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The 50 most-read orchestral artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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61 artists are ranked in orchestral. The biggest move was Christopher Jessup, up 7 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Bear McCrearyFort Lauderdale · United States | 13,903 | 0 |
02 | Alexandre DesplatParis · France | 11,309 | 0 |
03 | Tyler BatesLos Angeles · United States | 11,115 | 0 |
04 | Timo TolkkiNurmijärvi · Finland | 4,154 | +2 |
05 | Royal Philharmonic OrchestraLondon · United Kingdom | 3,335 | 0 |
06 | Emile MosseriNew York · United States | 3,144 | +4 |
07 | Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago · United States | 2,964 | -3 |
08 | すぎやまこういちTaitō · Japan | 2,809 | 0 |
09 | Thomas BergersenTrondheim · Norway | 2,721 | -2 |
10 | Kevin PenkinPoole · United Kingdom | 2,699 | +3 |
11 | Emilie‐Claire BarlowToronto · Canada | 2,241 | -2 |
12 | Carlos KleiberBerlin · Germany | 2,168 | -1 |
13 | The Philadelphia OrchestraPhiladelphia · United States | 2,106 | -1 |
14 | Geoff ZanelliWestminster · United States | 1,452 | +1 |
15 | Nicholas HooperUnited Kingdom | 1,240 | -1 |
16 | Nashville Symphony OrchestraUnited States | 1,081 | +2 |
17 | Richard HarveyLondon · United Kingdom | 953 | +2 |
18 | Video Games Live— | 896 | -2 |
19 | E.S. PosthumusUnited States | 829 | +1 |
20 | Singapore Symphony OrchestraSingapore | 813 | +2 |
21 | Maxim EmelyanychevDzerzhinsk · Russia | 762 | -4 |
22 | GlobusSanta Monica · United States | 644 | -1 |
23 | Seattle SymphonySeattle · United States | 597 | 0 |
24 | BBC Scottish Symphony OrchestraGlasgow · United Kingdom | 491 | +1 |
25 | 木村弓Osaka · Japan | 484 | +1 |
26 | Saint Louis Symphony OrchestraUnited States | 470 | -2 |
27 | The City of Prague Philharmonic OrchestraPraha · Czechia | 449 | +1 |
28 | Brighouse and Rastrick BandCalderdale · United Kingdom | 436 | -1 |
29 | The Vision BleakMellrichstadt · Germany | 394 | +2 |
30 | Christopher Jessup— | 376 | +7 |
31 | Royal Northern SinfoniaUnited Kingdom | 366 | +3 |
32 | Orquestra GulbenkianLisboa · Portugal | 323 | 0 |
33 | Il Pomo d’Oro— | 314 | -3 |
34 | 上海交响乐团Shanghai · China | 302 | -5 |
35 | Immediate MusicSanta Monica · United States | 299 | -2 |
36 | Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii NarodowejWarsaw · Poland | 256 | -1 |
37 | Adelaide Symphony OrchestraAustralia | 237 | +4 |
38 | Jorge CalandrelliBuenos Aires · Argentina | 214 | -2 |
39 | Павел КоганMoscow · Russia | 209 | +6 |
40 | Rhian SheehanNelson City · New Zealand | 202 | 0 |
41 | Henrik JansonKarlstad · Sweden | 193 | +5 |
42 | Jo BlankenburgMünchen · Germany | 183 | -4 |
43 | The KnightsNew York · United States | 172 | +4 |
44 | FlairckNetherlands | 171 | -1 |
45 | Tasmanian Symphony OrchestraAustralia | 169 | -6 |
46 | Ensemble intercontemporainParis · France | 168 | -5 |
47 | Paul MottramUnited Kingdom | 149 | +1 |
48 | 中国爱乐乐团Beijing · China | 112 | +4 |
49 | Marlos NobreRecife · Brazil | 98 | +1 |
50 | Logan NelsonWichita · United States | 91 | +4 |
51 | Von GreyAtlanta · United States | 88 | +4 |
55 | Pro Arte OrchestraUnited Kingdom | 67 | +4 |
54 | Chamber Orchestra of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia · United States | 69 | +3 |
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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.