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Jiří Bělohlávek

1946 - 2017

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Jiří Bělohlávek, (Czech pronunciation: [jɪr̝iː bjɛloɦlaːvɛk]; 24 February 1946 – 31 May 2017) was a Czech conductor. He was a leading interpreter of Czech classical music, and became chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in 1990, a role he would serve on two occasions during a combined span of seven years (1990–92, 2012–17). He also served a six-year tenure as the chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra from 2006 to 2012. He gained international renown and repute for his performances of the works of Czech composers such as Antonín Dvořák and Bohuslav Martinů, and was credited as "the most profound proponent of Czech orchestral music" by Czech music specialist Professor Michael Beckerman. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jiří Bělohlávek is the 66th most popular conductor (up from 78th in 2019), the 426th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 492nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Czech Conductor.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Jiří Bělohlávek ranks 66 out of 128. Before him are Leo Borchard, Marek Janowski, Franz Welser-Möst, Kent Nagano, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, and Robert Kajanus. After him are Adrian Boult, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Karl Muck, Paul Kletzki, Paavo Berglund, and Jean Martinon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Jiří Bělohlávek ranks 353. Before him are Álvaro Arzú, Yuko Shimizu, Roy Thomas Baker, Ralph Gonsalves, Paul Davies, and Blake Clark. After him are Mart Siimann, Joel Camargo, Kirsti Sparboe, Ian McDonald, Emilio de Villota, and Franz Roth. Among people deceased in 2017, Jiří Bělohlávek ranks 235. Before him are Gorden Kaye, Jimmy Snuka, Derek Parfit, Bernard Panafieu, Kim Jong-hyun, and Stanisław Skrowaczewski. After him are Mervyn Rose, Michael Ballhaus, Márta Rudas, Klaus Huber, Gregg Allman, and Al Lawrence.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Jiří Bělohlávek ranks 426 out of 1,200. Before him are Oldřich Černík (1921), Vítězslava Kaprálová (1915), Egon Klepsch (1930), Jiří Holík (1944), Petr Brandl (1668), and Prince Adolf of Auersperg (1821). After him are Petra Kvitová (1990), Josef Mánes (1820), Jaromír Weinberger (1896), Jan Zajíc (1950), Hana Brady (1931), and Ignaz Brüll (1846).

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Among CONDUCTORS In Czechia

Among conductors born in Czechia, Jiří Bělohlávek ranks 4. Before him are Rafael Kubelík (1914), Václav Neumann (1920), and Karel Ančerl (1908). After him are Zdeněk Mácal (1936), and Martin Turnovský (1928).

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