–1909
29,488 V Valeriya Valeriya Russian Singer b. 1968
29,674 VM Viktoria Mullova Russian Violin b. 1959
29,718 MI Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov Russian Composer 1859–1935
29,863 TT Tamara Toumanova Russian Choreographer 1919–1996
31,899 G Glukoza Glukoza Russian Singer b. 1986
32,236 VL Valery Leontiev Valery Leontiev Russian Singer b. 1949
32,350 YS Yuri Shevchuk Yuri Shevchuk Russian Singer b. 1957
35,948 YT Yuri Temirkanov Russian Conductor b. 1938
36,467 MY Maria Yudina Maria Yudina Russian Pianist 1899–1970
36,526 NN Nikolai Noskov Nikolai Noskov Russian Singer b. 1956
38,587 O Origa Origa Russian Singer 1970–2015
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Inside Russia Musicians

207 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous russia musicians born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Russia Musicians peaked in the 1950s with 26 people.

What Russia Musicians Are Known For

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Composer are Russia Musicians's biggest group — 35% of all notables (72).

Russia Musicians over-index on conductor — 39.1× the global rate.

  1. Composer72
  2. Singer64
  3. Music23
  4. Conductor19
  5. Opera8
  6. Pianist4
  7. Ballet3
  8. Choreographer3
  1. Conductor1939.1×
  2. Opera834.6×
  3. Composer7225.4×
  4. Singer6413.2×
  5. Music2312.6×

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