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Bronius Kutavičius

1932 - 2021

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Bronius Kutavičius (13 September 1932 – 29 September 2021) was a Lithuanian composer and academic composition teacher. He wrote numerous oratorios and operas, often inspired by ancient Lithuanian polytheistic beliefs and music. He also composed film scores, orchestral works and chamber music. Kutavičius is regarded as a symbol of Lithuanian cultural identity, both in music and in politics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bronius Kutavičius is the 1,223rd most popular composer (up from 1,237th in 2019), the 171st most popular biography from Lithuania (down from 170th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Lithuanian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Bronius Kutavičius ranks 1,223 out of 1,451Before him are Jean-Joseph Mouret, Abdylas Maldybaev, Glenn Branca, Leonard Slatkin, Adolph Deutsch, and Akira Yamaoka. After him are Luís de Freitas Branco, Frank Churchill, David Diamond, Tadeusz Baird, Andrei Eshpai, and Knudåge Riisager.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Bronius Kutavičius ranks 375Before him are Billie Whitelaw, Ben Bova, Brian Murphy, Vasili Kuznetsov, Cesare Perdisa, and Paul Anderson. After him are Casey Kasem, John Lyons, Alain Besançon, John Flynn, Lewis Binford, and Sándor Mátrai. Among people deceased in 2021, Bronius Kutavičius ranks 450Before him are Karel Loprais, Nina Ruslanova, Yekaterina Gradova, Sabine Weiss, Henry Darrow, and Fausto Gresini. After him are Tubilandu Ndimbi, Lawrence Weiner, Franco Marini, Michael Fisher, Aleksandar Shalamanov, and Giuseppe Galante.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Bronius Kutavičius ranks 171 out of 328Before him are Saulius Skvernelis (1970), Steponas Kairys (1879), Stasys Girėnas (1893), Lena Valaitis (1943), Vincentas Sladkevičius (1920), and Valdemaras Chomičius (1959). After him are Ignaty Krachkovsky (1883), Georgy Ivanov (1894), Gediminas Vagnorius (1957), Aleksander Prystor (1874), Petras Cvirka (1909), and Jonas Vileišis (1872).

Among COMPOSERS In Lithuania

Among composers born in Lithuania, Bronius Kutavičius ranks 4Before him are César Cui (1835), Maximilian Steinberg (1883), and Emil Młynarski (1870).