Musicians awarded knighthoods

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a Classical composer and musician. He completed more than 800 works in his life—including outstanding examples of most of the genres of his time: symphonies, concertos, chamber music, opera, and choral music.

Sir James Paul McCartney is an English musician and songwriter. He gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he was the bassist and keyboardist, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. McCartney is known for his melodic approach to bass-playing, versatile tenor vocal range and musical eclecticism, exploring genres ranging from pre-rock and roll pop to classical, ballads and electronica. His songwriting partnership with Lennon is the most successful in music history.

Sir Elton Hercules John is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting effect on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with the lyricist Bernie Taupin is one of the most successful in history. John was the 19th person to achieve an "EGOT", winning Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards. He has sold over 300 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

Norwegian composer and pianist (1843–1907)

British singer and songwriter; vocalist of The Rolling Stones

Indian sitar player (1920–2012)

British musician (born 1947)

American conductor and composer (1918–1990)

American composer and conductor (born 1932)

Polish-American classical pianist (1887-1982)

British theatre composer (born 1948)

Polish pianist, composer, supporter of Poland's independence movements, politician, Prime Minister of reborn Poland (1860–1941)

American violinist and conductor (1916–1999)

Canadian jazz pianist (1925–2007)

Israeli Argentine-born pianist and conductor (born 1942)

Austrian composer and pianist (1931–2025)

German-American conductor, pianist, and composer (1929–2019)

Farinelli (; 24 January 1705 – 16 September 1782) was the stage name of Carlo Maria Michelangelo Nicola Broschi (), a celebrated Italian castrato singer of the 18th century and one of the greatest singers in the history of opera, composer, and musician. Farinelli was a soprano castrato, with a range from approximately F3-D6.

Belgian violinist, composer and conductor

Hungarian-born British musician (born 1953)

American pianist and conductor (born 1947)

British-American jazz pianist

Irish flute player

British singer and musician

Austrian musician (1927-2019)

German pianist (1884–1969)

Dutch conductor, organist and harpsichordist, born 2 October 1944

Japanese-British pianist, conductor (1948-)

British musician (1927-2010)

British entertainer (born 1936)

Belgian organist and composer (1873–1953)

German composer, pianist and accompanist

British composer, pianist and musicologist (1875–1940)

British-born classical pianist, composer and writer

Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist

Spanish musician (born 1944)

British musician (1907-1982)

pianist and conductor, founder of the Hallé orchestra (1819–1895)

German-born British baritone, pianist, conductor, and composer

British musician (1873-1938)

English composer and organist

British choral conductor, organist and composer (1919-2015)

English organist and composer (1841–1924)

English musician (1776-1867)

English organist, composer, teacher and writer (1844–1924)

Spanish musician

Irish composer, organist and conductor (1825–1894)

British musician (1833–1893)

Italian-Norwegian musician

British pianist

English composer and organist (1865–1928)

Irish composer

British musician

English organist and conductor (1948-2019)

Canadian music educator, violinist and violist (1882–1974)

Dutch cellist and composer

English organist and composer (1861–1947)

Canadian composer (1915–1994)

Canadian musician (1910-2010)

British songwriter, lyricist and musician