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András Schiff

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Sir András Schiff (Hungarian: [ˈɒndraːʃ ˈʃiff]; born 21 December 1953) is a Hungarian-born British classical pianist and conductor. He has received numerous awards and honours, including the Grammy Award, Gramophone Award, Mozart Medal, and Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize, and was appointed Knight Bachelor in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to music. Schiff continues to travel widely to perform, although there are countries which he chooses not to visit because of their politics. Schiff is a distinguished visiting professor of piano at the Barenboim–Said Akademie in Berlin, and the first artist-in-residence of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. András Schiff is the 284th most popular musician (up from 390th in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 195th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Hungarian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, András Schiff ranks 284 out of 3,175. Before him are Snoop Dogg, Burt Bacharach, Peter Tosh, Roy Harper, Tansen, and Paul Stanley. After him are Henryk Szeryng, Lars Ulrich, Jaco Pastorius, Émile Waldteufel, Eddie Van Halen, and Bruno Mars.

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Among people born in 1953, András Schiff ranks 63. Before him are Roberto Bolaño, Mata Amritanandamayi, Ron Jeremy, Tony Shalhoub, José María Aznar, and Aleksandr Akimov. After him are Armen Sarkissian, Tchéky Karyo, Jean Tirole, Hans Krankl, Najib Razak, and László Bölöni.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, András Schiff ranks 145 out of 1,077. Before him are Archduke Joseph August of Austria (1872), John Harsanyi (1920), John Corvinus (1473), Miklós Jancsó (1921), Leopold Auer (1845), and Max Nordau (1849). After him are Piali Pasha (1515), Nikolaus Lenau (1802), Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (1831), Brassaï (1899), Ephraim Kishon (1924), and Marcel Grossmann (1878).

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Among MUSICIANS In Hungary

Among musicians born in Hungary, András Schiff ranks 4. Before him are György Cziffra (1921), Arthur Nikisch (1855), and Leopold Auer (1845). After him are Géza Anda (1921), Eugene Ormandy (1899), Tommy Ramone (1949), Jenő Hubay (1858), Carl Flesch (1873), Rezső Seress (1889), Stephen Heller (1813), and Joseph Böhm (1795).

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