Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a well-known cellist and one of the founding members of the Beaux Arts Trio. He started his profe

Is a well-known cellist and one of the founding members of the Beaux Arts Trio. He started his professional studies with Felix Salmond at Juilliard when he was eighteen. After four years of study with Salmond, Greenhouse proceeded to move on to studies with Emanuel Feuermann, Diran Alexanian, Raya Garbousova and Pablo Casals.

Is a Polish opera singer (bass-baritone) and actor. His recordings include Lucia di Lammermoor (with

Is a Polish opera singer (bass-baritone) and actor. His recordings include Lucia di Lammermoor (with Maria Callas) and The Devils of Loudon (with Tatiana Troyanos).

Is a French singer.

Is a French singer.

Was an Irish painter.Mulrenin was an acclaimed portrait painter of early 19th century Ireland. Two o

Was an Irish painter.Mulrenin was an acclaimed portrait painter of early 19th century Ireland. Two of his most popular portraits were of artist George Petrie and politician Daniel O'Connell.

Was a French potter and craftsman, famous for having struggled for 16 years to imitate Chinese porce

Was a French potter and craftsman, famous for having struggled for 16 years to imitate Chinese porcelain.The date and place of Palissy's birth are not know for certain but are believed to be about 1510, either at Saintes or Agen. It has been stated, on insufficient authority, that his father was a glass-painter and that he served as his father's apprentice.

A notable English pianist. His treatment of the cycle of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas has been particul

A notable English pianist. His treatment of the cycle of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas has been particularly highly acclaimed.He is also noted for his recordings of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Roberts' recording of the Well-Tempered Clavier, Books 1 and 2, performed on piano, was released in 1999 by Nimbus Records and was well-received. Roberts also has recorded Bach's Six Partitas, BWV 825-30, and his French Suites, BWV 812-17. In collaboration with other performers, Roberts has released discs of music for one and two pianos by Paul Hindemith and of trios by Frank Bridge.

Is a French singer and songwriter.Some of his memorable songs include "L'amour, il faut être deux"

Is a French singer and songwriter.Some of his memorable songs include "L'amour, il faut être deux" (1972), "Ta tobe verte" (1973), "Le professeur est un rêveur" (1974), "L'Amitié" (1975) and "Un jour lointain".

Sumner was a founding member of Joy Division, a post punk band formed in 1977. The band enjoyed mode

Sumner was a founding member of Joy Division, a post punk band formed in 1977. The band enjoyed moderate commercial success, and is widely considered one of the most influential bands of the era. Primarily known as the band's lead guitarist (his main guitars were a Gibson SG and a Shergold Custom Masquerader) Sumner also played keyboards for synth parts. The band's most popular songs included "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and "Atmosphere". In May 1980 the band's vocalist,

An Australian art historian, art critic and academic.Educated at the University of Sydney and at the

An Australian art historian, art critic and academic.Educated at the University of Sydney and at the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes, University of London; completed a PhD at the Australian National University; taught in the NSW Department of Education, 1935-1944, and then served as an education officer for the Art Gallery of NSW country art exhibitions programme, 1944-1952.He was a lecturer, then senior lecturer, in the University of Melbourne's Fine Arts Department, 1955-1963, and art critic for The Age newspaper, Melbourne, 1963-1966. Subsequently he was the founding Professor of Contemporary Art and Director of the Power Institute of Fine Arts, University of Sydney, 1967-1977. He was the president of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, 1977-1980. Currently, he is a professorial fellow in the department of Art History at the University of Melbourne. He is a recipient, Chevalier, of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Is a singer, actor and comedian. He is sometimes known by the nickname "The Bolton Bullfrog".He bega

Is a singer, actor and comedian. He is sometimes known by the nickname "The Bolton Bullfrog".He began acting around the same time and has made many appearances on stage, most famously in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot alongside Mike Harding at Bolton'

Is an Argentine mezzo-soprano. Born in Buenos Aires to Slovene parents, Bernarda Fink studied at the

Is an Argentine mezzo-soprano. Born in Buenos Aires to Slovene parents, Bernarda Fink studied at the "Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón" in Buenos Aires. She won First Prize at the Nuevas Voces Líricas competition in 1985 and moved to Europe. She lives in the southern Austrian province of Carinthia and is married to the current High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Valentin Inzko.Bernarda Fink has sung with leading orchestras including the Philharmonics of Vienna and London, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Radio-France Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, English Baroque Soloists, I Solisti Veneti, les Musiciens du Louvre, and Musica Antiqua Köln and has performed under the baton of conductors such as René Jacobs, Philippe Herreweghe, John Eliot Gardiner, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Trevor Pinnock, Neville Marriner, Marc Minkowski, Roger Norrington, Mariss Jansons, Valery Gergiev, Colin Davis, and Riccardo Muti.

Also called Bernardo, was an Italian sculptor.Ludovisi participated in several prominent sculptural

Also called Bernardo, was an Italian sculptor.Ludovisi participated in several prominent sculptural projects of the time, such as the Trevi Fountain, the ongoing sculptural works of St Peter’s, and the façade of St John Lateran. He was one of six Italian

Was an Italian urban landscape painter or vedutista, and printmaker in etching famous for his vedute

Was an Italian urban landscape painter or vedutista, and printmaker in etching famous for his vedutes of European cities (Dresden, Vienna, Turin and Warsaw). He was the pupil and nephew of Canaletto and sometimes used the latter's illustrious name, signin

Was an Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist.He enter

Was an Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist.He entered the service of the Medici as a youth and remained with them the rest of his life. He is said to have been instructed in painting by Salviati and Bronzin

Was an eighteenth century Dutch historical and portrait painter, born in Friesland. Active in Leeuwa

Was an eighteenth century Dutch historical and portrait painter, born in Friesland. Active in Leeuwarden.

Was a Dutch painter of the Hague School.

Was a Dutch painter of the Hague School.

A German Heldentenor.Despite his humble beginnings he managed to secure an engagement in the Cologne

A German Heldentenor.Despite his humble beginnings he managed to secure an engagement in the Cologne Opera chorus. While in Cologne he continued his vocal studies with Professor Lenz and was eventually promoted to soloist in the Cologne theater.

Is a contemporary German alt/pop singer-songwriter linked to the Hamburger Schule.From the middle to

Is a contemporary German alt/pop singer-songwriter linked to the Hamburger Schule.From the middle to the end of the 1980s he was part of the Pop-music label "Fast Weltweit" (almost world wide). It was found by Michael Girke, Achim Knorr, Andreas Henning, Frank Spilker (Die Sterne) and Frank Werner. They released singles and cassette tape samplers, such as Jochen Distelmeyer's (now in the band Blumfeld) "Bienenjäger" with Thomas Wenzel (now in Die Goldenen Zitronen and Die Sterne and the very first Die Sterne single. Even with his connection to "Fast Weltweit", Bernd never released any records with them.

Is a German painter and concept artist. In the early eighties he was a representative of the „Neue

Is a German painter and concept artist. In the early eighties he was a representative of the „Neue Wilde“, a group of German artists. In the nineties it came to a stylistic imposition. The crude, strong, expressive figuration was replaced by a compositional color abstraction. Clear, strong color fields generated the basic formula of Gall’s paintings and built a distance to symbolize his art work. Objects and installations enlarged his artistic spectrum.

A constantly recurring, central element in Fasching’s work is the creation of his pieces of a

A constantly recurring, central element in Fasching’s work is the creation of his pieces of art amidst his visitors and audience. There were 7 periods between 1987 and 2006 when, under the title 12 Tage 12 Nächte/12 Days 12 Nights, Fasching lived and worked in various galleries around the world, where he could be observed at work and was always open to discussions. During this time he did not leave the place of work.

Is an Austrian operatic baritone, best-known for his performances in the operas of Richard Wagner.We

Is an Austrian operatic baritone, best-known for his performances in the operas of Richard Wagner.Weikl debuted at the Salzburg Festival in 1971 as Melot in Tristan und Isolde, at the Bayreuth Festival in 1972 as Wolfram in Tannhäuser, at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 1975 as Figaro in The Barber of Seville and at the Metropolitan Opera in 1977 as Wolfram.

An Austrian composer and artist.Bernhard Gál (a.k.a. Gal) creates music for instruments and electro

An Austrian composer and artist.Bernhard Gál (a.k.a. Gal) creates music for instruments and electro-acoustic compositions, as well as art installations. Many of his intermedia art projects and sound installations present combinations of sound, light, objects, video projections and spatial concepts. He is director of the Austrian art organization "sp ce" and runs the record label Gromoga Records. Gals work has been presented in concerts, installations and exhibitions throughout Europe, Asia and The Americas. He has been invited to music and art festivals including Wien Modern Festival; Jeunesse Festival Vienna; Donaufestival Austria; ICMC Berlin; MaerzMusik Berlin; Inventionen Berlin; Sonambiente Berlin; Festival Stimme+, ZKM, Karlsruhe; MATA Festival New York; New Sound, New York-Festival, NYC; Soundfield Festival Chicago; Mutek Montreal; Musashino Public Art Festival Tokyo.

Is an Austrian countertenor.Following his first concert and stage experience as soprano soloist with

Is an Austrian countertenor.Following his first concert and stage experience as soprano soloist with the Boys' Choir of Wilten Monastery (Innsbruck), he studied voice at the Vienna Academy of Music under Helene Karusso and Kurt Equiluz. He received further training from Karl-Heinz Jarius in Frankfurt.

Is a singer and songwriter who holds the record for the longest continuous run of wins on the ITV ta

Is a singer and songwriter who holds the record for the longest continuous run of wins on the ITV talent show Opportunity Knocks. Viewers voted him the show's best act for 13 successive weeks in early 1977.

Is a South African photographer and installation artist. Trained originally as a sculptor, she is be

Is a South African photographer and installation artist. Trained originally as a sculptor, she is best known for her installations consisting of found objects mixed with photographs of her own body, marked in some fashion to suggest scarification ritual and displayed to suggest voyeurism. None of the marks are permanent; they are usually made with henna.