Kantorov (surname)

Kantorov or Kantorow is a jewish surname.

Etymology and spelling
In Israel and among Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews, the surname Hassan (חסן) is derived as a spelling variant of Hazzan ("cantor") and the word Cantor in English, this prayer leader is often referred to as a cantor, a term also used in Christianity.


 * List of variant spellings
 * In French: Kantorow
 * In Russian: Канторов

A

 * Alexander Kantorov (born 1947), Russian conductor
 * Alexandre Kantorow (born 1997), French pianist

J

 * Jean-Jacques Kantorow (born 1945), French violinist and conductor