List of Austrians in music
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This is a list of Austrian composers, singers and conductors:
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A
- Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, composer and music theorist
- August Wilhelm Ambros, composer (19th century)
- Wolfgang Ambros, singer (Austropop)
- Angelspit, industrial rock group
B
- Paul Badura-Skoda, pianist (born 1927)
- Alban Berg, composer, 1885–1935, born in Vienna
- Walter Berry, bass-baritone, 1929–2000
- Karl Böhm, conductor, 1894–1981
- Norbert Brainin, violinist
- Alfred Brendel, pianist, born 1931
- Anton Bruckner, composer, 1824–1896
C
- Carl Czerny, pianist and composer
- Friedrich Cerha, composer and conductor, born 1926
D
- Johann Nepomuk David, composer 1895–1977
- Anton Diabelli, publisher, editor and composer
- Wolfgang Dimetrik, classical accordionist
- Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf, composer, 1739–1799
- Nico Dostal, composer
E
- Gottfried von Einem, composer 20th century
- Karlheinz Essl, composer and electronic musician, born 1960
F
- Falco, (1957–1998), pop musician
- Rainhard Fendrich, singer
- Christian Fennesz, electronic musician
- Gerhard Friedle better known by the stage name DJ Ötzi, dance pop musician and DJ
- Robert Fuchs, composer and music scientist
- Johann Fux, composer 1660–1741
G
- Bernhard Gál, composer and artist
- Ernest Gold, composer 20th century (winner of the Academy Award)
- Franz Gruber, composer ("Silent Night, Holy Night")
- Heinz Karl Gruber, composer, (1943)
- Friedrich Gulda, pianist and composer, born in 1930 in Vienna
H
- Nikolaus Harnoncourt, famous contemporary conductor, mainly of early music
- Josef Matthias Hauer, composer and music theorist
- Joseph Haydn, author of "Imperial Hymn" now German Hymn
- Michael Haydn, composer (younger brother of Joseph Haydn)
- Franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer 1754–1812
- Roman Hofstetter, composer
- Wolfgang Holzmair, baritone
J
- Hanns Jelinek, composer (also known as Hanns Elin)
- Udo Jürgens, singer-songwriter
- Walter Jurmann, composer
K
- Franz Kalchmair, opera singer (born 1939)
- Herbert von Karajan, conductor, 1908–1989
- Erich Kleiber, conductor, 1890–1956
- Carlos Kleiber, conductor, son of Erich Kleiber, 1930–2004
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold, composer (born in Brno, Austria-Hungary)
- Fritz Kreisler, violinist and composer
- Ernst Krenek, composer 1900–1991
- Kruder & Dorfmeister, dj and producer duo
L
- György Ligeti, composer (born in Hungary, citizen of Austria), 1923–2006
- Franz Liszt, composer (born in Raiding, then Hungary, now Austria)
- Bill Leeb, of Front Line Assembly. Born in Vienna, but currently lives in Vancouver, Canada.
M
- Gustav Mahler, composer, conductor 1860–1911
- Johann Kaspar Mertz, guitarist and composer, 1806–1856
- Felix Mottl, conductor and composer, 1856–1911
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer & musician, 1756–1791 (born in Salzburg)
O
- Opus, rock band (Life is Life)
R
- Emil von Reznicek, composer (died 1945)
S
- Franz Schmidt, composer 1874–1939
- Arnold Schoenberg, composer, 1874–1951
- Franz Schubert, composer & musician, 1797–1828
- Franz von Suppé, composer (born in Split, Austrian Empire 1819)
- Johann Strauss, Sr., composer 1809–1849
- Johann Strauss, Jr., composer 1825–1899
- Josef Strauss, composer 1827–1870
- Heinz Strobl, Composer and Artist, goes by the name of Gandalf
- Hedi Stadlen, Musicologist 1916–2004
V
- Johann Michael Vogl, baritone
- Oliver Vrbancic, pianist (born in Croatia)
W
- Josef Wagner, composer (known for military marches)
- Stefan Weber, Drahdiwaberl
- Anton Webern, composer, 1883–1945
- Felix Weingartner, conductor, composer, pianist
- Egon Joseph Wellesz, composer (pupil of Arnold Schönberg)
- Franz Welser-Möst, conductor (born 1960)
- Hugo Wolf, composer (Slovenien origin)
- Peter Wolf, producer
Z
- Joe Zawinul, jazz musician, composer, born in Vienna, 1932
- Alexander von Zemlinsky, composer and conductor 1871–1942