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André Cluytens

1905 - 1967

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Augustin Zulma Alphonse "André" Cluytens (French: [ɑ̃dʁe klɥitɛ̃s], Dutch: [ˈɑndreː ˈklœytəns]; 26 March 1905 – 3 June 1967) was a Belgian-born French conductor who was active in the concert hall, opera house and recording studio. His repertoire extended from Viennese classics through French composers to 20th century works. Although much of his career was spent in France, he was the first French conductor at Bayreuth in 1955; he also conducted The Ring and Parsifal at La Scala. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. André Cluytens is the 933rd most popular musician (up from 1,025th in 2019), the 489th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 509th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Belgian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, André Cluytens ranks 933 out of 3,175Before him are Ian McDonald, Nicanor Zabaleta, Pat Mastelotto, Julian Fontana, Dorival Caymmi, and Al Stewart. After him are Max Roach, Orhan Gencebay, James Ingram, Yakov Zak, Nikolai Noskov, and Scott Travis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, André Cluytens ranks 187Before him are Paul Grimault, D. R. Kaprekar, Witness Lee, Mohammad Hidayatullah, Raúl Leoni, and Juan Hilario Marrero. After him are Tamar Abakelia, Zoilo Saldombide, Lillian Hellman, Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, Manès Sperber, and Mario Varglien. Among people deceased in 1967, André Cluytens ranks 152Before him are Geki, Eddie Tolan, Holland Smith, Daniel Jones, Jaromír Weinberger, and Ramón Encinas. After him are Evelyn Nesbit, Fernando Paternoster, Samad Behrangi, Vlastimil Kopecký, Carl Schuricht, and Oskar Maria Graf.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, André Cluytens ranks 489 out of 1,190Before him are Mark Eyskens (1933), Charles de Tornaco (1927), Caspar Barlaeus (1584), Émile Grumiaux (1861), Georges Vantongerloo (1886), and Adam van Noort (1562). After him are Ferdinand de Marsin (1656), Peter Jan Beckx (1795), Louis Van Hege (1889), Léon Semmeling (1940), Daniël Heinsius (1580), and Grégoire de Saint-Vincent (1584).

Among MUSICIANS In Belgium

Among musicians born in Belgium, André Cluytens ranks 8Before him are Toots Thielemans (1922), Arthur Grumiaux (1921), Adrien-François Servais (1807), Arthur De Greef (1862), Bobbejaan Schoepen (1925), and Sigiswald Kuijken (1944). After him are Brian Molko (1972), Francis Goya (1946), Gotye (1980), Gustaph (1980), Lost Frequencies (1993), and Netsky (1989).