CONDUCTOR

Michael Gielen

1927 - 2019

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Michael Andreas Gielen (20 July 1927 – 8 March 2019) was an Austrian conductor and composer known for promoting contemporary music in opera and concert. Principally active in Europe, his performances are characterized by precision and vivacity, aiding his ability to interpret the complex contemporary music he specialized in. He first worked in Buenos Aires, where he lived with his family between 1938 and 1950. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Gielen has received more than 118,488 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 19 in 2019). Michael Gielen is the 81st most popular conductor (down from 68th in 2019), the 3,993rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,414th in 2019) and the 11th most popular German Conductor.

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  • 120k

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  • 50.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Michael Gielen ranks 81 out of 128. Before him are Armas Järnefelt, Paavo Berglund, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Jiří Bělohlávek, Aleksandr Gauk, and Otmar Suitner. After him are Ádám Fischer, Zdeněk Mácal, Adrian Boult, Charles Mackerras, Claudio Scimone, and Ferdinand Leitner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Michael Gielen ranks 246. Before him are Luis Rijo, Shoji Nishio, Eugene Parker, Charles Pasqua, William Hickey, and Charles de Tornaco. After him are Dimitar Iliev Popov, Hamed Karoui, Eva Bartok, Piero Tosi, William Daniels, and Dezső Gyarmati. Among people deceased in 2019, Michael Gielen ranks 258. Before him are Marlen Khutsiev, Donald Keene, Sid Haig, Charles Gérard, Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, and Dr. John. After him are Hannelore Elsner, Lydia Wideman, Erik Olin Wright, Lyndon LaRouche, Sergei Yursky, and Piero Tosi.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Michael Gielen ranks 3,993 out of 7,253. Before him are Sarah Kirsch (1935), Gernot Rohr (1953), Otto von Emmich (1848), Philip, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1570), Rudolf Noack (1913), and Hans Leonhard Schäufelein (1480). After him are Loris Karius (1993), Otto Siffling (1912), Julius Reubke (1834), Michael Artin (1934), Felix Hoppe-Seyler (1825), and Eva Hesse (1936).

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Among CONDUCTORS In Germany

Among conductors born in Germany, Michael Gielen ranks 11. Before him are Eugen Jochum (1902), Franz Danzi (1763), Günter Wand (1912), Karl Muck (1859), Joseph Keilberth (1908), and Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt (1900). After him are Ferdinand Leitner (1912), Hans Zender (1936), and Ludwig von Brenner (1833).

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