CONDUCTOR

John Pritchard

1921 - 1989

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Sir John Michael Pritchard, (born Stanley Frederick Pritchard, 5 February 1921 – 5 December 1989) was an English conductor. He was known for his interpretations of Mozart operas and for his support of contemporary music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Pritchard is the 120th most popular conductor (down from 112th in 2019), the 5,027th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,040th in 2019) and the 15th most popular British Conductor.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, John Pritchard ranks 120 out of 128. Before him are Martin Turnovský, Osmo Vänskä, Jeffrey Tate, Malcolm Sargent, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and Raymond Leppard. After him are Eleazar de Carvalho, Robert Craft, Alan Gilbert, Tugan Sokhiev, Arthur Fiedler, and Andrew Parrott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, John Pritchard ranks 411. Before him are Jacques Friedel, Bill Bright, Mohammad Mohammadullah, Kurt Marti, Cliff Barker, and Mamie Till. After him are Farley Mowat, Sam Tingle, Donald Campbell, Walter Mirisch, Karel Husa, and Ron Greenwood. Among people deceased in 1989, John Pritchard ranks 272. Before him are Erich Herrmann, Aileen Pringle, Norma Varden, Ludwig Schuberth, Edvin Laine, and Lynn Bari. After him are Chris Gueffroy, Wolfdietrich Schnurre, Egon Orowan, Stella Gibbons, Ewan MacColl, and Elaine de Kooning.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Pritchard ranks 5,028 out of 8,785. Before him are Ronald Drever (1931), Susan Hampshire (1937), Vashti Bunyan (1945), Conor Coady (1993), Thomas Warton (1728), and John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute (1958). After him are Jonathan Lynn (1943), Thomas Lewis (1881), Luke Fildes (1843), Ran Laurie (1915), David Arnold (1962), and Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801).

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Among CONDUCTORS In United Kingdom

Among conductors born in United Kingdom, John Pritchard ranks 15. Before him are Henry Wood (1869), Antonio Pappano (1959), Daniel Harding (1975), Jeffrey Tate (1943), Malcolm Sargent (1895), and Raymond Leppard (1927). After him are Andrew Parrott (1947).

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