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Arvīds Jansons

1914 - 1984

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Arvīds Jansons (10 October 1914 – 21 November 1984) was a Latvian conductor and father of conductor Mariss Jansons. Jansons was born in Liepāja. He studied violin from 1929 until 1935 at the Conservatory of Liepāja, then composition and conducting (under Leo Blech) at the Conservatory of Riga from 1940 until 1944 while working as violinist at Riga Opera. In 1944 he was appointed conductor of Riga Opera, then of the Latvian Radio Orchestra (1947–1952). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arvīds Jansons is the 952nd most popular musician (up from 972nd in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Latvia (up from 102nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Latvian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Arvīds Jansons ranks 952 out of 3,175. Before him are T-Bone Walker, Ignaz Brüll, Teddy Wilson, Layne Staley, Âşık Veysel, and Benny Benassi. After him are John Norum, Karl Bartos, Peter Maxwell Davies, Svend Asmussen, D'arcy Wretzky, and Auguste Franchomme.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Arvīds Jansons ranks 202. Before him are Marcel Kint, George Volkoff, Haroun Tazieff, Dorival Caymmi, Hans Wegner, and Afonsinho. After him are Viola Desmond, Jorge Bolet, Baba Amte, Alf Prøysen, František Čapek, and Ehmetjan Qasim. Among people deceased in 1984, Arvīds Jansons ranks 133. Before him are Louis Lansana Beavogui, Viktor Chukarin, John Marley, Valery Voronin, Ciriaco Errasti, and Lillian Hellman. After him are Manès Sperber, Eulogio Martínez, Sam Jaffe, Ralph Kirkpatrick, Henri Fabre, and Ethel Merman.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Arvīds Jansons ranks 95 out of 323. Before him are Kristjan Jaak Peterson (1801), Lina Stern (1878), Eduard Totleben (1818), Ernst Rudolf von Trautvetter (1809), Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer (1829), and Vilhelms Purvītis (1872). After him are Jānis Rudzutaks (1887), Krišjānis Barons (1835), Janis Rozentāls (1866), Garlieb Merkel (1769), Anatolijs Gorbunovs (1942), and Walter Zapp (1905).

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Among MUSICIANS In Latvia

Among musicians born in Latvia, Arvīds Jansons ranks 5. Before him are Mariss Jansons (1943), Gidon Kremer (1947), Mischa Maisky (1948), and Lūcija Garūta (1902). After him are Vitas (1979), Jānis Cimze (1814), Imants Kalniņš (1941), and DJ Lethal (1972).

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