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Guido Cantelli

1920 - 1956

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Guido Cantelli (Italian: [ˈɡwi.do kanˈtɛl.li]; 27 April 1920 – 24 November 1956) was an Italian orchestral conductor. Toscanini elected him his "spiritual heir" since the beginnings of his career. He was named Music Director of La Scala, Milan in November 1956, but his promising career was cut short only one week later by his death at the age of 36 in the 1956 Paris DC-6 crash in France en route to the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guido Cantelli is the 440th most popular musician (up from 546th in 2019), the 1,847th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,206th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Italian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Guido Cantelli ranks 440 out of 3,175. Before him are Ornette Coleman, John Entwistle, Ralf Hütter, Bill Ward, Glenn Frey, and Albert King. After him are Simon Le Bon, Floyd Westerman, Matt Bellamy, John Powell, Theo Jörgensmann, and Ole Bull.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Guido Cantelli ranks 112. Before him are Victor Turner, Bruno Maderna, Väinö Linna, Peggy Lee, Marlen Haushofer, and Don Taylor. After him are Ignatius IV of Antioch, Heinz Hitler, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Marcial Maciel, Václav Neumann, and Meliton Kantaria. Among people deceased in 1956, Guido Cantelli ranks 64. Before him are Elpidio Quirino, Thomas J. Watson, Mahmud Barzanji, Nikolaj Velimirović, Art Tatum, and Josep Puig i Cadafalch. After him are Drastamat Kanayan, Miklós Nyiszli, Jehanne D'Alcy, Felix Bernstein, Elmer Drew Merrill, and Charles Joughin.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Guido Cantelli ranks 1,847 out of 5,161. Before him are Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily (1779), Bruno Sammartino (1935), Domitilla the Elder (50), Rinaldo d'Este (1655), Antonio Vivarini (1440), and Margherita de' Medici (1612). After him are Maria Beatrice of Savoy (1792), Maddalena de' Medici (1473), Pietro Rava (1916), Paolo Tosti (1846), Theron of Acragas (-535), and Pietro Cataldi (1552).

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Among MUSICIANS In Italy

Among musicians born in Italy, Guido Cantelli ranks 19. Before him are Mauro Giuliani (1781), Luigi Tenco (1938), Leonardo De Lorenzo (1875), Matteo Carcassi (1792), Domenico Alberti (1710), and Franco Battiato (1945). After him are Rocco Granata (1938), Aldo Ciccolini (1925), Lucio Battisti (1943), Salvatore Accardo (1941), Antonio Bazzini (1818), and Gaspara Stampa (1523).

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