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Arturo Toscanini

1867 - 1957

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Arturo Toscanini (; Italian: [arˈtuːro toskaˈniːni]; March 25, 1867 – January 16, 1957) was an Italian conductor. He was one of the most acclaimed and influential musicians of the late 19th and early 20th century, renowned for his intensity, his perfectionism, his ear for orchestral detail and sonority, and his eidetic memory. He was at various times the music director of La Scala in Milan and the New York Philharmonic. Later in his career, he was appointed the first music director of the NBC Symphony Orchestra (1937–1954), and this led to his becoming a household name, especially in the United States, through his radio and television broadcasts and many recordings of the operatic and symphonic repertoire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arturo Toscanini is the 4th most popular conductor (down from 3rd in 2019), the 523rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 424th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Italian Conductor.

Arturo Toscanini was a conductor, composer, and violinist. He is most famous for being the conductor of the NBC Symphony Orchestra for more than thirty years.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Arturo Toscanini ranks 4 out of 128. Before him are Herbert von Karajan, Riccardo Muti, and Claudio Abbado. After him are Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Karl Böhm, Sergiu Celibidache, Lorin Maazel, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and Bruno Walter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1867, Arturo Toscanini ranks 12. Before him are Margaret Brown, Frank Lloyd Wright, Emily Greene Balch, Luigi Pirandello, Louise, Princess Royal, and Pierre Bonnard. After him are John Galsworthy, Käthe Kollwitz, Emil Nolde, Johannes Fibiger, Arnold Bennett, and Natsume Sōseki. Among people deceased in 1957, Arturo Toscanini ranks 15. Before him are Johannes Stark, Nikos Kazantzakis, Constantin Brâncuși, Walther Bothe, Gerty Cori, and Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. After him are Wilhelm Reich, Gichin Funakoshi, Oliver Hardy, Heinrich Otto Wieland, Henry van de Velde, and Gabriela Mistral.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Arturo Toscanini ranks 523 out of 5,161. Before him are Lucky Luciano (1897), Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896), Zeuxis (-500), Octavia the Younger (-69), Pope Valentine (780), and Gaius Maecenas (-68). After him are Pope Miltiades (250), Riccardo Giacconi (1931), John Cabot (1450), Joanna I of Naples (1326), Aurelia Cotta (-120), and Alphonsus Liguori (1696).

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Among CONDUCTORS In Italy

Among conductors born in Italy, Arturo Toscanini ranks 3. Before him are Riccardo Muti (1941), and Claudio Abbado (1933). After him are Carlo Maria Giulini (1914), Giuseppe Sinopoli (1946), Riccardo Chailly (1953), Victor de Sabata (1892), Claudio Scimone (1934), Daniele Gatti (1961), and Fabio Luisi (1959).

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