List of Austrians in music

This is a list of Austrian composers, singers, conductors and bands:

A

• Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736–1809), composer and music theorist
• August Wilhelm Ambros (1816–1876), composer (19th century)
• Wolfgang Ambros, singer (Austropop)

B

• Paul Badura-Skoda, pianist (1927–2019)
• Caroline Bayer (1758–1803), violinist and composer
• Johanna Beisteiner, classical guitarist (born 1976)
• Alban Berg, composer, (1885–1935), born in Vienna
• Walter Berry, bass-baritone, (1929–2000)
• Bilderbuch, band founded in 2005
• Karl Böhm, conductor, (1894–1981)
• Norbert Brainin (1923–2005), violinist
• Alfred Brendel, pianist, (born 1931)
• Anton Bruckner, composer, (1824–1896)

C

• Amalia Carneri (1875–1943), Polish-born soprano opera singer
• Friedrich Cerha (1926–2023), composer and conductor
• Carl Czerny (1791–1857), pianist and composer
• Meena Cryle (1977), Blues singer and composer

D

• Johann Nepomuk David, composer, (1895–1977)
• Anton Diabelli (1781–1858), publisher, editor and composer
• Wolfgang Dimetrik (born 1974), classical accordionist
• Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, composer, (1739–1799)
• Nico Dostal (1895–1981), composer

E

• Gottfried von Einem (1918–1996), composer 20th century
• Karlheinz Essl, composer and electronic musician, (born 1960)

F

• Falco, (1957–1998), pop musician
• Rainhard Fendrich (born 1955), singer
• Christian Fennesz (born 1962), electronic musician
• Rudolf Fitzner (1868–1934), violinist and music teacher
• Gerhard Friedle (born 1971) better known by the stage name DJ Ötzi, dance pop musician and DJ
• Camilla Frydan (1887–1949), pianist, soubrette singer, composer and songwriter
• Robert Fuchs (1847–1927), composer and music scientist
• Johann Fux, composer (c. 1660–1741)

G

• Bernhard Gál (born 1971), composer and artist
• Ernest Gold (1921–1999), composer 20th century (winner of the Academy Award)
• Franz Gruber (1787–1863), composer ("Silent Night, Holy Night")
• Gerhard Gruber (born 1951), pianist and composer
• Heinz Karl Gruber (born 1943), composer
• Friedrich Gulda (1930–2000), pianist and composer, born in 1930 in Vienna, died in 2000 in Steinbach am Attersee

H

• Georg Friedrich Haas (born 1953), composer of contemporary classical music
• Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1929–2016), famous contemporary conductor, mainly of early music
• Josef Matthias Hauer (1883–1959), composer and music theorist
• Joseph Haydn (1732–1809), author of "Imperial Hymn" now German Anthem
• Michael Haydn (1737–1806), composer (younger brother of Joseph Haydn)
• Hansi Hinterseer (born 1954), singer, actor, entertainer and former alpine skier.
• Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754–1812), composer
• Roman Hofstetter (1742–1815), composer
• Wolfgang Holzmair (born 1952), baritone

J

• Hanns Jelinek (1901–1969), composer (also known as Hanns Elin)
• Udo Jürgens (1934–2014), singer-songwriter
• Walter Jurmann (1903–1971), composer

K

• Franz Kalchmair, opera singer (born 1939)
• Herbert von Karajan, conductor, (1908–1989)
• King Electric, pop duo
• Carlos Kleiber, conductor, son of Erich Kleiber, (1930–2004)
• Erich Kleiber, conductor, (1890–1956)
• Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957), composer (born in Brno, Austria-Hungary)
• Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962), violinist and composer
• Ernst Krenek, composer (1900–1991)
• Kruder & Dorfmeister, DJ and producer duo

L

• Bill Leeb (born 1966), of Front Line Assembly. Born in Vienna, but currently lives in Vancouver, Canada
• György Ligeti, composer (born in Hungary, citizen of Austria), (1923–2006)
• Lukas Ligeti, composer (born 1965)
• Franz Liszt (1811–1886), composer (born in Raiding, then Hungary, now Austria)

M

• Gustav Mahler, composer, conductor 1860–1911
• Marianna Martines, composer, singer, 1744–1812
• Johann Kaspar Mertz, guitarist and composer, 1806–1856
• Felix Mottl, conductor and composer, 1856–1911
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer and musician, 1756–1791 (born in Salzburg)

N

• Olga Neuwirth, composer (born 1968)

O

• Opus, rock band founded in 1973 (Live is Life)

P

• Pomassl, electronic musician and sonic artist

R

• Emil von Reznicek, composer (died 1945)
• Marcel Rubin, composer (1905–1995)

S

• Franz Schmidt, composer, 1874–1939
• Arnold Schoenberg, composer, 1874–1951
• Franz Schubert, composer and musician, 1797–1828
• Max Steiner, composer (born in Vienna), 1888–1971
• 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
• Franz von Suppé, composer (born in Split, Austrian Empire), 1819–1895
• Hermann Szobel, jazz fusion composer, born 1958

T

• von Trapp, family of famous folk music vocalists and Anschluss refugees in 1938 and the main subjects of two 1950's German films named for them, The Trapp Family (1956) and its sequel The Trapp Family in America (1958) the first of which premiered in the U.S. in 1961, and of 1965's The Sound of Music.

V

• Johann Michael Vogl, baritone

W

• Josef Wagner, composer (known for military marches)
• Wanda, band founded in 2012
• 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 (Slovenian origin)
• Peter Wolf, producer
• Conchita Wurst, singer, winner of the Eurovision song contest 2014

Z

• Joe Zawinul, jazz musician, composer, born in Vienna, 1932
• Erich Zeisl, modernist composer (1905–1959)
• Alexander von Zemlinsky, composer and conductor 1871–1942

See also

• List of Austrians
• Austrian music