Juilliard School of Music
by Sylviastel | created - 30 Jun 2014 | updated - 01 Jul 2014 | Public
1. Itzhak Perlman
Music_department | Ying xiong
Probably the pre-eminent violinist of our time, Itzhak Perlman is known for his brilliant technique, direct interpretation and precision. Mr. Perlman's recordings include not only all standard violin repertoires but those of contemporary composers. He has appeared with every major orchestra in the ...
violinist
2. Jenny Oaks Baker
Soundtrack | Christmas Eve
Grammy Nominated Artist Jenny Oaks Baker is one of America's most accomplished and beloved violinists. Jenny began playing the violin at age four, and made her solo orchestral debut in 1983 when she was only eight years old. She received her Master of Music degree from the renowned Juilliard School...
violinist
3. Robert Becker
Music_department | The Bourne Identity
Robert Becker is known for The Bourne Identity (2002), The Rundown (2003) and Inside Man (2006).
Viola, violist, BM 1973; MM 1976.
4. Edvin Marton
Music_department | 2005 World Figure Skating Championships
Edvin Marton was born on February 17, 1974 in Vylok, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. He is known for 2005 World Figure Skating Championships (2005), Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015) and Kész Átverés Show (1999).
violinist
5. Kenji Bunch
Composer | The Argentum Prophecies
Kenji Bunch is known for The Argentum Prophecies (2014), Rain (2006) and The Hawk Is Dying (2006).
BM 1995, MM 1997 for viola; MM 1997 for compositon
7. Jonathan Carney
Soundtrack | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Jonathan Carney is known for The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), The Longest Week (2014) and Hilary and Jackie (1998).
violinist & conductor
8. Sarah Chang
Actress | Breakfast with the Arts (Holiday in New York)
Sarah Chang was born on December 10, 1980 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Breakfast with the Arts (Holiday in New York) (2001), American Masters (1985) and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992).
violinist
10. Jennifer Choi-Fisher
Music_department | Blackfish
Jennifer Choi-Fisher is known for Blackfish (2013).
violinist & composer
11. Kyung-Wha Chung
Soundtrack | Children of Men
Kyung-Wha Chung was born on March 26, 1948 in Seoul, South Korea.
violinist
violinist
14. Takako Nishizaki
Soundtrack | Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Takako Nishizaki was born on April 14, 1944 in Nagoya, Japan. She has been married to Klaus Heymann since 1974.
vioinist
16. Glenn Dicterow
Music_department | The Turning Point
Glenn Dicterow is known for The Turning Point (1977), Live from Lincoln Center (1976) and The Bell Telephone Hour (1959).
violinist
17. Lawrence Dutton
Music_department | Bent
Lawrence Dutton is known for Bent (1997), The Little Matchgirl (2006) and Late Style - The Final Notes of the Emerson Quartet.
violinist; BM 1977; MM 1978
18. James Ehnes
Soundtrack | Kinsey
James Ehnes is known for Kinsey (2004), A Hidden Life (2019) and James Ehnes & Mozart Anniversary Orchestra: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major K. 218: I. Allegro (2017).
violinist
19. Ralph Farris
Music_department | The Good Shepherd
Ralph Farris is known for The Good Shepherd (2006), The Mudge Boy (2003) and You Belong to Me (2007).
violinist, composer, conductor.
20. David Garrett
Soundtrack | The Devil's Violinist
David Garrett was born David Bongarz in Aachen, Germany on the 4th of September 1980. His father is a lawyer and his mother a classical ballerina. He has an older brother Alexander, who was at that time taking violin lessons. In an attempt to imitate his big brother David snatched up his violin ...
violinist
21. Midori Goto
Writer | Kôkaku kidôtai: Stand Alone Complex
Midori Goto is known for Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2004), Blood+ (2005) and Loups=Garous (2010).
violinist
22. Helen Armstrong
Actress | A Pitfall of the Installment Plan
Helen Armstrong is known for A Pitfall of the Installment Plan (1913), Peril of the Plains (1912) and The Finer Things (1913).
violinist
23. Michael Rabin
Music_department | Rhapsody
Michael Rabin was born on May 2, 1936 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Rhapsody (1954), Music for You (1951) and The Bell Telephone Hour (1959). He died on January 19, 1972 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
violinist
24. Geraldo Ribeiro
Sound_department | Chega de Saudade
Geraldo Ribeiro is known for his works in Jango ( Silvio Tendler,1984 ), Terra Estrangeira ( Walter Salles,1996 ), Noticias de Uma Guerra particular ( João Salles,1999 ), Jogo Subterraneo ( Roberto Gervitz,2005 ), Pedra do Reino ( Luis Fernando Carvalho,2007 ) e Chega de Saudade ( Lais Bodanski,...
violinist
25. Mary Rowell
Music_department | Stranger Than Paradise
Mary Rowell is known for Stranger Than Paradise (1984), Happiness (1998) and Kissing Jessica Stein (2001).
violinist, composer.
26. Frank Huang
Sound_department | Pink Eyeglasses
Frank Huang is known for Pink Eyeglasses (2012), Nikki (2012) and Small Talk (2014).
violinist
27. Paul Kantor
Producer | The Secret Life of Plants
Paul Kantor is known for The Secret Life of Plants (1978).
violinist
28. Gil Shaham
Music_department | Redeeming Love
Gil Shaham was born on February 9, 1971 in Urbana, Illinois, USA. He is a composer, known for Redeeming Love (2022), The Lu'Issi Run (2020) and Great Performances (1971). He is married to Adele Anthony. They have two children.
violinist
32. Louis Kaufman
Music_department | Harlow
Louis Kaufman was born on May 10, 1905 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He is known for Harlow (1965), Mickey (1964) and Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (1999). He was married to Annette Kaufman. He died on February 9, 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
violinist
33. Nigel Kennedy
Soundtrack | Spy Game
Nigel Kennedy was born on December 28, 1956 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Spy Game (2001), A Hole in My Heart (2004) and Duet for One (1986). He is married to Agnieszka.
violinist
35. Cho-Liang Lin
Soundtrack | Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Cho-Liang Lin was born on January 29, 1960 in Taiwan. He is known for Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), De zee die denkt (2000) and The Right Words (2021).
violinist
36. Mark Wood
Music_department | Blitz
Mark Wood is known for Blitz (2011), Anuvahood (2011) and Tutti Frutti (1987).
electric violinist
37. Pinchas Zukerman
Soundtrack | The Prince of Tides
Pinchas Zukerman was born on July 16, 1948 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is an actor, known for The Prince of Tides (1991), Alice (1990) and Pacific Heights (1990). He has been married to Amanda Forsyth since March 2004. He was previously married to Tuesday Weld and Eugenia Zukerman.
violinist
38. Charles Albright
Self | Psychopath Night
Charles Albright was born on August 10, 1933 in Amarillo, Texas, USA.
Pianist & Composer
Pianist & Composer (BM 2004, MM 2006)
40. Jon Batiste
Music_department | Soul
Jonathan Batiste is an iconic, unique artist of this generation. With his unique voice on piano and dapper style, Jonathan has ignited the New York City music scene. He comes from a celebrated lineage of New Orleans musicians. He has performed in over 40 countries; headlined in premier venues such ...
41. Enrique Bátiz
Soundtrack | Fifty Shades of Grey
Pre College 1999, BM 2003, MM 2005
43. Andrew Litton
Music_department | The Chosen
Andrew Litton is known for The Chosen (1981), Live from Lincoln Center (1976) and New York City Ballet (2021).
pianist & conductor
45. Myung-Whun Chung
Music_department | Great Performances
Myung-Whun Chung was born on January 22, 1953 in Seoul, South Korea. He is an actor, known for Great Performances (1971), Rammbock: Berlin Undead (2010) and Arabian Nights: Volume 1 - The Restless One (2015).
pianist & conductor
46. Van Cliburn
Self | Live from Lincoln Center
Van Cliburn was born Harvey Lavan Cliburn, Jr. on July 12, 1934, in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. His mother, named Rildia Bee O'Bryan, had been taught piano by Arthur Friedheim, a pupil of Franz Liszt. Cliburn began taking piano lessons at the age of three from his mother, who was strict and ...
47. Chick Corea
Soundtrack | The Two Popes
Chick Corea was born Armando Anthony Corea on June 12, 1941, in Chelsea, Massachussetts, USA. He began studying piano at the age of four. He started professional career with Cab Calloway, then continued with the bands of Mongo Santamaria, trumpeter Blue Mitchell, flutist Herbie Mann and saxophonist ...
jazz pianist
48. Beata Moon
Composer | Long Division: The Next Big Threat to Democracy
Beata Moon is known for Long Division: The Next Big Threat to Democracy (2004) and Never Fade Away (2023).
pianist & composer
49. Nico Muhly
Composer | The Reader
Nico Muhly was born on August 26, 1981 in Randolph, Vermont, USA. He is a composer, known for The Reader (2008), The Manchurian Candidate (2004) and Notes on a Scandal (2006).
pianist & composer
pianist
51. Pablo Nemirovsky
Composer | Los de Saladillo
Pablo Nemirovsky is known for Los de Saladillo (2005), Gombrowicz, l'Argentine et moi (1998) and The Tree on the Wall (2012).
pianist
52. Andrew Von Oeyen
Self | A Capitol Fourth
Andrew Von Oeyen was born on November 12, 1979 in the USA.
pianist
55. Michael Endres
Self | Black Box BRD
Michael Endres was born on October 28, 1937 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
pianist
57. Art Ferrante
Soundtrack | Elf
Pianist ("Ferrante & Teicher"), composer and arranger, educated at Juilliard and a student of Carl Friedbert. He taught at Juilliard between 1944 and 1947. He made many records, and toured the United States and Canada in numerous concert performances in addition to his radio and television ...
pianist
58. David Golub
Self | From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China
David Golub was born on March 22, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He died on October 16, 2000 in Milan, Italy.
pianist
59. Christina Petrowska
Composer | Ode to the Midwives
Christina Petrowska is known for Ode to the Midwives (2006).
pianist
60. Daniel Pollack
Location_management | The Adjustment Bureau
Daniel Pollack is known for The Adjustment Bureau (2011), Noah (2014) and Men in Black³ (2012).
pianist
61. Valentin Radu
Actor | Drácula de Denise Castro
Valentin Radu is known for Drácula de Denise Castro (2018) and Ànima (2009).
pianist, organist, conductor
62. Marco Rizo
Soundtrack | The Lost City
Marco Rizo is best remembered as musical director for the popular television show I Love Lucy (1951) during its lengthy run from 1951 to 1957. He famously co-wrote the jaunty theme song. Marco was born in 1920 in Santiago, Cuba. He was immersed in music from early childhood. His father, chief ...
pianist & composer
63. Santiago Rodríguez
Actor | Casados con hijos
Santiago Rodríguez is known for Casados con hijos (2004), Tempo final (2007) and Roa (2013).
pianist
64. Stephen Schwartz
Soundtrack | The Prince of Egypt
Stephen Schwartz was born on March 6, 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a composer and writer, known for The Prince of Egypt (1998), Pocahontas (1995) and Enchanted (2007). He has been married to Carole Piasecki since July 6, 1969. They have two children.
pre college 1964, piano
65. Horacio Gutiérrez
Soundtrack | New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
Horacio Gutiérrez was born on August 28, 1948 in Havana, Cuba.
pianist
66. Marvin Hamlisch
Composer | The Spy Who Loved Me
Musical talent ran in Marvin Hamlisch's family - his father was an accordionist, and at seven Hamlisch was the youngest student ever accepted by Manhattan's Julliard School of Music. Hamlich furthered his education by taking night classes at Queens College and working during the day as a rehearsal ...
pianist & composer
67. Natalie Hinderas
Actress | The Saturday Night Revue
Natalie Hinderas is known for The Saturday Night Revue (1953) and The Betty White Show (1952).
pianist & composer
68. Stephen Hough
Self | Crescendo
Stephen Hough is known for Crescendo (2023), Speak the Music: Robert Mann and the Mysteries of Chamber Music (2013) and Piano Party (1976).
pianist
69. Helen Huang
Producer | 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time
Helen Huang is known for 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time (2004), Three to One (2012) and Brotherly (2008).
pianist
71. Joseph Kalichstein
Soundtrack | New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
Joseph Kalichstein was born on January 15, 1946 in Tel Aviv, British Mandate of Palestine [now Israel]. He was married to Rowain . He died on March 31, 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
pianist
72. Wim Statius Muller
Composer | Nostalgia: The Music of Wim Statius Muller
Wim Statius Muller was a composer, known for Nostalgia: The Music of Wim Statius Muller (2013). He died on September 1, 2019 in Curaçao.
pianist & composer
73. Liz Story
Soundtrack | Worth Winning
Liz Story is known for Worth Winning (1989), Paint It Black (1989) and Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988).
pianist
75. Margaret Leng Tan
Composer | Twinkle Dammit!
Margaret Leng Tan is known for Twinkle Dammit! (2020), New York Composers: Searching for a New Music (1997) and Singapore GaGa (2005).
pianist
76. Lou Teicher
Soundtrack | Four Christmases
Lou Teicher was born on August 24, 1924 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Betty Teicher and Elaine Teicher. He died on August 3, 2008 in Highlands, North Carolina, USA.
pianist
78. Rosalyn Tureck
Self | Camera Three
Rosalyn Tureck was born on December 14, 1913 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was married to George Wallingford Downs Jr., James Elliott Armstrong Hainds and Kenneth Klein. She died on July 17, 2003 in Riverdale, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.
pianist & harpsichordist
80. Xun Wang
Actor | Jiao zhu zhuan
Xun Wang was born on November 27, 1974 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. He is an actor, known for Legend of the Naga Pearls (2017), Lost in Hong Kong (2015) and The Big Shot (2019).
pianist
81. Alexis Weissenberg
Soundtrack | The Darjeeling Limited
Alexis Weissenberg was born on July 26, 1929 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He was an actor, known for The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2015) and Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 in b-moll von Peter I. Tschaikowsky (1967). He died on January 8, 2012 in Lugano, Switzerland.
pianist
83. Terence Yung
Director | Ma foo sau gei
Terence Yung is known for Way to Success (1993), Dan shen gui zu (1989) and Chicken and Duck Talk (1988).
pianist
84. Michel Camilo
Music_department | Broadcast News
Michel Camilo was born on April 4, 1954 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is a composer, known for Broadcast News (1987), Two Much (1995) and Los peores años de nuestra vida (1994).
jazz pianist
86. Audra McDonald
Actress | Beauty and the Beast
Audra McDonald was born on July 3, 1970 in Berlin, Germany as Audra Ann McDonald. She's an actress and singer, best known for her many roles on Broadway. Her mother was a university administrator and her father was a high school principal stationed in West Berlin with the U.S. Army. She has a ...
1993, BM, Voice
87. Anne Brown
Actress | Rhapsody in Blue
Born Annie Wiggins Brown in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of a prominent physician, Dr Harry F. Brown, the grandson of a slave. Her mother was of African, Cherokee and Scottish-Irish descent. Along with her three sisters, she was taught and encouraged in music by her mother. Hopes of ...
as Anne Wiggins Brown; soprano
88. Meagan Miller
Meagan Miller was born on December 28, 1980 in Walnut Creek, California, USA. Meagan is known for Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008), WALL·E (2008) and The Incredibles (2004).
opera singer
89. Stephanie Mills
Soundtrack | Cop Out
Stephanie Mills was born on March 22, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Cop Out (2010), Fletch (1985) and The Wiz Live! (2015). She was previously married to Micheal Saunders, Dino Meminger and Jeffrey Daniel.
singer
91. America Olivo
Actress | Friday the 13th
America Athene Olivo is an American actress and singer best known as a member of the band Soluna, for her roles in the films Bitch Slap (2009), Friday the 13th (2009) and Maniac (2012), as well as starring in the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Born in Van Nuys, California, she has ...
mezzo soprano
92. Netania Davrath
Soundtrack | Doc Hollywood
Netania Davrath was born in 1931 in Ukraine. She died in 1987.
soprano
93. Ruby Elzy
Actress | The Emperor Jones
Ruby Elzy was a pioneer black opera singer who appeared on stage, radio and film. A native of Mississippi, Elzy created the role of Serena in George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" on Broadway in 1935. She made her film debut opposite Paul Robeson in 1933's "The Emperor Jones" while still a student at ...
soprano
94. Faith Esham
Actress | Carmen
Faith Esham was born on August 6, 1948 in Portsmouth, Ohio, USA. She is an actress, known for Carmen (1984), Live from Lincoln Center (1976) and Paillasse (1981).
soprano
95. Renée Fleming
Soundtrack | Now You See Me 2
Renée Fleming was born on February 14, 1959 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Now You See Me 2 (2016), Closer (2004) and The Shape of Water (2017). She has been married to Tim Jessell since September 3, 2011. She was previously married to Richard Lee Ross.
soprano
96. Hila Plitmann
Music_department | The Da Vinci Code
Hila Plitmann is known for The Da Vinci Code (2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).
soprano
97. Leontyne Price
Soundtrack | Romeo + Juliet
Leontyne Price was born on February 10, 1927 in Laurel, Mississippi, USA. She is an actress, known for Romeo + Juliet (1996), The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977) and NBC Television Opera Theatre (1949). She was previously married to William Warfield.
soprano
98. Madelyn Renée Monti
Soundtrack | The Godfather Part III
Madelyn Renée Monti was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She is known for The Godfather Part III (1990), La Bohème (1986) and Yes, Giorgio (1982).
soprano
100. Hazel Scott
Actress | I Dood It
Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, classical and jazz musician Hazel Scott became one of America's premier pianists of her time. Born on June 11, 1920, this child prodigy first started tickling the ivories at age 3 under the guidance of her mother. She moved with her family to the U.S. in 1924 ...
singer and pianist
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