1939 - 2016
Eri Klas (7 June 1939 – 26 February 2016) was an Estonian conductor. Klas was born into a Jewish family in Tallinn. His mother was pianist Anna Klas. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eri Klas has received more than 41,054 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Eri Klas is the 88th most popular conductor (down from 83rd in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Estonia (up from 126th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Estonian Conductor.
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Among conductors, Eri Klas ranks 88 out of 97. Before him are Henry Wood, Claudio Scimone, Gustavo Dudamel, Otmar Suitner, Paul Paray, and Hans Zender. After him are Adrian Boult, Grzegorz Fitelberg, Georg Schnéevoigt, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Milan Horvat, and Daniele Gatti.
1869 - 1944
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 82
1934 - 2018
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 83
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 84
1922 - 2010
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 85
1886 - 1979
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 86
1936 - 2019
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 87
1939 - 2016
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 88
1889 - 1983
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 89
1879 - 1953
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 90
1872 - 1947
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 91
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 92
1919 - 2014
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 93
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 94
Among people born in 1939, Eri Klas ranks 326. Before him are Abdelmajid Chetali, Theo Waigel, Rustam Ibragimbekov, Yves Boisset, János Göröcs, and Michael J. Pollard. After him are Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró, Jimmie Nicol, Michel Colombier, Oʻtkir Sultonov, Clarence Williams III, and Vivi Bach. Among people deceased in 2016, Eri Klas ranks 283. Before him are Marni Nixon, Martin Lundström, Pierre Aubert, Abdul Sattar Edhi, Doreen Massey, and Banharn Silpa-archa. After him are Alice Drummond, Rudy Van Gelder, Émile Derlin Zinsou, Fritz Stern, Hanoi Hannah, and Anne Jackson.
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 320
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 321
1939 - 2022
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 322
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 323
1939 - 2020
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 324
1939 - 2019
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 325
1939 - 2016
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 326
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 327
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 328
1939 - 2004
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 329
1939 - 2015
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 330
1939 - 2021
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 331
1939 - 2013
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 332
1930 - 2016
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 277
1918 - 2016
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 278
1927 - 2016
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 279
1928 - 2016
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 280
1944 - 2016
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 281
1932 - 2016
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 282
1939 - 2016
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 283
1928 - 2016
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 284
1924 - 2016
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 285
1918 - 2016
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 286
1926 - 2016
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 287
1931 - 2016
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 288
1925 - 2016
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 289
Among people born in Estonia, Eri Klas ranks 124 out of 310. Before him are Jakob Hurt (1839), Friedrich Robert Faehlmann (1798), Pavel Schilling (1786), Johann Köler (1826), Mart Helme (1949), and Mart Siimann (1946). After him are Aleksey Shakhmatov (1864), Juhan Smuul (1922), Ene Ergma (1944), Jüri Tarmak (1946), Carl Friedrich Schmidt (1832), and Artur Lemba (1885).
1839 - 1907
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 118
1798 - 1850
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 119
1786 - 1837
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 120
1826 - 1899
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 121
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 122
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 123
1939 - 2016
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 124
1864 - 1920
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 125
1922 - 1971
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 126
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 127
1946 - 2022
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 128
1832 - 1908
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 129
1885 - 1963
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 130
Among conductors born in Estonia, Eri Klas ranks 2. Before him are Paavo Järvi (1962).