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Aurèle Nicolet

1926 - 2016

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Aurèle Nicolet (22 January 1926 – 29 January 2016) was a Swiss flautist. He was considered one of the world's best flute players of the late twentieth century. He performed in various international concerts. A number of composers wrote music especially for him, including Josef Tal, Tōru Takemitsu, György Ligeti, Krzysztof Meyer, and Edison Denisov. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aurèle Nicolet is the 1,043rd most popular musician (up from 1,174th in 2019), the 394th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 447th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swiss Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Aurèle Nicolet ranks 1,043 out of 3,175. Before him are Linda Perry, Diana Krall, Cecil Taylor, Carl Cox, Tony Allen, and Sean Paul. After him are George Shearing, Jack DeJohnette, Magne Furuholmen, John Lurie, Pino Donaggio, and Rick James.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Aurèle Nicolet ranks 265. Before him are Arnošt Lustig, Ann Curtis, Fritz Schär, Ray Brown, Stafford Beer, and Georgi Lozanov. After him are Salma Khadra Jayyusi, Ljubiša Spajić, Robert Ballaman, Heriberto Herrera, Erich Juskowiak, and Pascual Pérez. Among people deceased in 2016, Aurèle Nicolet ranks 251. Before him are Pierre Étaix, Brigitte Hamann, Ursula Franklin, Banharn Silpa-archa, Pierre Barouh, and Juan Mujica. After him are A. B. Bardhan, Luis María Echeberría, Nicole Courcel, Alan Thicke, Nate Thurmond, and Michel Delpech.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Aurèle Nicolet ranks 394 out of 1,015. Before him are Conrad Grebel (1498), Adolf Ogi (1942), Marcel Pilet-Golaz (1889), Gustav Wiederkehr (1905), Fritz Schär (1926), and Jean Reynier (1771). After him are Thomas Bickel (1963), Ella Maillart (1903), Edmond Privat (1889), Albert Meyer (1870), Elisabeth Kopp (1936), and Robert Ballaman (1926).

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Among MUSICIANS In Switzerland

Among musicians born in Switzerland, Aurèle Nicolet ranks 5. Before him are Alfred Cortot (1877), Edwin Fischer (1886), DJ BoBo (1968), and Robert Miles (1969). After him are Patrick Moraz (1948), Urs Bühler (1971), George Gruntz (1932), Emmanuel Pahud (1970), Mirwais (1960), Daniel Löble (1973), and DJ Antoine (1975).

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