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1. Glass (sorry, but he introduced me to classical)
2. Beethoven
3. Stravinsky
4. Gershwin
5. Shostakovich
I think that people tend to be entirely too apologetic for liking Phillip glass. I think he's a great composer. The rest of your list is pretty spot on too.