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Shura Cherkassky

1909 - 1995

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Shura Cherkassky (Russian: Александр (Шура) Исаакович Черкасский; 7 October 1909 – 27 December 1995) was a Russian-American concert pianist known for his performances of the romantic repertoire. His playing was characterized by a virtuoso technique and singing piano tone. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shura Cherkassky has received more than 107,355 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Shura Cherkassky is the 1,047th most popular musician (down from 1,039th in 2019), the 543rd most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 495th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Ukrainian Musician.

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  • 49.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Shura Cherkassky ranks 1,047 out of 2,662. Before him are Eric Ericson, Buddy Bolden, Jimmy Bain, Tony Williams, Billy Cox, and D'arcy Wretzky. After him are Magne Furuholmen, Chris Barber, Sterling Morrison, Steve Stevens, Peter Banks, and Tamás Vásáry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Shura Cherkassky ranks 193. Before him are Pietro Arcari, Nikola Vaptsarov, Spyros Markezinis, Arnold Badjou, Fritz Buchloh, and Saul Alinsky. After him are Arthur Machado, Irakli Abashidze, Phoumi Vongvichit, Martin Lings, Vagn Holmboe, and Estella Agsteribbe. Among people deceased in 1995, Shura Cherkassky ranks 167. Before him are Katarina Taikon, Jüri Järvet, Eiji Okada, Robert Stephens, Doug McClure, and Henri Laborit. After him are Sterling Morrison, Maksim Tank, Koloman Gögh, Khalid Bakdash, Robert Bolt, and Harry Guardino.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Shura Cherkassky ranks 543 out of 1,083. Before him are Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński (1807), Géza Kalocsay (1913), Franciszek Kleeberg (1888), Jan Brzechwa (1898), Jerzy Kuryłowicz (1895), and Mikhail Zhvanetsky (1934). After him are Viktor Knorre (1840), Aleksander Brückner (1856), Leonid Stein (1934), Aleksander Ford (1908), Oleksiy Honcharuk (1984), and Joseph Ludwig Raabe (1801).

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Among MUSICIANS In Ukraine

Among musicians born in Ukraine, Shura Cherkassky ranks 20. Before him are Felix Blumenfeld (1863), Karol Mikuli (1821), Yakov Zak (1913), Mischa Elman (1891), Emanuel Feuermann (1902), and Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński (1807). After him are Mieczysław Horszowski (1892), Volodymyr Ivasyuk (1949), Moriz Rosenthal (1862), Valentina Lisitsa (1973), Alexander Brailowsky (1896), and Estas Tonne (1975).

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