1942 - Today
Maurizio Pollini (5 January 1942 – 23 March 2024) was an Italian pianist and conductor. He was known for performances of Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, and the Second Viennese School, among others. He also championed works by contemporary composers, including Pierre Boulez, Karlheinz Stockhausen, George Benjamin, Roberto Carnevale, Gianluca Cascioli and Bruno Maderna. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maurizio Pollini has received more than 387,985 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Maurizio Pollini is the 175th most popular composer (up from 197th in 2019), the 836th most popular biography from Italy (up from 913th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Italian Composer.
Maurizio Pollini is most famous for his interpretations of the works of Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert.
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Among composers, Maurizio Pollini ranks 175 out of 1,216. Before him are Witold Lutosławski, Adrian Willaert, Steve Reich, Eduard Strauss, Johann Ambrosius Bach, and Amilcare Ponchielli. After him are Jan Dismas Zelenka, Hugo Wolf, Baldassare Galuppi, Johann Stamitz, Giuseppe Torelli, and Pauline Viardot.
1913 - 1994
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 169
1490 - 1562
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 170
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 171
1835 - 1916
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 172
1645 - 1695
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 173
1834 - 1886
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 174
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 175
1679 - 1745
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 176
1860 - 1903
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 177
1706 - 1785
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 178
1717 - 1757
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 179
1658 - 1709
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 180
1821 - 1910
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 181
Among people born in 1942, Maurizio Pollini ranks 56. Before him are Giacomo Agostini, Carlos Reutemann, Tobin Bell, Tony Buzan, Stanley B. Prusiner, and Manuel Castells. After him are Jacob Zuma, Martin Seligman, Arto Paasilinna, Bob Hoskins, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, and Lee Kun-hee.
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 50
1942 - 2021
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 51
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 52
1942 - 2019
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 53
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 54
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 55
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 56
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 57
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 58
1942 - 2018
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 59
1942 - 2014
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 60
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 61
1942 - 2020
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 62
Among people born in Italy, Maurizio Pollini ranks 836 out of 4,668. Before him are Bernardino of Siena (1380), Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351), Rosalia Lombardo (1918), Sebastiano del Piombo (1485), Amilcare Ponchielli (1834), and Pietro Bembo (1470). After him are Francesco II Sforza (1495), Euhemerus (-330), Francesco Guardi (1712), Francesco Totti (1976), Rosso Fiorentino (1494), and Gentile da Fabriano (1370).
1380 - 1444
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 830
1351 - 1402
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 831
1918 - 1920
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 832
1485 - 1547
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 833
1834 - 1886
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 834
1470 - 1547
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 835
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 836
1495 - 1535
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 837
330 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 838
1712 - 1793
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 839
1976 - Present
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 840
1494 - 1540
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 841
1370 - 1427
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 842
Among composers born in Italy, Maurizio Pollini ranks 36. Before him are Vincenzo Galilei (1520), Giovanni Paisiello (1740), Vittorio Monti (1868), Francesco Cavalli (1602), Ferruccio Busoni (1866), and Amilcare Ponchielli (1834). After him are Baldassare Galuppi (1706), Giuseppe Torelli (1658), Luciano Berio (1925), Francesco Landini (1325), Umberto Giordano (1867), and Francesca Caccini (1587).
1520 - 1591
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 30
1740 - 1816
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 31
1868 - 1922
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 32
1602 - 1676
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 33
1866 - 1924
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 34
1834 - 1886
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 35
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 36
1706 - 1785
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 37
1658 - 1709
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 38
1925 - 2003
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 39
1325 - 1397
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 40
1867 - 1948
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 41
1587 - 1640
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 42