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Emanuel Ax

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Emanuel "Manny" Ax (born June 8, 1949) is an American classical pianist. He is known for his chamber music collaborations with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinists Isaac Stern and Young Uck Kim, as well as his piano recitals and performances with major orchestras in the world. Starting at age 12, Ax studied piano under Mieczysław Munz of the Juilliard School. He won honorable mention at the VIII International Chopin Piano Competition in 1970, third place at the Vianna da Motta International Music Competition in 1971, seventh place at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 1972, and first prize in the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in 1974. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Emanuel Ax is the 1,294th most popular musician (down from 1,273rd in 2024), the 685th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 713th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Ukrainian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Emanuel Ax ranks 1,294 out of 3,175. Before him are Wage Rudolf Supratman, Frankie Laine, Lennie Tristano, Hank Mobley, Barney Kessel, and Mark Isham. After him are Gary Rossington, Mishary Rashid Alafasy, Neil Murray, Enzo Jannacci, David Amram, and Danny Carey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Emanuel Ax ranks 403. Before him are Masato Harada, Manfred Burgsmüller, Jahn Teigen, Alexander Gradsky, Gates McFadden, and Mohammed bin Hammam. After him are Mohamed Akid, Stephen Gyllenhaal, Jupp Kapellmann, Bonnie Raitt, Ian Stewart, and Bob Backlund.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Emanuel Ax ranks 685 out of 1,365. Before him are Alexander Ostrowski (1893), Emil Paur (1855), Maksim Kovalevsky (1851), Ivan Bodiul (1917), Margarita Aliger (1915), and Fedir Bohatyrchuk (1892). After him are Louise Nevelson (1899), Mykola Khvylovy (1893), Alexander Galich (1918), Zinaida Turchyna (1946), Georgy Sedov (1877), and Sviatoslav Shevchuk (1970).

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Among MUSICIANS In Ukraine

Among musicians born in Ukraine, Emanuel Ax ranks 24. Before him are Karl Doppler (1825), Volodymyr Ivasyuk (1949), Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński (1807), Valentina Lisitsa (1973), Shura Cherkassky (1909), and Mieczysław Horszowski (1892). After him are Moriz Rosenthal (1862), Alexander Brailowsky (1896), Estas Tonne (1975), Iryna Bilyk (1970), Benno Moiseiwitsch (1890), and Eugene Hütz (1972).

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