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The 50 most-read orchestral artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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61 artists are ranked in orchestral. The biggest move was Jo Blankenburg, up 13 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Bear McCrearyFort Lauderdale · United States | 17,546 | 0 |
02 | Tyler BatesLos Angeles · United States | 14,427 | 0 |
03 | Alexandre DesplatParis · France | 10,067 | 0 |
04 | Thomas BergersenTrondheim · Norway | 4,173 | 0 |
05 | Emile MosseriNew York · United States | 4,057 | +2 |
06 | Emilie‐Claire BarlowToronto · Canada | 3,166 | -1 |
07 | Kevin PenkinPoole · United Kingdom | 3,099 | +4 |
08 | Royal Philharmonic OrchestraLondon · United Kingdom | 3,042 | -2 |
09 | Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago · United States | 2,985 | 0 |
10 | すぎやまこういちTaitō · Japan | 2,697 | -2 |
11 | Timo TolkkiNurmijärvi · Finland | 2,527 | -1 |
12 | Carlos KleiberBerlin · Germany | 2,219 | 0 |
13 | The Philadelphia OrchestraPhiladelphia · United States | 2,102 | 0 |
14 | Geoff ZanelliWestminster · United States | 1,890 | 0 |
15 | Nicholas HooperUnited Kingdom | 1,126 | 0 |
16 | Video Games Live— | 989 | 0 |
17 | Richard HarveyLondon · United Kingdom | 920 | 0 |
18 | E.S. PosthumusUnited States | 817 | 0 |
19 | Singapore Symphony OrchestraSingapore | 773 | 0 |
20 | Il Pomo d’Oro— | 690 | +7 |
21 | GlobusSanta Monica · United States | 661 | -1 |
22 | 木村弓Osaka · Japan | 537 | +2 |
23 | Maxim EmelyanychevDzerzhinsk · Russia | 528 | 0 |
24 | Brighouse and Rastrick BandCalderdale · United Kingdom | 525 | +1 |
25 | Immediate MusicSanta Monica · United States | 483 | +3 |
26 | Seattle SymphonySeattle · United States | 441 | 0 |
27 | BBC Scottish Symphony OrchestraGlasgow · United Kingdom | 422 | -6 |
28 | The City of Prague Philharmonic OrchestraPraha · Czechia | 415 | -6 |
29 | Saint Louis Symphony OrchestraUnited States | 370 | 0 |
30 | Orquestra GulbenkianLisboa · Portugal | 365 | +3 |
31 | 上海交响乐团Shanghai · China | 348 | +4 |
32 | Jo BlankenburgMünchen · Germany | 332 | +13 |
33 | Christopher Jessup— | 292 | -1 |
34 | The Vision BleakMellrichstadt · Germany | 291 | 0 |
35 | Nashville Symphony OrchestraUnited States | 279 | -5 |
36 | Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii NarodowejWarsaw · Poland | 270 | +1 |
37 | Jorge CalandrelliBuenos Aires · Argentina | 266 | -1 |
38 | Royal Northern SinfoniaUnited Kingdom | 246 | -7 |
39 | Tasmanian Symphony OrchestraAustralia | 202 | 0 |
40 | Adelaide Symphony OrchestraAustralia | 193 | +1 |
41 | FlairckNetherlands | 191 | +2 |
42 | Павел КоганMoscow · Russia | 188 | +5 |
43 | Ensemble intercontemporainParis · France | 175 | +1 |
44 | Rhian SheehanNelson City · New Zealand | 171 | +2 |
45 | Paul MottramUnited Kingdom | 158 | +4 |
46 | Henrik JansonKarlstad · Sweden | 139 | -4 |
47 | Peppe VessicchioNapoli · Italy | 137 | -8 |
48 | The KnightsNew York · United States | 120 | +2 |
49 | Marlos NobreRecife · Brazil | 110 | -1 |
50 | 中国爱乐乐团Beijing · China | 100 | -12 |
51 | Bremer PhilharmonikerBremen · Germany | 98 | +3 |
57 | Capella CracoviensisKraków · Poland | 48 | +2 |
54 | Logan NelsonWichita · United States | 58 | +1 |
55 | Pro Arte OrchestraUnited Kingdom | 54 | +1 |
60 | Jan Tomasz AdamusPoland | 28 | +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.