Musicians and Composers in London
The atlas holds 21 people and 101 moments here, from 1673 to 2015. The most recorded lives are Freddie Mercury, George Michael and Charlie Chaplin.
Notable people
Freddie Mercury
from 1964 to 1991
14 moments here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
George Michael
from 1963 to 2012
12 moments here
English singer-songwriter and record producer, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, England.…
Charlie Chaplin
from 1889 to 1975
11 moments here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
from 1764 to 1765
10 moments here
Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…
George Frideric Handel
from 1710 to 1759
10 moments here
German-British Baroque composer. Born in Halle, he worked in Hamburg, travelled in Italy, served as Kapellmeister at Hanover, and settled in England.…
Amy Winehouse
from 1992 to 2011
8 moments here
British singer and songwriter Amy Jade Winehouse was born in London and became internationally known for the albums Frank and Back to Black.…
Judy Garland
from 1951 to 1969
5 moments here
American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Douglas Adams
from 1952 to 1994
5 moments here
English author, screenwriter and humourist best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…
Frédéric Chopin
from 1837 to 1848
4 moments here
Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
from 1861 to 1893
3 moments here
Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…
Prince
from 2006 to 2014
3 moments here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Rabindranath Tagore
from 1879 to 1912
2 moments here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
in 1766
2 moments here
Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
from 1673 to 1676
2 moments here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
Marlene Dietrich
from 1964 to 1972
2 moments here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Giuseppe Verdi
from 1847 to 1875
2 moments here
Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…
Carrie Fisher
from 1973 to 2015
2 moments here
Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…
Michael Jackson
in 2009
1 moment here
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist whose career began with the Jackson 5 and developed into global solo stardom.…
Richard Wagner
in 1855
1 moment here
German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…
Arthur Schopenhauer
in 1803
1 moment here
German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…
Whitney Houston
in 1988
1 moment here
American singer, actress, producer, and cultural icon known for recordings including “I Will Always Love You,” major world tours, film roles, and…
Moments
- 1673 First London visit and Royal Society demonstration Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1676 Second London visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1710 First London visit George Frideric Handel
- 1712 Permanent settlement in England George Frideric Handel
- 1713 Barn Elms residence George Frideric Handel
- 1717 Water Music river party George Frideric Handel
- 1723 Brook Street residence George Frideric Handel
- 1734 Mary Delany's London party George Frideric Handel
- 1749 Foundling Hospital benefit concert George Frideric Handel
- 1750 Return to Foundling Hospital George Frideric Handel
- 1759 Burial at Westminster Abbey George Frideric Handel
- 1759 Death at Brook Street George Frideric Handel
- 1764 Stays at Ebury Street Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Arrives in London Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Lodges in Cecil Court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Performs before George III Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Second London royal engagement Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Appears at Ranelagh Gardens Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Performs in Grosvenor Square Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Moves to Frith Street Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1765 Performs at Hickford's Long Room Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1765 Performs daily at a Cornhill tavern Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1766 Arrival in London Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1766 Stay at Chiswick Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1803 Schooling at Eagle House, Wimbledon Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1837 Incognito London visit Frédéric Chopin
- 1847 Conducts I masnadieri premiere Giuseppe Verdi
- 1848 Arrival for Great Britain tour Frédéric Chopin
- 1848 Performance at Stafford House Frédéric Chopin
- 1848 Last public appearance at Guildhall Frédéric Chopin
- 1855 London Philharmonic concerts Richard Wagner
- 1861 First foreign journey: London Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1875 Conducts Requiem in London Giuseppe Verdi
- 1879 Studies at University College London Rabindranath Tagore
- 1888 Concert at St James's Hall Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1889 Born in London Charlie Chaplin
- 1893 Conducting in London Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1905 Performs at Duke of York's Theatre Charlie Chaplin
- 1908 Debuts with Fred Karno at the Coliseum Charlie Chaplin
- 1912 Brings Gitanjali translations to London Rabindranath Tagore
- 1921 Appears amid a London crowd Charlie Chaplin
- 1921 Attends Garrick Club dinner Charlie Chaplin
- 1921 Returns to London in triumph Charlie Chaplin
- 1921 Stays at the Ritz Charlie Chaplin
- 1921 Visits the Weekly Dispatch office Charlie Chaplin
- 1931 Presents City Lights at the Dominion Charlie Chaplin
- 1951 London Palladium comeback Judy Garland
- 1952 Family move to the East End Douglas Adams
- 1963 Birth in East Finchley George Michael
- 1964 Studied at Isleworth Polytechnic Freddie Mercury