Name | Member type | Induction date | Location of induction | Notability | References |
Bruce Abel | Patron | 1974 | Cleveland, Ohio | Baritone | |
Claudio Arrau | Patron | 1943 | Louisville, Kentucky | Pianist | |
Dorothy Ashby | National honorary | 1972 | Detroit, Michigan | Harpist and composer | |
Milton Babbitt | Patron | October 9, 2000 | New York City, New York | Composer | |
Joseph Banowetz | Patron | 1973 | Mount Pleasant, Michigan | Pianist | |
Samuel Barber | Patron | 1960 | New York City, New York | Composer | |
Evelyn Rothwell Barbirolli | National honorary | 1965 | Houston, Texas | Oboist | |
John Barbirolli | Patron | 1965 | Houston, Texas | Conductor | [4]: 142 |
Edmund Battersby | Patron | 2001 or March 27, 2007 | Jefferson City, Tennessee | Pianist | |
Gisele Ben-Dor | National honorary | 1995 | Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | Conductor | |
Jack Beeson | Patron | 1971 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Composer and educator | |
Jean Berger | Patron | 1980 | Denver, Colorado | Composer | |
Philip Bezanson | Patron | 1962 | Chicago, Illinois | Composer and educator | |
Ingrid Bjoner | National honorary | 1968 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Soprano | |
Frances Blaisdell | National honorary | 1941 | New York City, New York | Flutist and educator | |
Joseph Bloch | Patron | 1962 | New York City, New York | Pianist and educator | |
Jean Tennyson Boissevain | National honorary | | | Soprano | |
William Bolcom | Patron | 1989 or July 2006 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Composer and pianist | [5][4]: 142 |
Gena Branscombe | National honorary | 1925 | New York City, New York | Composer and conductor | |
Anshel Brusilow | Patron | 1972 | Maryville, Tennessee | Conductor | |
Fritz Busch | Patron | 1948 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Conductor | |
Ernest Charles | Patron | 1941 | Lincoln, Nebraska | Composer | |
Constance Cherry | Patron | February 2013 | Jefferson City, Tennessee | Educator | [6] |
Loris Chobanian | Patron | 1990 | Kent, Ohio | Composer | |
Lili Chookasian | National honorary | 1955 | Chicago, Illinois | Contralto | |
Curtis Clark | Patron | 1984 | Kent, Ohio | Pianist and impresario | |
Joseph W. Clokey | Patron | 1939 | Oxford, Ohio | Educator and composer | |
Michael Colgrass | Patron | 1991 | Akron, Ohio | Composer | |
Fiora Contino | National honorary | 1974 | Bloomington, Indiana | Conductor | |
Dominic Cossa | Patron | 1971 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Bass | |
Hollis Dann | Patron | 1925 | | Educator | |
Norman Dello Joio | Patron | 1967 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Composer | |
Nickitas Demos | Patron | July 2012 | | Composer | [7] |
Joerg Demus | Patron | 1955 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Pianist | |
Misha Dichter | Patron | April 13, 1999 | Jefferson City, Tennessee | Pianist | |
Fannie Charles Dillon | National honorary | 1925 | Los Angeles, California | Composer | |
Walt Disney | Patron | 1940 | Los Angeles, California | Producer | |
Olin Downes | Patron | 1939 | New York City, New York | Critic | |
John Downey | Patron | 1980 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Composer | |
Sophie H. Drinker | National honorary | 1951 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Musicologist and author | |
Marcel Dupré | Patron | 1937 | Bloomington, Illinois | Organist | |
Cecil Effinger | Patron | 1957 | Denver, Colorado | Composer, inventor, and educator | |
Halim El-Dabh | Patron | 1990 | Kent, Ohio | Composer | |
Robert Elmore | Patron | 1965 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Organist and composer | |
Georges Enesco | Patron | | | Violinist | |
Simon Estes | Patron | 1979 | Chicago, Illinois | Bass-baritone | |
JoAnn Falletta | National honorary | 1988 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Conductor | |
Ray Ferguson | Patron | 1976 | Detroit, Michigan | Organist | |
Wilhelmenia Fernandez | National honorary | 1983 | Detroit, Michigan | Soprano | |
Francis Findlay | Patron | 1934 | | Educator | |
Birgit Finnila | National honorary | 1973 | Chicago, Illinois | Contralto | |
Harvey S. Firestone Jr. | Patron | 1939 | | Philanthropist | |
Carlisle Floyd | Patron | 1961 | Columbia, South Carolina | Composer and educator | |
Eugene Fodor | Patron | 1978 | Washington, D.C. | Violinist | |
Henry Ford | Patron | 1939 | | Philanthropist | |
Lukas Foss | Patron | 1982 | New York City, New York | Conductor and composer | |
Virgil Fox | Patron | 1958 | Westminster, Maryland | Organist | |
Vera Franceschi | National honorary | 1955 | Chicago, Illinois | Pianist | |
Ossip Gabrilowitsch | Patron | 1921 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Conductor and pianist | |
James Galway | Patron | 1991 | Columbus, Ohio | Flutist | |
Mary Garden | Patron | 1932 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Soprano | |
Vance George | Patron | April 3, 2008 | Washington, Pennsylvania | Conductor | [8][9][10] |
Armando Ghitalla | Patron | 1988 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Trumpeter | |
Vittorio Giannini | Patron | 1953 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Composer and educator | |
David Gillingham | Patron | 1996 | Normal, Illinois | Composer | |
Joseph Gingold | Patron | 1989 | Bloomington, Illinois | Violinist | |
Richard Franko Goldman | Patron | 1964 | New York City, New York | Composer, author, and conductor | |
Eugene Goossens | Patron | 1925 | Rochester, New York | Conductor | |
Camargo Guarnieri | Patron | 1973 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Composer | |
Ida Haendel | National honorary | 1986 | Dallas, Texas | Volinist | |
Richard Hageman | Patron | 1926 | | Composer | |
Robert Hale | Patron | 1971 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Baritone | |
Howard Hanson | Patron | 1925 | Rochester, New York | Composer, educator, and conductor | |
Louis Hasselmans | Patron | 1940 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Conductor | |
Evelyn Lear | National honorary | 1989 | Chicago, Illinois | Soprano | |
Walter Hendl | Patron | December 1, 1960 | Chicago, Illinois | Conductor and educator | |
Ethel Glenn Hier | National honorary | 1924 | Columbus, Ohio | Composer and pianist | |
Ima Hogg | Patron | 1971 | Houston, Texas | Philanthropist | |
Lorin Hollander | Patron | 1974 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Pianist | |
Stanley Hollingsworth | Patron | 1988 | Rochester, Michigan | Composer | |
David Holsinger | Patron | 1998 | San Antonio, Texas | Composer and conductor | |
Hal Hopson | Patron | 1988 | Nashville, Tennessee | Composer | |
Karel Husa | Patron | 1977 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Composer and conductor | |
Donald Hustad | Patron | 1994 | Jefferson City, Tennessee | Organist, composer, arranger, and educator | |
Roger Jacobi | Patron | 1980 | Interlochen, Michigan | Educator | |
Grant Johannesen | Patron | 1982 | Cleveland, Ohio | Pianist | |
Camellia Johnson | National honorary | 1925 | Jefferson City, Tennessee | Soprano | |
Thor Johnson | Patron | 1947 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Conductor and educator | |
Vakhtang Jordania | Patron | 1988 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Conductor | |
Martin Katz | Patron | 1985 | Sarasota, Florida | Pianist and educator | |
Graham Kendrick | Patron | February 2013 | | Contemporary worship artist | [6] |
Hans Kindler | Patron | 1945 | | Conductor | |
Tom Krause | Patron | 1969 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Baritone | |
Rafael Kubelík | Patron | 1951 | Chicago, Illinois | Conductor | |
Gail Kubik | Patron | 1960 | Lawrence, Kansas | Composer | |
Erich Kunzel | Patron | 1993 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Conductor | |
Fredell Lack | National honorary | 1963 | Beaumont, Texas | Violinist and educator | |
Hans Lange | Patron | 1940 | | Conductor | |
Benjamin Lees | Patron | 1965 | New York City, New York | Composer and educator | |
J. Reilly Lewis | Patron | 2010 | | Organist and choirmaster of the National Cathedral | [11] |
Martha Lipton | National honorary | 1943 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Mezzo-soprano and educator | |
Frank Little | Patron | 1977 | Johnson City, Tennessee | Tenor | |
Hugh Livingston | Patron | November 6, 2003 | Maryville, Tennessee | Composer and pianist | [12] |
Normand Lockwood | Patron | 1980 | Denver, Colorado | Composer | |
Jesús López-Cobos | Patron | 1992 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Conductor | |
George Lynn | Patron | 1974 | Fort Collins, Colorado | Composer | |
Joseph E. Maddy | Patron | 1934 | | Educator and conductor | |
Spiro Malas | Patron | 1971 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Baritone | |
Nicolai Malko | Patron | 1943 | Chicago, Illinois | Conductor | |
Robert Marcellus | Patron | 1980 | Interlochen, Michigan | Educator and conductor | |
Andre Marchal | Patron | 1954 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Organist | |
Jean Martinon | Patron | 1967 | Chicago, Illinois | Conductor | |
David Maslanka | Patron | 1996 | Normal, Illinois | Composer | |
William Mayer | Patron | 1964 | New York City, New York | Composer | |
James McCray | Patron | 1981 | Fort Collins, Colorado | Composer and educator | |
Sylvia McNair | National honorary | 1985 | Atlanta, Georgia | Soprano | |
Sherrill Milnes | Patron | 1990 | Urbana, Illinois | Baritone | |
Yvonne Minton | National honorary | 1975 | Chicago, Illinois | Mezzo-soprano | |
Donald Neuen | Patron | 1977 | Jefferson City, Tennessee | Educator and conductor | |
Geoffrey O'Hara | Patron | 1938 | | Composer | |
Paul Paray | Patron | 1946 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Conductor | |
Luciano Pavarotti | Patron | 1978 | Washington, D.C. | Tenor | |
Vincent Persichetti | Patron | 1946 | Kent, Ohio | Composer | |
Gregor Piatagorsky | Patron | 1944 | Louisville, Kentucky | Cellist | |
Paul Plishka | Patron | 1985 | Detroit, Michigan | Baritone | |
John Pozdro | Patron | 1960 | Lawrence, Kansas | Educator and composer | |
Eve Queler | National honorary | 1979 | Detroit, Michigan | Conductor | |
Florence Quivar | National honorary | 1980 | Los Angeles, California | Mezzo-soprano | |
Samuel Ramey | Patron | 1980 | Washington, D.C. | Bass | |
Robert Rayfield | Patron | December 1, 1976 | Chicago, Illinois | Organist | |
Fritz Reiner | Patron | 1920 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Conductor | |
Bernard Rogers | Patron | 1960 | Lawrence, Kansas | Composer and educator | |
Fred Rogers | Patron | 1996 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Educator, producer, and musician | |
Gianna Rolandi | National honorary | 1986 | Spartanburg, South Carolina | Soprano | |
Stella Roman | National honorary | 1943 | Chicago, Illinois | Soprano | |
Julius Rudel | Patron | 1971 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Conductor and opera director | |
John Rutter | Patron | 1985 | Jefferson City, Tennessee | Composer and conductor | [13] |
Carlos Salzedo | Patron | 1926 | | Harpist | |
Clara Clemens Samossoud | National honorary | 1921 | Detroit, Michigan | Contralto | |
David P. Sartor | Patron | July 17, 2009 | | Composer and conductor | [14][15] |
Arlene Saunders | National honorary | 1971 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Soprano | |
Bidu Sayão | National honorary | 1939 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Soprano | |
Thomas Scherman | Patron | 1965 | New York City, New York | Conductor | |
Kenneth Schermerhorn | Patron | 1970 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Conductor | |
Tito Schipa | Patron | 1940 | Beverly Hills, California | Tenor | |
Thomas Schippers | Patron | 1971 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Conductor | |
William Schuman | Patron | 1968 | New York City, New York | Composer and administrator | |
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf | National honorary | 1954 | Chicago, Illinois | Soprano | |
Irmgard Seefried | National honorary | 1953 | Chicago, Illinois | Soprano | |
Robert Shaw | Patron | 1969 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Conductor | |
George Shirley | Patron | 1972 | Detroit, Michigan | Tenor | |
Beverly Sills | Patron | May 1, 1971 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Soprano | |
Henry Sopkin | Patron | 1953 | Chicago, Illinois | Conductor | |
Albert Spalding | Patron | 1938 | | Violinist | |
Oley Speaks | Patron | 1939 | | Composer | |
Susan Starr | National honorary | 1964 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Pianist and educator | |
Eleanor Steber | National honorary | 1943 | Chicago, Illinois | Soprano and educator | |
Ruth Slenczynska | National honorary | 1956 | New York City, New York | Pianist, author, and educator | |
Teresa Stich-Randall | National honorary | 1966 | New York City, New York | Soprano | |
William Stone | Patron | April 1, 2003 | Jefferson City, Tennessee | Baritone | |
Gustave Strube | Patron | 1932 | | Conductor and composer | |
Shinichi Suzuki | Patron | 1997 | Johnson City, Tennessee (via phone) | Musician, educator, and founder of the Suzuki Method of Teaching | |
Toshio Takahashi | Patron | 1997 | Johnson City, Tennessee | Musician, flutist, educator, and founder of the Suzuki Flute Institute | |
Carl Tanner | Patron | August 8, 2005 | Santa Fe, New Mexico | Tenor | [16][17] |
Deems Taylor | Patron | 1939 | New York City, New York | Composer and critic | |
Alexander Tcherepnin | Patron | 1939 | New York City, New York | Composer and pianist | |
Renata Tebaldi | National honorary | 1957 | Chicago, Illinois | Soprano | |
Henri Temianka | Patron | 1961 | Lawrence, Kansas | Violinist and educator | |
John Charles Thomas | Patron | 1940 | Oxford, Ohio | Baritone | |
Virgil Thomson | Patron | 1957 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Composer | |
Kerstin Thorborg | National honorary | 1939 | Columbus, Ohio | Contralto | |
James Tocco | Patron | 1990 | Middletown, Ohio | Pianist | |
Noel Tredinnick | Patron | 1988 | Jefferson City, Tennessee | Conductor | |
Norman Treigle | Patron | 1971 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Bass-baritone | |
Barry Tuckwell | Patron | 1988 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Hornist | |
Ramon Vinay | Patron | 1948 | Denver, Colorado | Tenor | |
Frederica Von Stade | National honorary | 1996 | Brevard, North Carolina | Mezzo-soprano | |
Reinald Werrenrath | Patron | 1931 | | Baritone | |
Paul W. Whear | Patron | 1975 | Huntington, West Virginia | Composer | |
John White | Patron | December 11, 2005 | Denver, Colorado | Composer, cellist, and author | [16][18] |
Robert Whitney | Patron | 1950 | Louisville, Kentucky | Conductor and educator | |
Gavin Williamson | Patron | 1954 | | Harpsichordist | |
Beverly Wolff | Patron | 1971 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Mezzo-soprano | |
Richard Yardumian | Patron | 1967 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Composer and pianist | |
Berj Zamkochian | Patron | 1969 | Normal, Illinois | Organist | |
Efrem Zimbalist | Patron | 1940 | Georgetown, Kentucky | Violinist and educator | |