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Fou Ts'ong

1934 - 2020

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Fou Ts'ong (Chinese: 傅聰; pinyin: Fù Cōng; 10 March 1934 – 28 December 2020) was a Chinese and British pianist who was the first pianist of his national origin to achieve international recognition. He came to prominence after winning third prize and the Polish Radio Prize for the best performance of Chopin's mazurkas in the 1955 V International Chopin Piano Competition, and remained particularly known as an interpreter of Chopin's music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fou Ts'ong is the 709th most popular musician (up from 962nd in 2019), the 677th most popular biography from China (up from 806th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Fou Ts'ong ranks 709 out of 3,175. Before him are Eddie Gómez, Josef Suk, Steve Lacy, Stephen Morris, Victor Young, and Klaus Voormann. After him are David Knopfler, Jim Lea, Enrico Toselli, Dick Dale, Maynard Ferguson, and Willy DeVille.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Fou Ts'ong ranks 188. Before him are George Hilton, Peter Berling, Elgin Baylor, Maureen Connolly, Eva Mozes Kor, and Steve Lacy. After him are Giancarlo Baghetti, Lev Polugaevsky, Luis Héctor Villalba, Maria Carta, Vasily Lanovoy, and Carmelo Simeone. Among people deceased in 2020, Fou Ts'ong ranks 211. Before him are Duje Bonačić, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Pierino Prati, Lucio Urtubia, John Houghton, and Suhaila Siddiq. After him are Mustafa Nadarević, Samuel Little, Jackie Stallone, Flavio Cotti, Alfred Körner, and Armando Manzanero.

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In China

Among people born in China, Fou Ts'ong ranks 677 out of 1,610. Before him are Sima Tan (-165), Xu Beihong (1895), Leizu (null), Xu Wei (1521), Cheng Hao (1032), and Salchak Toka (1901). After him are Li Yu (937), Jin of Xia (null), Cheung Po Tsai (1783), Zhong Shanshan (1954), Li Cheng (919), and Mang of Xia (null).

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Among MUSICIANS In China

Among musicians born in China, Fou Ts'ong ranks 1. After him are Lang Lang (1982), Toshiko Akiyoshi (1929), Cui Jian (1961), Coco Lee (1975), Yuja Wang (1987), Li Yundi (1982), Liu Fang (1974), Hua Chenyu (1990), and Cai Xukun (1998).

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