Sony Classical is an American
record label
"Big Three" music labels
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founded in
1924 as
Columbia Masterworks Records, a subsidiary of
. In 1980, the Columbia Masterworks label was renamed as CBS Masterworks Records. The CBS Records Group was acquired by
Sony
is a Japanese multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including Sony Corporation (electronics), Sony Semiconductor Solutions (i ...
in 1988, and in 1990 it was renamed Sony Classical.
Artists
Sony Classical has represented artists including:
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Alexis Ffrench
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Yo-Yo Ma
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Igor Levit
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Jonas Kaufmann
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Glenn Gould
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Wiener Philharmoniker
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Joshua Bell
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Hans Zimmer
Hans Florian Zimmer (; born 12 September 1957) is a German film score composer and music producer. He has won two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, five Grammy Awards, and has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmy Awards and a Tony ...
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John Williams
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Khatia Buniatishvili
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Arthur Rubinstein
Arthur Rubinstein Order of the British Empire, KBE OMRI (; 28 January 1887 – 20 December 1982) was a Polish Americans, Polish-American pianist.
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Eugene Ormandy
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Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein ( ; born Louis Bernstein; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was th ...
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Teodor Currentzis
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Arcadi Volodos
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Christian Gerhaher
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Vladimir Horowitz
Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz (November 5, 1989) was a Russian and American pianist. Considered one of the greatest pianists of all time, he was known for his virtuoso technique, timbre, and the public excitement engendered by his playing.
Life ...
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Christoph Koncz
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Ivo Pogorelich
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Martin Fröst
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Leif Ove Andsnes
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Lavinia Meijer
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Rachel Willis-Sørensen
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Mao Fujita
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Pablo Ferrández
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Miloš Karadaglić
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Attacca Quartet
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Hayato Sumino
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Danny Elfman
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Presidents
* 1997:
Peter Gelb (NY)
* 2009–2019:
Bogdan Roscic
* 2019:
Per Hauber
See also
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List of record labels
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References
External links
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American record labels
Record labels established in 1924
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