20th-century German male musicians

The list 20th-century German male musicians includes Klaus Wunderlich, André Previn, Bert Kaempfert, Richard Strauss and Engelbert Humperdinck. The list consists of 856 members and 2 sublists.

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20th-century German male pianists
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20th-century German male singers
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Rob Pilatus

German singer (1965–1998)

Overview: Robert Pilatus was a German singer, dancer, model, and rapper. He was a member of the pop music duo Milli Vanilli with Fab Morvan.

Date of birth: 8 June 1964

Date of death: 2 April 1998

Age: 33 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Models from Munich 11T

Singers from Munich 39T

20th-century German male singers 91T
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Hans Zimmer

German film composer (born 1957)

Overview: Hans Florian Zimmer ( born 12 September 1957) is a German film score composer and record producer. Zimmer's works are notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrang ...

Date of birth: 12 September 1957

Age: 67

Nationality: German

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Dina De Luca (Engaged)

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Ecole d'Humanité alumni 11T

Animated film score composers 62T

21st-century German Jews 15T
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Klaus Wunderlich

German organist

Overview: Klaus Wunderlich (18 June 1931 – 28 October 1997) was a German easy listening organist.

Date of birth: 18 June 1931

Date of death: 28 October 1997

Age: 66 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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German male organists 267T

20th-century male musicians 12,801T

Male organists 2,110T
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André Previn

German-American conductor, pianist, and composer (1929–2019)

Overview: André George Previn KBE (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-American pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor.

Date of birth: 6 April 1930

Date of death: 28 February 2019

Age: 88 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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Jewish American film score composers 50T

Broadway composers and lyricists 196T

American male jazz composers 567T
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Engelbert Humperdinck

German composer

Overview: Engelbert Humperdinck (1 September 1854 – 27 September 1921) was a German composer, who is best known for having composed the opera Hansel and Gretel.

Date of birth: 1 September 1854

Date of death: 27 September 1921

Age: 67 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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German male opera composers 207T

Burials at Stahnsdorf South-Western Cemetery 104T

Musicians from the Rhine Province 33T
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Ingo Schwichtenberg

German musician

Overview: Ingo "Mr. Smile" Schwichtenberg (18 May 1965 – 8 March 1995) was a German drummer and one of the founding members of German power metal band Helloween. Schwichtenberg was famous for his high-energy dr ...

Date of birth: 18 May 1965

Date of death: 8 March 1995

Age: 29 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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1995 suicides 54T

Rock musicians who committed suicide 104T

German musicians who committed suicide 10T
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Bert Kaempfert

German composer (1923–1980)

Overview: Bert Kaempfert (born Berthold Heinrich Kämpfert, 16 October 1923 – 21 June 1980) was a German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger, and composer. He made easy listening and ...

Date of birth: 16 October 1923

Date of death: 21 June 1980

Age: 56 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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German male jazz musicians 83T

German military musicians 6T

German male conductors (music) 496T
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Richard Strauss

German composer and conductor

Overview: Richard Georg Strauss (11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a German composer, conductor, pianist, and violinist. Considered a leading composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras, he has been ...

Date of birth: 11 June 1864

Date of death: 8 September 1949

Age: 85 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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Musicians from Munich 149T

20th-century German conductors (music) 232T

Male classical violinists 1,075T
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Karlheinz Stockhausen

German composer and writer on music

Overview: Karlheinz Stockhausen (22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st ...

Date of birth: 22 August 1928

Date of death: 5 December 2007

Age: 79 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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21st-century German composers 136T

20th-century German composers 531T

Ernst von Siemens Music Prize winners 48T
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Nils Frahm

German musician

Overview: Nils Frahm (born 20 September 1982) is a German musician, composer, and record producer based in Berlin. He is known for combining classical and electronic music and for an unconventional approach to the ...

Date of birth: 20 September 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: German

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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20th-century male musicians 12,801T

20th-century German musicians 893T

German male classical composers 958T
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Carl Orff

German composer

Overview: Carl Orff (10 July 1895 – 29 March 1982) was a German composer and music educator, best known for his cantata Carmina Burana (1937). The concepts of his Schulwerk were influential for children's music ...

Date of birth: 10 July 1895

Date of death: 29 March 1982

Age: 86 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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People educated at Eberhard-Ludwigs-Gymnasium 25T

Musicians from Munich 145T

20th-century male musicians 12,801T
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Lothar Koch (oboist)

German musician

Overview: Lothar Koch (1 July 1935 – 16 March 2003) was one of the two principal oboists in the Berlin Philharmonic during the Herbert von Karajan era.

Date of birth: 1 July 1935

Date of death: 16 March 2003

Age: 67 (age at death)

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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20th-century male musicians 12,801T

Folkwang University of the Arts alumni 29T

Male oboists 190T
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Fritz Wunderlich

German operatic tenor

Overview: Friedrich "Fritz" Karl Otto Wunderlich (26 September 1930 – 17 September 1966) was a German lyric tenor, famed for his singing of the Mozart repertory and various lieder. He died in an accident aged 35 ...

Date of birth: 26 September 1930

Date of death: 17 September 1966

Age: 35 (age at death)

Occupation: Opera singer

Gender: Male

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20th-century German opera singers 305T

20th-century male singers 5,297T

German operatic tenors 171T
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Wolfgang Rihm

German, Composer

Overview: Wolfgang Rihm (born 13 March 1952) is a German composer and academic teacher. He is musical director of the Institute of New Music and Media at the University of Music Karlsruhe and has been composer in ...

Date of birth: 13 March 1952

Date of death: 27 July 2024

Age: 72 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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German string quartet composers 47T

German male opera composers 207T

Pipe smokers 77T
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Bernd Clüver

German singer

Overview: Bernd Clüver (10 April 1948 in Hildesheim – 28 July 2011 in Palma, Spain) was a German singer.

Date of birth: 10 April 1948

Date of death: 28 July 2011

Age: 63 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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20th-century male musicians 12,801T

Schlager musicians 128T

20th-century German musicians 893T
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Horst Jankowski

German composer

Overview: Horst Jankowski (30 January 1936 – 29 June 1998) was a classically trained German pianist, most famous for his internationally successful easy listening music.

Date of birth: 30 January 1936

Date of death: 29 June 1998

Age: 62 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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German male pianists 131T

20th-century male musicians 12,801T

20th-century German composers 531T
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Helmut Zacharias

German violinist

Overview: Helmut Zacharias (27 January 1920 – 28 February 2002) was a German violinist and composer who created over 400 works and sold 14 million records. He also appeared in a number of films, usually playing ...

Date of birth: 27 January 1920

Date of death: 28 February 2002

Age: 82 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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German male jazz musicians 83T

Last-Becker Ensemble members 4T

German male violinists 137T
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Georg Solti

Hungarian-British conductor (1912–1997)

Overview: Sir Georg Solti, KBE (born György Stern; 21 October 1912 – 5 September 1997) was a Hungarian-born British orchestral and operatic conductor, best known for his appearances with opera companies in Munich ...

Date of birth: 21 October 1912

Date of death: 5 September 1997

Age: 84 (age at death)

Nationality: Hungarian

Occupation: Conductor

Gender: Male

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20th-century German conductors (music) 222T

Hungarian male musicians 111T

British male conductors (music) 599T
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Rudolf Schock

German tenor

Overview: Rudolf Johann Schock (4 September 1915 – 13 November 1986) was a German tenor.

Date of birth: 4 September 1915

Date of death: 13 November 1986

Age: 71 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Opera singer

Gender: Male

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20th-century German opera singers 305T

20th-century male singers 5,297T

German operatic tenors 171T
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Peter Hofmann

German tenor (1944–2010)

Overview: Peter Hofmann (22 August 1944 – 30 November 2010) was a German tenor who had a successful performance career within the fields of opera, rock, pop, and musical theatre. He first rose to prominence in 1976 ...

Date of birth: 12 August 1944

Date of death: 29 November 2010

Age: 66 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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20th-century male musicians 12,801T

People from Mariánské Lázně 9T

German operatic tenors 171T