Genre in a city
The 21 most-read classical artists based in Lyon, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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21 artists are tagged classical in Lyon. The biggest move was Édith Canat de Chizy, up 8 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Hélène de Montgeroultclassical | 1,982 | +7 |
02 | Charles‐Marie Widorclassical, romantic classical | 1,967 | -1 |
03 | Natalie Dessayclassical | 1,370 | 0 |
04 | Jean‐Yves Thibaudetclassical, jazz | 1,185 | -2 |
05 | Jean‐Marie Leclairbaroque, classical | 987 | -1 |
06 | Walter Giesekingclassical | 871 | -1 |
07 | Philippe Honoréclassical | 785 | 0 |
08 | Édith Canat de Chizyclassical | 651 | +8 |
09 | Pierre‐Laurent Aimardclassical | 479 | -3 |
10 | Jean-Baptiste Arbanclassical | 368 | 0 |
11 | Jean Martinonclassical | 240 | 0 |
12 | Nathalia Milsteinclassical | 168 | -3 |
13 | Ludovic Morlotclassical | 161 | -1 |
14 | Rachel Yakarclassical | 108 | -1 |
15 | Hugues Dufourtclassical, contemporary classical | 93 | 0 |
16 | Orchestre national de Lyonclassical | 90 | -2 |
17 | Louis Fleuryclassical | 79 | -1 |
18 | Marc Soustrotclassical | 37 | 0 |
19 | Henri Larrivéeclassical | 34 | 0 |
20 | Bernard Soustrotclassical | 27 | +1 |
21 | Pascal Verrotclassical | 18 | -1 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.