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Christoph von Dohnányi

1929 - 2025

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Christoph von Dohnányi (German: [ˈkʁɪstɔf fɔn ˈdɔxnaːnjiː]; 8 September 1929 – 6 September 2025) was a German conductor. He was both music director and later artistic director at the Oper Frankfurt until 1977, establishing innovative opera. He was music director of The Cleveland Orchestra from 1984 to 2002, leading the orchestra in recordings with various labels and on international tours to Europe and Asia. He was principal conductor of London's Philharmonia Orchestra from 1997 to 2008, touring Europe including a series of opera performances at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christoph von Dohnányi is the 10,660th most popular politician (down from 9,790th in 2019), the 3,062nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,837th in 2019) and the 898th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christoph von Dohnányi ranks 10,660 out of 19,576. Before him are Robert H. Jackson, Takizawa Bakin, Letitia Christian Tyler, Catherine Carey, Tallis Obed Moses, and José Ramón Machado Ventura. After him are Václav Talich, Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Theodosius, Laoshang, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, and Xin Qiji.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Christoph von Dohnányi ranks 216. Before him are Julinho, Adrienne Rich, Edison Denisov, Andrew Bertie, François Cheng, and Karl Koller. After him are Link Wray, Eric Carle, Luigi Taveri, Lee Hazlewood, Ronald Golias, and Ronnie Biggs. Among people deceased in 2025, Christoph von Dohnányi ranks 186. Before him are Mimis Domazos, Norair Nurikyan, Jean-Louis Debré, Hans Enoksen, Tom Robbins, and Buvaisar Saitiev. After him are Jayant Narlikar, Peter Hirsch, Sly Stone, Bernhard Vogel, Halid Bešlić, and Kiril Ivkov.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Christoph von Dohnányi ranks 3,064 out of 7,253. Before him are Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein (1870), Heinrich Schrader (1767), Justinus Kerner (1786), Ferdinand Reich (1799), Manfred Winkelhock (1951), and Ewald Hering (1834). After him are Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1800), Friedrich Robert Helmert (1843), Wolfgang Preiss (1910), Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1826), Wilhelm Griesinger (1817), and Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg (1684).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Christoph von Dohnányi ranks 898. Before him are Thilo Sarrazin (1945), Gerhard Schröder (1910), Princess Augusta of Cambridge (1822), Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen (1861), Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine (1908), and Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1425). After him are Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1800), Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1826), John I, Duke of Saxony (1249), Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe (1859), John George II, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1665), and Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1802).

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