| 100% | ASHKENAZY | 9 | Vladimir —, Russia-born Music Director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra from 1987-94 |
| 47% | SOLTI | 5 | Georg —, music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1969-92 |
| 43% | BARENBOIM | 9 | Daniel —, Argentina-born conductor and pianist; music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1991-2006 |
| 40% | DOWELL | 6 | Anthony —, director of the Royal Ballet from 1986-2001 |
| 38% | ESA | 3 | ___-Pekka Salonen, Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, 1992-2009 |
| 37% | TOSCANINI | 9 | Longtime music director of the NBC Symphony Orchestra |
| 37% | RATTLE | 6 | Simon —, Chief Conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from 2002-18 |
| 37% | HAITINK | 7 | Bernard —, Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra from 1967-79 |
| 36% | TOSCANINI | 9 | Longtime music director of La Scala and the New York Philharmonic |
| 35% | SEIJIOZAWA | 10 | Longtime music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra who died in February, 2024 |
| 35% | NELSONS | 7 | Andris —, Latvian conductor; Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 2014 |
| 33% | OZAWA | 5 | Conductor Seiji ___, longtime music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra |
| 31% | MEHTA | 5 | 1980s director of the New York Philharmonic |
| 31% | MEHTA | 5 | Maestro Zubin who became the music director of the L.A. Philharmonic at age twenty-six |
| 31% | PUTIN | 5 | Vladimir —, president of Russia from 2000-08 and since 2012 |
| 30% | RITT | 4 | Martin —, director of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold |
| 30% | PETER | 5 | & 21D Director of the National Theatre from 1973-88 |
| 30% | WISE | 4 | Robert —, Best Director Oscar winner for The Sound of Music |
| 29% | RYLANCE | 7 | Mark —, Artistic Director of the Globe Theatre in London from 1995-2005 |
| 29% | OZAWA | 5 | Longtime director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra |
| 29% | SOLTI | 5 | Eighth director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| 29% | PUT | 3 | Vladimir ___in, the president of Russia |
| 29% | JEDGARHOOVER | 12 | Director of the Bureau of Investigation, now the Federal Bureau of Investigation, from 1924-72 |
| 28% | IMBAD | 5 | 1987 declaration from the King of Pop |
| 28% | VICTORFLEMING | 13 | Director of the eight starred films in this puzzle, who was born on 2/23/1889 |
| 28% | STONE | 5 | Oliver —, Best Director Oscar winner for Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July |
| 28% | KELLY | 5 | Jude —, Artistic Director of the Southbank Centre, London, from 2006-18 |
| 28% | RYLANCE | 7 | Mark —, Artistic Director of the Globe Theatre, London, from 1995-2005 |
| 28% | DAVIS | 5 | Steve —, winner of the World Snooker Championship from 1987-89 |
| 28% | SOMERVILLE | 10 | Mary —, member of the Royal Astronomical Society born in 1780 after whom — College, Oxford, is named |