MUSICIAN

András Schiff

1953 - Today

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Sir András Schiff (Hungarian: [ˈɒndraːʃ ˈʃiff]; born 21 December 1953) is a Hungarian-born British classical pianist and conductor. He has received numerous awards and honours, including the Grammy Award, Gramophone Award, Mozart Medal, and Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize, and was appointed Knight Bachelor in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of András Schiff has received more than 596,763 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. András Schiff is the 390th most popular musician (up from 401st in 2019), the 195th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 196th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Hungarian Musician.

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  • 600k

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  • 63.21

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  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, András Schiff ranks 390 out of 3,175Before him are Michael Schenker, Agustín Barrios, Baden Powell, Tony Levin, Adrian Smith, and Sérgio Mendes. After him are Flea, Ian Anderson, Martin Gore, Buddy Rich, Lucio Battisti, and Dexter Gordon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, András Schiff ranks 89Before him are Najib Razak, Dave Evans, Ciarán Hinds, Tim Allen, David Chipperfield, and William Petersen. After him are Guy Verhofstadt, Kate Capshaw, Sergei Ivanov, Hussein Arnous, Ivo Sanader, and William E. Moerner.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, András Schiff ranks 195 out of 1,077Before him are Ferenc Gyurcsány (1961), Jenő Buzánszky (1925), Hannah Szenes (1921), Margaret of Hungary (1175), Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria (1870), and Ferenc Fricsay (1914). After him are Charles Simonyi (1948), Franz Xaver von Zach (1754), Fritz Reiner (1888), Michu Meszaros (1939), Ingenuus (200), and Teddy Kollek (1911).

Among MUSICIANS In Hungary

Among musicians born in Hungary, András Schiff ranks 4Before him are György Cziffra (1921), Arthur Nikisch (1855), and Leopold Auer (1845). After him are Rezső Seress (1889), Tommy Ramone (1949), Géza Anda (1921), Eugene Ormandy (1899), Jenő Hubay (1858), Carl Flesch (1873), Stephen Heller (1813), and Lili Kraus (1903).