MUSICIAN

Salvatore Accardo

1941 - Today

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Salvatore Accardo (Italian pronunciation: [salvaˈtoːre akˈkardo]; Knight Grand Cross born 26 September 1941 in Turin, northern Italy) is an Italian violinist and conductor, who is known for his interpretations of the works of Niccolò Paganini. Accardo owns one Stradivarius violin, the "Hart ex Francescatti" (1727) and had the "Firebird ex Saint-Exupéry" (1718). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Salvatore Accardo has received more than 111,610 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 24 in 2019). Salvatore Accardo is the 462nd most popular musician (up from 473rd in 2019), the 1,980th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,926th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Italian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Salvatore Accardo ranks 462 out of 3,175Before him are Jan Hammer, Serj Tankian, Tansen, Aarre Merikanto, Rezső Seress, and Vince Clarke. After him are Jeff Lynne, Richie Sambora, Alice Herz-Sommer, Michael Hutchence, Milton Nascimento, and Bill Ward.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Salvatore Accardo ranks 154Before him are Sergei Dovlatov, Andrei Mironov, David Hemmings, Myron Scholes, Nora Ephron, and Fionnula Flanagan. After him are Élisabeth Depardieu, Paavo Lipponen, Bruce Nauman, Luis Alberto Lacalle, Eleni Karaindrou, and Andrés García.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Salvatore Accardo ranks 1,980 out of 5,161Before him are Piero Soderini (1450), Janus of Cyprus (1375), Giovanni Mocenigo (1409), Virginia Centurione Bracelli (1587), Marino Marini (1901), and Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa (1822). After him are Ida Dalser (1880), Eugenio Barba (1936), Nicoletta Braschi (1960), Gaius Suetonius Paulinus (10), Andrea Sacchi (1599), and Antonio Vivarini (1440).

Among MUSICIANS In Italy

Among musicians born in Italy, Salvatore Accardo ranks 21Before him are Franco Battiato (1945), Matteo Carcassi (1792), Rocco Granata (1938), Lucio Battisti (1943), Domenico Alberti (1710), and Leonardo De Lorenzo (1875). After him are Aldo Ciccolini (1925), Guido Cantelli (1920), Gaspara Stampa (1523), Giovanni Sgambati (1841), Antonio Bazzini (1818), and Andrea Guarneri (1626).