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Arthur Nikisch

1855 - 1922

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Arthur Nikisch (12 October 1855 – 23 January 1922) was a Hungarian conductor who performed internationally, holding posts in Boston, London, Leipzig and—most importantly—Berlin. He was considered an outstanding interpreter of the music of Bruckner, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and Liszt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Nikisch is the 247th most popular musician (up from 275th in 2019), the 128th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 140th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Hungarian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Arthur Nikisch ranks 247 out of 3,175. Before him are Muddy Waters, Brian Eno, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pitbull, Thelonious Monk, and Isaac Stern. After him are Paolo Conte, John Zorn, Mauro Giuliani, Don Shirley, Oscar Peterson, and Bono.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1855, Arthur Nikisch ranks 16. Before him are Percival Lowell, Ernest Chausson, Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin, Paul Deschanel, Eleanor Marx, and Robert M. La Follette. After him are Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal, Paul-Jacques Curie, Georges Rodenbach, Inukai Tsuyoshi, Ned Kelly, and Anatoly Lyadov. Among people deceased in 1922, Arthur Nikisch ranks 29. Before him are Léon Bonnat, Rudolf Kjellén, Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia, Nellie Bly, Gabriel Narutowicz, and Camille Jordan. After him are Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, Mori Ōgai, Henri Désiré Landru, Velimir Khlebnikov, Yamagata Aritomo, and Hermann Alexander Diels.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Arthur Nikisch ranks 128 out of 1,077. Before him are János Áder (1959), Aurel Stein (1862), Miklós Rózsa (1907), István Tisza (1861), Döme Sztójay (1883), and Ignác Goldziher (1850). After him are George I Rákóczi (1593), Princess Maria Antonia Koháry (1797), Gyula Grosics (1926), George II Rákóczi (1621), Mária Telkes (1900), and Gyula Horn (1932).

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Among MUSICIANS In Hungary

Among musicians born in Hungary, Arthur Nikisch ranks 2. Before him are György Cziffra (1921). After him are Leopold Auer (1845), András Schiff (1953), 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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