Mannes School of Music Alumni
by Sylviastel | created - 06 Mar 2015 | updated - 04 Aug 2017 | PublicEdward Aldwell; pianist and theorist.
Johanna Beyer; composer.
Natasha Brofsky; cellist.
Kvitka Cisyk; classically trained soprano, coloratura soprano.
Andre Gremillet; managing director of Melbourne Symphony.
Rebekah Harkness; founder of Harkness Ballet.
Edward Herman Jr; trombonist.
Jeannette Kroll; opera singer.
Ursula Mamlok; composer.
Douglas McLennan; arts journalist, founder of Artsjournal.com.
Peter Joseph Merola; marimba player, composer, arranger, independent film maker, and social activist.
Tim Page; music critic.
Eve Queler; conductor.
Carl Schachter; musicologist and theorist.
Leslie Shank; violinist
Nadine Sierra; soprano.
Lawrence Leighton Smith; conductor.
Lara St. John; violinist.
Linda Toote; flutist.
Susan Wadsworth; arts administrator, founder of Young Concert Artists.
Craig Walsh; composer.
Jennifer Zetlan; soprano
1. Burt Bacharach
Soundtrack | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Burt Bacharach was a well known and multi award winning singer and song writer.
Over 1,000 different artists have recorded Bacharach's songs. From 1961 to 1972, most of Bacharach and David's hits were written specifically for and performed by Dionne Warwick, but earlier associations (from 1957 to ...
composer and pianist
2. Lamar Alsop
Music_department | Everyone Says I Love You
Lamar Alsop is known for Everyone Says I Love You (1996) and Ulee's Gold (1997).
violin
3. Yves Abel
Actor | Margaret
Yves Abel is known for Margaret (2011), Lizzie (2018) and Me and My Sister (2004).
conductor
6. Semyon Bychkov
Music_department | Camera Three
Semyon Bychkov was born on November 30, 1952 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. He is known for Camera Three (1955), Opening Concert of the 126th Season (2021) and Mozart: Cosi fan tutte (2018).
conductor
7. 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).
pianist and composer
8. 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).
conductor and pianist
9. Larry Coryell
Soundtrack | Flic ou voyou
Larry Coryell was born on April 2, 1943 in Galveston, Texas, USA. He was a composer, known for Cop or Hood (1979), Loulou (1980) and L'homme aux yeux d'argent (1985). He was married to Julie Nathanson and Tracey Piergross. He died on February 19, 2017 in New York City, New York, USA.
guitarist
10. Lee Curreri
Actor | Fame
Lee Curreri has produced songs for Natalie Cole (EMI) and Phil Perry (Capitol). He has also produced songs with Siedah Garrett, Nicolette Larson, Kid Creole, and the Coconuts, and worked as an arranger/keyboardist with artists such as Brenda Russell, Ernie Isley (Elektra), "E" (Polydor), Gregory ...
film and television composer
11. Danielle de Niese
Soundtrack | Kingdom of Heaven
Danielle de Niese was born on April 11, 1979 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is an actress, known for Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Hannibal (2001) and Julius Caesar (2006).
lyric soprano
13. JoAnn Falletta
Soundtrack | Bread and Circus
JoAnn Falletta was born on February 27, 1954 in Queens, New York, USA.
conductor
14. Richard Goode
Director | Lux Video Theatre
Richard Goode was born on November 29, 1922 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Lux Video Theatre (1950), Matinee Theatre (1955) and For Your Pleasure (1948). He died in July 1972 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA.
pianist
15. Sasha Gordon
Composer | Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)
Sasha Gordon is known for Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) (2019), Ghostwriter (2019) and It Had to Be You (2015).
film composer
16. Mary Rodgers
Writer | Freaky Friday
Mary Rodgers was born on January 11, 1931 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer and composer, known for Freaky Friday (2003), Billions for Boris (1985) and Freaky Friday (1976). She was married to Henry Arthur Guettel and Julian Bonar Beaty Jr. She died on June 26, 2014 in New York, New...
composer and philanthropist
17. Marta Casals Istomin
Self | La familia Figueroa: una dinastía musical
Marta Casals Istomin was born on November 2, 1936 in Humacao, Puerto Rico. She was previously married to Eugene Istomin and Pablo Casals.
arts administrator
18. Eugene Istomin
Writer | Great Conversations in Music
Eugene Istomin was born on November 26, 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Great Conversations in Music (2005), The Power of Silence (2017) and A Tribute to John F. Kennedy from the Arts (1963). He was married to Marta Casals Istomin. He died on October 10...
pianist
19. Yakov Kreizberg
Music_department | Don Giovanni
Yakov Kreizberg was born on October 24, 1959 in Leningrad, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. He is known for Don Giovanni (1995). He was married to Amy Anderson. He died on March 15, 2011 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
conductor
20. Gail Kubik
Music_department | 'C'-Man
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, conductor, violinist and teacher, educated at the Eastman School of Music (with a scholarship at age 14), the American Conservatory (Master of Arts) with Leo Sowerby, and Harvard University with Walter Piston ad Nadia Boulanger. He taught violin and composition at ...
composer
21. David Lawrence
Composer | High School Musical 3: Senior Year
David Lawrence is known for High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008), American Pie 2 (2001) and Remember Me (2010).
film and television composer
22. Yonghoon Lee
Actor | The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
Yonghoon Lee is known for The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006), I Am a Hero (2015) and La Wally (2014).
tenor
23. Charles Morrow
Music_department | Altered States
Charles Morrow was born in 1942 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Altered States (1980).
composer and sound artist
24. David Nadien
Music_department | Carlito's Way
David Nadien was born on March 12, 1926 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Carlito's Way (1993), If Ever I See You Again (1978) and You Light Up My Life (1977). He was married to Margot. He died on May 28, 2014 in New York City, New York, USA.
violinist
27. Patricia Neway
Actress | Carousel
Patricia Neway was born on September 30, 1919 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Carousel (1967), The Consul (1960) and Camera Three (1955). She was married to John Francis Byrne and Morris Gesell. She died on January 24, 2012 in East Corinth, Vermont, USA.
operatic soprano and musical theatre actress
28. Murray Perahia
Soundtrack | Unbreakable
Murray Perahia was born on April 19, 1947 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Unbreakable (2000), Immortal Beloved (1994) and Jack the Bear (1993). He is married to Ninette Shohet. They have two children.
pianist
29. Maurice Peress
Soundtrack | Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
Maurice Peress was born on March 18, 1930 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique (2003), New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts (1958) and Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past (2016)....
conductor
30. Patricia Risley
Actress | Les noces de Figaro
Patricia Risley is known for Les noces de Figaro (1999) and The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006).
mezzo soprano
31. Charlemagne Palestine
Composer | Four Motion Studies
Charlemagne Palestine was born on August 15, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a composer and director, known for Four Motion Studies (1974), Histoire de ma vie racontée par mes photographies (2001) and Zombies in Silverlake (2012). He is married to Aude.
conductor
32. Shulamit Ran
Composer | Mouthpiece
Shulamit Ran was born on October 21, 1949 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She is a composer, known for Mouthpiece (2020), New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts (1958) and Music on 2 (1965).
composer
33. George Rochberg
Music_department | Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts Series
George Rochberg was born on July 5, 1918 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. He is known for Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts Series (2020) and The Mind of Music (1980). He died on May 29, 2005 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA.
composer
34. Adam Rogers
Music_department | What Just Happened
Adam Rogers is known for What Just Happened (2008), Hamlet (2000) and A Brother's Kiss (1997).
jazz guitarist
35. Donald Rosenberg
Actor | Kid Colter
Donald Rosenberg is known for Kid Colter (1985) and Midnight Caller (1988).
arts journalist
36. Raymond Riccomini
Actor | The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
Raymond Riccomini is known for The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006).
37. Michael Riesman
Music_department | Cassandra's Dream
Michael Riesman is known for Cassandra's Dream (2007), Notes on a Scandal (2006) and No Reservations (2007). He was previously married to Mayra Langdon.
conductor, composer, keyboardist, music director of Philip Glass Ensemble.
38. Julius Rudel
Soundtrack | Batman Begins
Julius Rudel was born on March 6, 1921 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor, known for Batman Begins (2005), Alien: Resurrection (1997) and Foul Play (1978). He was married to Rita Gillis. He died on June 26, 2014 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
conductor
39. Frederica von Stade
Actress | The Marriage of Figaro
Frederica von Stade was born on June 1, 1945 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for The Marriage of Figaro (1974), Les noces de Figaro (1980) and La Cenerentola (1982).
40. Leslie Stifelman
Music_department | Great Performances
Leslie Stifelman is known for Great Performances (1971), A Letter to Elia (2010) and The Trap (2007).
pianist and conductor
41. Linda Poole
Camera_department | You're a Star Charity Special
Linda Poole is known for You're a Star Charity Special (2005) and Doctors (2000).
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