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János Starker

1924 - 2013

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János Starker (; Hungarian: [ˈʃtɒrkɛr]; July 5, 1924 – April 28, 2013) was a Hungarian-American cellist. From 1958 until his death, he taught at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he held the title of Distinguished Professor. Starker is considered one of the greatest cellists of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. János Starker is the 1,027th most popular musician (up from 1,267th in 2019), the 419th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 502nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Hungarian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, János Starker ranks 1,027 out of 3,175. Before him are Ted Nugent, Henry Cowell, Berry Gordy, Zakk Wylde, Theodor Kullak, and Domenico Montagnana. After him are Albert Ayler, Freddie Hubbard, Matt Sorum, Colin Burgess, J. J. Johnson, and Marcos Valle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, János Starker ranks 258. Before him are Sylvia Miles, Evald Ilyenkov, Ed Koch, Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Dennis Weaver, and Qiao Shi. After him are Mike Bongiorno, J. J. Johnson, Colleen Dewhurst, Inji Aflatoun, Karen Harup, and Aleksandar Tišma. Among people deceased in 2013, János Starker ranks 230. Before him are Georges Descrières, Robert Byrne, Ed Koch, Norma Bengell, Walter De Maria, and Cayetano Ré. After him are Barry Jackson, Aleksei Yuryevich German, Domenico Bartolucci, Rentarō Mikuni, Torbjørn Falkanger, and Eileen Brennan.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, János Starker ranks 419 out of 1,077. Before him are Imre Kovács (1921), Márton Bukovi (1903), Eva Bartok (1927), Zsuzsa Körmöczy (1924), Sándor Simonyi-Semadam (1864), and Imre Frivaldszky (1799). After him are János Göröcs (1939), Imre Komora (1940), Oszkár Gerde (1883), Anna Sipos (1908), József Csatári (1943), and József Takács (1904).

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Among MUSICIANS In Hungary

Among musicians born in Hungary, János Starker ranks 15. Before him are Carl Flesch (1873), Rezső Seress (1889), Stephen Heller (1813), Joseph Böhm (1795), Lili Kraus (1903), and Zoltán Kocsis (1952). After him are Gábor Szabó (1936), Jenő Jandó (1952), Tamás Vásáry (1933), Andor Földes (1913), ByeAlex (1984), and Peter Bence (1991).

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