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Kent Nagano

1951 - Today

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Kent George Nagano (born November 22, 1951) is an American conductor and opera administrator. From 2015 until 2025, he was Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) of the Hamburg State Opera and the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kent Nagano is the 63rd most popular conductor (up from 66th in 2019), the 4,826th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,410th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Conductor.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Kent Nagano ranks 63 out of 128. Before him are Iván Fischer, Willem Kes, Semyon Bychkov, Leo Borchard, Marek Janowski, and Franz Welser-Möst. After him are Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Robert Kajanus, Jiří Bělohlávek, Adrian Boult, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Karl Muck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Kent Nagano ranks 227. Before him are William Katt, Kenny Roberts, Talgat Musabayev, Nikenike Vurobaravu, Mike Mentzer, and Corey Yuen. After him are David Kabua, Matti Pellonpää, Klaus Toppmöller, Carl Lumbly, Mohammad Reza Aref, and Arnold Mühren.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kent Nagano ranks 4,826 out of 20,380. Before him are Tuesday Weld (1943), Emma Tillman (1892), Mike Mentzer (1951), Chris Murphy (1973), Irving Cummings (1888), and John Rogan (1867). After him are Carrie Snodgress (1945), Hunter Biden (1970), Larry Hankin (1940), James Rollins (1961), Pat Buchanan (1938), and Jacqueline Cochran (1906).

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Among CONDUCTORS In United States

Among conductors born in United States, Kent Nagano ranks 4. Before him are Herbert Blomstedt (1927), James Levine (1943), and John Philip Sousa (1854). After him are Charles Mackerras (1925), Dennis Russell Davies (1944), Robert Craft (1923), Alan Gilbert (1967), Arthur Fiedler (1894), and Anton Coppola (1917).

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