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Simone Young

1961 - Today

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Simone Margaret Young AM (born 2 March 1961) is an Australian conductor and academic teacher. She is currently chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Simone Young is the 1,789th most popular musician (up from 1,806th in 2024), the 310th most popular biography from Australia (down from 289th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Australian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Simone Young ranks 1,789 out of 3,175. Before her are Bart Berman, Vitamin C, Yoko Shimomura, Elizabeth Cotten, Bob Brookmeyer, and Tom Harrell. After her are Lil Hardin Armstrong, Nigo, Blind Willie McTell, Afrojack, Urs Bühler, and Richard Tandy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Simone Young ranks 380. Before her are Kim Jong Yang, Wally Pfister, Brit Pettersen, Curt Smith, Lolita Davidovich, and Kent Beck. After her are Latifa, Aldo Costa, Howard Lutnick, Hasmik Papian, Cui Jian, and Zbigniew Zamachowski.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Simone Young ranks 310 out of 1,143. Before her are Ernie Parker (1883), Dunc Gray (1906), Frank Hurley (1885), Trudi Canavan (1969), Emily Browning (1988), and Ante Covic (1975). After her are Arthur Fadden (1894), Rex Hartwig (1929), James Scullin (1876), Matthew Bingley (1971), Betty McKinnon (1925), and Mike Chapman (1947).

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Among MUSICIANS In Australia

Among musicians born in Australia, Simone Young ranks 16. Before her are Colin Burgess (1946), Tommy Emmanuel (1955), John Williams (1941), Rick Springfield (1949), Bob Daisley (1950), and Richard Bonynge (1930). After her are Mike Chapman (1947), Rolf Harris (1930), Rob Bailey (1953), Robert Stigwood (1934), Frank Gambale (1958), and Mick Harvey (1958).

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