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Top contemporary classical artists

The top-rated contemporary classical artist on Riffiter is Joep Beving, rated 3.3/5 by 2 listeners.

47 contemporary classical artists ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 3 of 1,602 contemporary classical albums, averaging 3.3/5, spanning 1950 to 2026.

  1. Joep Beving01Joep Beving2 ratings
  2. John Cage

    02 John Cage

  3. Bryce Dessner

    03 Bryce Dessner

  4. Ludovico Einaudi

    04 Ludovico Einaudi

  5. Philip Glass

    05 Philip Glass

  6. Roberto Cacciapaglia

    06 Roberto Cacciapaglia

  7. Arvo Pärt

    07 Arvo Pärt

  8. Steve Reich

    08 Steve Reich

  9. Benjamin Britten

    09 Benjamin Britten

  10. Olivier Messiaen

    10 Olivier Messiaen

  11. Meredith Monk

    11 Meredith Monk

  12. Terry Riley

    12 Terry Riley

  13. John Rutter

    13 John Rutter

  14. Federico Albanese

    14 Federico Albanese

  15. Morton Feldman

    15 Morton Feldman

  16. John Adams

    16 John Adams

  17. Dobrawa Czocher

    17 Dobrawa Czocher

  18. Caroline Shaw

    18 Caroline Shaw

  19. Tom Hamilton

    19 Tom Hamilton

  20. Julius Eastman

    20 Julius Eastman

  21. Ryan Louder

    21 Ryan Louder

  22. West Side Story

    22 West Side Story

  23. İlhan Mimaroğlu

    23 İlhan Mimaroğlu

  24. John Hill

    24 John Hill

  25. Scott Johnson

    25 Scott Johnson

  26. Peter Chilvers

    26 Peter Chilvers

  27. Paul Corley

    27 Paul Corley

  28. Simon Dobson

    28 Simon Dobson

  29. Anthony Davis

    29 Anthony Davis

  30. Mark Phillips

    30 Mark Phillips

  31. Kukuruz Quartet

    31 Kukuruz Quartet

  32. Josh Alexander

    32 Josh Alexander

  33. Huang Ruo

    33 Huang Ruo

  34. Mark‐Anthony Turnage

    34 Mark‐Anthony Turnage

  35. Arnold Schönberg

    35 Arnold Schönberg

  36. Anton Webern

    36 Anton Webern

  37. Alfred Schnittke

    37 Alfred Schnittke

  38. John Tavener

    38 John Tavener

  39. Krzysztof Penderecki

    39 Krzysztof Penderecki

  40. Sir William Walton

    40 Sir William Walton

  41. Aaron Copland

    41 Aaron Copland

  42. Francis Poulenc

    42 Francis Poulenc

  43. Samuel Barber

    43 Samuel Barber

  44. György Ligeti

    44 György Ligeti

  45. Ralph Vaughan Williams

    45 Ralph Vaughan Williams

  46. Leonard Bernstein

    46 Leonard Bernstein

  47. Béla Bartók

    47 Béla Bartók

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