Famous Pianists, Composers and Musicians for June

Here's a great page for a list of famous pianists, composers and musicians born in the month of June: click here for exact birthdates

My favorite composers, (and the ones I know best) are Sir Edward Elgar, Aram Khachaturian, Robert Schumann (in picture with wife Clara, also a great pianist), click on picture for link, Edvard Grieg, Charles Gounod, Igor Stravinsky, Jacques Offenbach, Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Theodor Leschetizky, Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

A great pianist that I had the pleasure of meeting through my teacher, John Suter: June 20, 1946 - Andre Watts, the American pianist, was born in a United States Army camp at Nuremberg, Germany. His mother was Hungarian and his father was an American soldier.

Others that are not known for classical music so much although some have written in that genre include: Paul McCartney, Leroy Anderson, Guy Lombardo, Burl Ives and Cole Porter.

On another note, the gemstone or birthstone for June is the Pearl. It signifies longevity and tranquility.

Pearls differ from other gemstones in that they're not mined from rock, but rather harvested from mollusks, especially oysters. Clams and mussels have been known to produce pearls as well. Basically, a pearl is produced when an irritant such as sand gets caught inside the oyster. To protect itself, the oyster secretes a substance akin to mucus. This substance builds up around the sand and hardens. The end result is a pearl.