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Georges Prêtre

1924 - 2017

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Georges Prêtre (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ pʁɛːtʁ]; 14 August 1924 – 4 January 2017) was a French orchestral and opera conductor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georges Prêtre is the 258th most popular musician (down from 249th in 2019), the 1,298th most popular biography from France (up from 1,353rd in 2019) and the 11th most popular French Musician.

Georges Prêtre is most famous for his conducting of the Requiem Mass in Saint-Etienne-du-Mont, Paris, on April 8, 1975.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Georges Prêtre ranks 258 out of 3,175. Before him are Oscar Peterson, Bono, Joe Satriani, Jean-Marie Leclair, Alan Parsons, and Chris de Burgh. After him are Rory Gallagher, John Cale, Dave Brubeck, Mike Portnoy, Slash, and Keith Moon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Georges Prêtre ranks 63. Before him are Roberto Eduardo Viola, Ahmadou Ahidjo, Michel Tournier, John Backus, Giovanni Sartori, and Guy Williams. After him are Karmapa, Kenneth Kaunda, Matthäus Hetzenauer, Eva Marie Saint, Vladimir Kryuchkov, and Roberts Blossom. Among people deceased in 2017, Georges Prêtre ranks 71. Before him are Jean Rochefort, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Yisrael Kristal, Al Jarreau, Giovanni Sartori, and Magdalena Abakanowicz. After him are Chris Cornell, Piet Keizer, Yasuyuki Kuwahara, Pierre Bergé, Jacque Fresco, and Peter L. Berger.

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In France

Among people born in France, Georges Prêtre ranks 1,298 out of 6,770. Before him are Didier Pironi (1952), Jean-Marie Leclair (1697), Catherine de Bourbon (1559), Louis, Duke of Guyenne (1397), André Maginot (1877), and Raymond Poulidor (1936). After him are Gustave Charpentier (1860), André Weil (1906), John III of Navarre (1477), Elif Shafak (1971), Philip, Duke of Orléans (1336), and Armand David (1826).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Georges Prêtre ranks 11. Before him are David Guetta (1967), Arnaut Daniel (1150), Paul Mauriat (1925), Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813), Stéphane Grappelli (1908), and Jean-Marie Leclair (1697). After him are Louis Vierne (1870), Émile Waldteufel (1837), Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665), Jean-Pierre Rampal (1922), Jacques Dutronc (1943), and Marguerite Long (1874).

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