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Wanda Wiłkomirska

1929 - 2018

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Wanda Wiłkomirska (11 January 1929 – 1 May 2018) was a Polish violinist and academic teacher. She was known for both the classical repertoire and for her interpretation of 20th-century music, having received two Polish State Awards for promoting Polish music to the world as well as other awards for her contribution to music. She gave world premiere performances of numerous contemporary works, including music by Tadeusz Baird and Krzysztof Penderecki. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wanda Wiłkomirska has received more than 53,925 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Wanda Wiłkomirska is the 1,605th most popular musician, the 1,095th most popular biography from Poland and the 25th most popular Polish Musician.

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  • 16

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  • 2.78

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Wanda Wiłkomirska ranks 1,605 out of 3,175. Before her are Derek Sherinian, Biréli Lagrène, Johnny Dodds, Larry Williams, Didier Lockwood, and Johnny Mandel. After her are Eliane Elias, Memphis Minnie, Daphne Oram, Daniel Viglietti, Alex Acuña, and Mehdi Hassan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Wanda Wiłkomirska ranks 418. Before her are Paule Desjardins, Ilene Woods, Lady Pamela Hicks, Charles Moore, Remco Campert, and Mikhail Krivonosov. After her are Judith Jarvis Thomson, Kazimir Hnatow, Manfred Kaiser, Carlos Torres, Marcelino dos Santos, and Antonine Maillet. Among people deceased in 2018, Wanda Wiłkomirska ranks 375. Before her are Bill Daily, Elizabeth Hawley, Hans Aabech, D. J. Fontana, Beatriz Segall, and Didier Lockwood. After her are José Varacka, Erika Mahringer, Olga Jackowska, Jürgen Marcus, Nh. Dini, and Judith Rich Harris.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Wanda Wiłkomirska ranks 1,095 out of 1,694. Before her are Gerard Cieślik (1927), Jan Werner (1946), Adam Kozłowiecki (1911), Broncia Koller-Pinell (1863), Jan Lechoń (1899), and Konrad Krajewski (1963). After her are Olga Jackowska (1951), Eva Kotchever (1891), Agata Buzek (1976), Rafał Trzaskowski (1972), Ludomir Różycki (1883), and Kazimierz Brandys (1916).

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Among MUSICIANS In Poland

Among musicians born in Poland, Wanda Wiłkomirska ranks 25. Before her are Carl Tausig (1841), Ewa Demarczyk (1941), Szymon Goldberg (1909), Tomasz Stańko (1942), Paweł Mąciwoda (1967), and Bronisław Kaper (1902). After her are Harry Winter (1914), Zbigniew Namysłowski (1939), Adam Darski (1977), Adam Taubitz (1967), Nicolas Chumachenco (1944), and Roman Totenberg (1911).

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