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Eduard Nápravník

1839 - 1916

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Eduard Francevič Naprávnik (Russian: Эдуа́рд Фра́нцевич Напра́вник; 24 August 1839 – 10 November 1916) was a Czech conductor and composer. Nápravník settled in Russian Empire and is best known for his leading role in Russian musical life as the principal conductor of the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg for many decades. In that capacity, he conducted the premieres of many operas by Russian composers, including those by Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eduard Nápravník is the 803rd most popular musician (up from 923rd in 2019), the 385th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 445th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Czech Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Eduard Nápravník ranks 803 out of 3,175. Before him are Kenny G, Arthur De Greef, Huey Lewis, Scotty Moore, Sammy Hagar, and John Illsley. After him are Christian Ferras, James Kottak, Ron Carter, Alec John Such, Giovanni Maria Bononcini, and Charly García.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1839, Eduard Nápravník ranks 49. Before him are Hermann Hankel, Nikolai Linevich, Pōmare V, Joseph Oller, Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì, and Abdyl Frashëri. After him are Nagakura Shinpachi, Walter Pater, Pascual Cervera y Topete, Georges Rayet, Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, and George Clement Perkins. Among people deceased in 1916, Eduard Nápravník ranks 86. Before him are Higaonna Kanryō, Princess Augusta of Cambridge, Adolph Frank, Hugo von Pohl, Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe, and Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz. After him are Artúr Görgei, Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin, Ioannis Frangoudis, Eugen Dücker, Lily Braun, and William Foulke.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Eduard Nápravník ranks 385 out of 1,200. Before him are Franz Konwitschny (1901), Franz Krommer (1759), Joseph von Sonnenfels (1732), Viktor Dyk (1877), Jana Brejchová (1940), and Johann Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz (1686). After him are Sigfried Giedion (1888), Mikoláš Aleš (1852), Karel Píč (1920), Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (1862), Bretislav III (1200), and Maria Restituta Kafka (1894).

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Among MUSICIANS In Czechia

Among musicians born in Czechia, Eduard Nápravník ranks 13. Before him are Jan Hammer (1948), Rudolf Serkin (1903), Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1812), Josef Suk (1929), Ivan Mládek (1942), and Franz Konwitschny (1901). After him are Ignaz Brüll (1846), Alexander Dreyschock (1818), Miroslav Vitouš (1947), Jakub Jan Ryba (1765), František Ondříček (1857), and Ivan Král (1948).

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