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Joseph Szigeti

1892 - 1973

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Joseph Szigeti (Hungarian: Szigeti József, [ˈsiɡɛti ˈjoːʒɛf]; 5 September 1892 – 19 February 1973) was a Hungarian violinist. Born into a musical family, he spent his early childhood in a small town in Transylvania. He quickly proved himself to be a child prodigy on the violin, and moved to Budapest with his father to study with the renowned pedagogue Jenő Hubay. After completing his studies with Hubay in his early teens, Szigeti began his international concert career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Szigeti is the 568th most popular composer (up from 679th in 2019), the 245th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 279th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Hungarian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Joseph Szigeti ranks 568 out of 1,451. Before him are Louise Farrenc, Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Hans Krása, Johannes Ciconia, Georg Christoph Wagenseil, and Max Richter. After him are William Boyce, Alexandre Desplat, Johann Nikolaus Forkel, Per Nørgård, Aloysia Weber, and Alexandre Tansman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Joseph Szigeti ranks 101. Before him are Reinhold Niebuhr, Radola Gajda, Robert Watson-Watt, Herman Potočnik, Agnes Smedley, and Ivan Šubašić. After him are Karl Lennart Oesch, Peljidiin Genden, Charles Vanel, Richard Aldington, Ludwig Crüwell, and Chen Gongbo. Among people deceased in 1973, Joseph Szigeti ranks 92. Before him are Tarsila do Amaral, Robert Watson-Watt, Merian C. Cooper, Hans Globke, Jarno Saarinen, and Soong Ai-ling. After him are Betty Grable, Alois Hába, Fuad Chehab, Frank Jack Fletcher, Johannes Aavik, and Jack Hawkins.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Joseph Szigeti ranks 245 out of 1,077. Before him are Péter Esterházy (1950), Fajsz (900), Tommy Ramone (1949), Marta Eggerth (1912), Tivadar Soros (1894), and László Budai (1928). After him are Alfréd Schaffer (1893), Dora Pejačević (1885), András Hegedüs (1922), George Szell (1897), Jenő Hubay (1858), and Géza Maróczy (1870).

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Among COMPOSERS In Hungary

Among composers born in Hungary, Joseph Szigeti ranks 11. Before him are Princess Maria Antonia Koháry (1797), Hans Richter (1843), Karl Goldmark (1830), Ferenc Erkel (1810), Joseph Kosma (1905), and Hans Swarowsky (1899). After him are Dora Pejačević (1885), Leó Weiner (1885), István Kertész (1929), Ferenc Farkas (1905), Sigmund Romberg (1887), and Frigyes Hidas (1928).

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