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Garrick Ohlsson

1948 - Today

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Garrick Olaf Ohlsson (born April 3, 1948) is an American classical pianist. In 1970, he became the first competitor from the United States to win the gold medal awarded by the International Chopin Piano Competition, at the VIII competition. He also won first prize at the Busoni Competition in Bolzano, Italy, and the Montreal Piano Competition in Canada. He was awarded the Avery Fisher Prize in 1994 and received the 1998 University Musical Society Distinguished Artist Award in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Garrick Ohlsson is the 1,736th most popular musician (up from 1,849th in 2024), the 9,136th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,367th in 2019) and the 655th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Garrick Ohlsson ranks 1,736 out of 3,175. Before him are Charles Lloyd, Brad Mehldau, John Foxx, Richard Sinclair, Nick Menza, and Takeoff. After him are Gail Ann Dorsey, Steve Hillage, Bernie Marsden, Dickey Betts, Matthias Reim, and Mary Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Garrick Ohlsson ranks 577. Before him are Carlos Squeo, Errol Brown, Joseph Marcell, Ever Almeida, John Foxx, and Richard Sinclair. After him are Ibrahim Kuni, Colleen Atwood, Fred Hampton, Josef Ackermann, Nick Mancuso, and Yasumasa Kanada.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Garrick Ohlsson ranks 9,138 out of 20,380. Before him are Walt Bellamy (1939), William Hogenson (1884), Michael Rapaport (1970), Bubba Ray Dudley (1971), Tony Dalton (1975), and Ted Chiang (1967). After him are Joseph P. Allen (1937), Kaʻiulani (1875), Serenity (1969), Thomas Massie (1971), Barton MacLane (1902), and Wendell Pierce (1963).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Garrick Ohlsson ranks 655. Before him are James Cotton (1935), Jo Jones (1911), Charlie Byrd (1925), Charles Lloyd (1938), Brad Mehldau (1970), and Takeoff (1994). After him are Gail Ann Dorsey (1962), Dickey Betts (1943), Mary Wilson (1944), Julieta Venegas (1970), J. B. Lenoir (1929), and Dave Navarro (1967).

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