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A soloist and visionary, Anne-Sophie Mutter is one of the world’s leading
violinists, famously supported in her early career by the great Herbert von
Karajan. Mutter has had several works composed for her in recent years,
including by the film music legend John Williams, who penned a special
Violin Concerto and rewrote his Across the Stars album for the German
virtuoso. In 2022 she joined forces with Daniel Barenboim, Yo-Yo Ma and
the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra for a special recording of Beethoven’s
Triple Concerto for piano, violin, cello and orchestra.

John Williams releases new album with violinist Anne-Sophie
Mutter
The legendary film composer is collaborating with superstar violinist Anne-
Sophie Mutter on a new album, featuring new arrangements of some of his
most popular movie themes.
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26. Emmanuel Pahud – flautist

Swiss-French flautist Emmanuel Pahud is one of today’s busiest classical
musicians and a staunch advocate for new music, performing around 160
concerts a year, many of them premieres of flute commissions he has
made. Aged 22, Pahud famously became the youngest player in the Berlin
Philharmonic, and when he signed with EMI Classics in 1996, he became
the only flautist in the world to have a solo recording contract with a
major record company.

27. Sir Simon Rattle – conductor

A legendary conductor of our times, Sir Simon Rattle has been music
director of the London Symphony Orchestra since 2015, famously
conducting the orchestra three years earlier at the London Olympics
Opening Ceremony in a sketch with Rowan Atkinson. Sir Simon also led
Berlin Philharmonic for 16 years, and had a long-standing relationship
with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

Simon Rattle conducts the LSO in London's Trafalgar Square
Credit: LSO
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28. Mitsuko Uchida – pianist

One of the greatest classical pianists of the 20th century, Mitsuko
Uchida is renowned for her peerless interpretations of Mozart and
Schubert. The Japanese-born British musician was made a Dame in 2009
for her contributions to music. Aged 73, Uchida continues to record and