Names from the concert hall and the gallery, said the way their countries do.
ChopinSHOH-pan
Polish-French composer — silent final N.
Dvorakduh-VOR-zhahk
Czech composer — the R has a unique "rzh" sound.
Van Goghvan GOKH
Dutch — the GH is a guttural sound with no English equivalent; "van GO" is the common English approximation.
Debussydeh-byoo-SEE
French composer — stress the last syllable.
Tchaikovskychy-KOF-skee
Russian — starts with a CH sound despite the T.
Saint-Saenssan-SAHNS
French composer, nasal throughout.
Gauguingoh-GAN
French painter — nasal ending.
Rachmaninoffrakh-MAH-nih-nof
Russian composer, four syllables.
KlimtKLIMT
Austrian painter — straightforward, but often mumbled.
Basquiatbahs-kee-AH
American artist of Haitian/Puerto Rican descent — French-influenced final syllable.
Vermeerver-MEER
Dutch painter — stress the second syllable.
Sibeliussih-BAY-lee-us
Finnish composer, four syllables.