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Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

1920 - 1995

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Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Italian: [arˈtuːro beneˈdetti mikeˈlandʒeli]; 5 January 1920 – 12 June 1995) was an Italian classical pianist. He is considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. According to The New York Times, he was perhaps the most reclusive, enigmatic and obsessive among the handful of the world's legendary pianists. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli is the 201st most popular musician (up from 238th in 2019), the 1,086th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,285th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Italian Musician.

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli is most famous for being a world-renowned pianist.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli ranks 201 out of 3,175. Before him are Itzhak Perlman, Fatboy Slim, Dr. Alban, Nicko McBrain, Emil Gilels, and Wilhelm Kempff. After him are Stan Getz, György Cziffra, Mike Shinoda, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Maria João Pires, and John Paul Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli ranks 55. Before him are Robert Whittaker, Lawrence Klein, Ravi Shankar, Kaysone Phomvihane, Sergei Bondarchuk, and Mickey Rooney. After him are Gunnar Gren, Michèle Morgan, Alberto Sordi, E. Donnall Thomas, Jack Elam, and Ștefan Kovács. Among people deceased in 1995, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli ranks 41. Before him are Edda Mussolini, Edward Bernays, Hugo Pratt, Fred Perry, Ginger Rogers, and Murray Rothbard. After him are Lita Grey, Jonas Salk, Louis Malle, Pierre Schaeffer, Aziz Nesin, and Ernest Walton.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli ranks 1,086 out of 5,161. Before him are Carlo Crivelli (1430), Angelo Secchi (1818), Guy III of Spoleto (900), Gelon (-600), Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons (1638), and Scipione Borghese (1577). After him are Maria Cristina of Savoy (1812), Alessandro Marcello (1673), Saint Cajetan (1480), Massimo Moratti (1945), Giuseppe Di Stefano (1921), and Scipione del Ferro (1465).

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Among MUSICIANS In Italy

Among musicians born in Italy, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli ranks 9. Before him are Ludovico Einaudi (1955), Giorgio Moroder (1940), Cosima Wagner (1837), Gianna Nannini (1954), Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755), and Romano Mussolini (1927). After him are Giovanni Battista Martini (1706), Lucio Dalla (1943), Paolo Conte (1937), Mauro Giuliani (1781), Luigi Tenco (1938), and Leonardo De Lorenzo (1875).

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