CONDUCTOR

José Antonio Abreu

1939 - 2018

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José Antonio Abreu Anselmi (May 7, 1939 – March 24, 2018) was a Venezuelan orchestra conductor, pianist, economist, educator, activist, and politician best known for his association with El Sistema. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Antonio Abreu has received more than 176,437 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). José Antonio Abreu is the 49th most popular conductor (down from 42nd in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Venezuela (down from 18th in 2019) and the most popular Venezuelan Conductor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, José Antonio Abreu ranks 49 out of 128. Before him are John Barbirolli, Lovro von Matačić, Antal Doráti, Thomas Beecham, Colin Davis, and Semyon Bychkov. After him are Karel Ančerl, Günter Wand, Leo Borchard, Victor de Sabata, Kurt Sanderling, and Esa-Pekka Salonen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, José Antonio Abreu ranks 190. Before him are Marlena Shaw, Lili Ivanova, Paul Winfield, Festus Mogae, Dezső Novák, and Mulayam Singh Yadav. After him are Fred Willard, Jack Lang, Rosanna Schiaffino, Brian Mulroney, Zeng Qinghong, and Joachim Yhombi-Opango. Among people deceased in 2018, José Antonio Abreu ranks 150. Before him are Per Kirkeby, Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab, Rachid Taha, Darío Castrillón Hoyos, John Gavin, and June Whitfield. After him are Neil Simon, Lindsay Kemp, William Goldman, Anna Maria Ferrero, Harlan Ellison, and Dobri Dobrev.

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In Venezuela

Among people born in Venezuela, José Antonio Abreu ranks 21 out of 183. Before him are Marcos Pérez Jiménez (1914), Juan Vicente Gómez (1857), José Antonio Páez (1790), Andrés Bello (1781), Rómulo Gallegos (1884), and Juan Vicente Pérez (1909). After him are Teresa Carreño (1853), Rafael Urdaneta (1788), Rafael de Nogales Méndez (1879), Johnny Cecotto (1956), Cipriano Castro (1858), and Carlos Delgado Chalbaud (1909).

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Among CONDUCTORS In Venezuela

Among conductors born in Venezuela, José Antonio Abreu ranks 1. After him are Gustavo Dudamel (1981).

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