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Klaus Tennstedt

1926 - 1998

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Klaus Hermann Wilhelm Tennstedt (German: [ˈtɛnʃtɛt]; June 6, 1926 – January 11, 1998) was a German conductor from Merseburg. Known for his interpretation of the Austro-German repertoire, especially his sympathetic approaches towards Gustav Mahler, Tennstedt is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential conductors of the late 20th century. He worked with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the NDR Symphony Orchestra, and other highly regarded ensembles such as the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and most notably the London Philharmonic Orchestra, with which he was closely associated and recorded many of his celebrated recordings under the EMI label, including a cycle of Mahler's 10 symphonies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Klaus Tennstedt is the 761st most popular musician (up from 775th in 2019), the 3,083rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,243rd in 2019) and the 39th most popular German Musician.

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Among musicians, Klaus Tennstedt ranks 761 out of 3,175. Before him are Tom Araya, Danko Jones, Link Wray, Deadmau5, Kenny Clarke, and Adrien-François Servais. After him are Ilaiyaraaja, Peter Machajdík, The Edge, Vasco Rossi, Todd Rundgren, and Sly Stone.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Klaus Tennstedt ranks 197. Before him are Ivica Horvat, Ingrid Haebler, George Rhoden, Wolfgang Iser, Michael Bond, and Georges Lautner. After him are Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, Ricardo María Carles Gordó, Mahasweta Devi, Choi Eun-hee, Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo, and Anne McCaffrey. Among people deceased in 1998, Klaus Tennstedt ranks 124. Before him are Joan Hickson, Olivier Gendebien, Åke Seyffarth, Moshood Abiola, Carl Wilson, and Mahbub ul Haq. After him are Nino Ferrer, Mancur Olson, Vladimir Demikhov, Richard Hamming, Eduardo Francisco Pironio, and Chatichai Choonhavan.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Klaus Tennstedt ranks 3,085 out of 7,253. Before him are Arthur Oncken Lovejoy (1873), Adolf Erman (1854), John I, Duke of Saxony (1249), Johann Heinrich Alsted (1588), Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1772), and Helmut Jahn (1940). After him are Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe (1859), Siegfried Bing (1838), Georg Konrad Morgen (1909), John George II, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1665), Mario Götze (1992), and Peter Hirsch (1925).

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Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Klaus Tennstedt ranks 39. Before him are Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688), Axel Rudi Pell (1960), Peter Schreier (1935), Conrad Graf (1782), Gerd Albrecht (1935), and Klaus Voormann (1938). After him are Harold Faltermeyer (1952), Oliver Riedel (1971), Paul van Dyk (1971), Herman Rarebell (1949), ATB (1973), and Andi Deris (1964).

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