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Leonid Kogan

1924 - 1982

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Leonid Borisovich Kogan (Russian: Леонид Борисович Коган; Ukrainian: Леонід Борисович Коган; 14 November 1924 – 17 December 1982) was a preeminent Soviet violinist during the 20th century. Many consider him to be among the greatest violinists of the 20th century. In particular, he is considered to have been one of the greatest representatives of the Soviet School of violin playing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leonid Kogan is the 342nd most popular musician (down from 340th in 2019), the 202nd most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 216th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Ukrainian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Leonid Kogan ranks 342 out of 3,175. Before him are Friedrich Gulda, André Previn, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Sérgio Mendes, Ian Stewart, and Gustavo Santaolalla. After him are Janick Gers, Kirk Hammett, PJ Harvey, Marco Hietala, Paul Wittgenstein, and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Leonid Kogan ranks 91. Before him are Sverre Fehn, Bulat Okudzhava, James Baldwin, Hermann Buhl, Claude Sautet, and Milka Planinc. After him are Dorothy Malone, Rudolf Vrba, Noboru Takeshita, Maria Riva, Madame Nhu, and Alexander Haig. Among people deceased in 1982, Leonid Kogan ranks 75. Before him are Eduardo Frei Montalva, Bess Truman, Pierre Mendès France, Werner Naumann, Pierre Balmain, and Vinoba Bhave. After him are Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Anna German, Otto Hofmann, Leopold Trepper, Roberto Calvi, and Jack Swigert.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Leonid Kogan ranks 202 out of 1,365. Before him are Anatole Litvak (1902), Tamara Press (1937), Jeremi Wiśniowiecki (1612), Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny (1582), Nikolai Tikhonov (1905), and Valeriy Borzov (1949). After him are Yaropolk II of Kiev (1082), Mstislav II of Kiev (1200), Jarosław Dąbrowski (1836), Alexandru Averescu (1859), Israel Gelfand (1913), and Alexander Rutskoy (1947).

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Among MUSICIANS In Ukraine

Among musicians born in Ukraine, Leonid Kogan ranks 7. Before him are Vladimir Horowitz (1903), Sviatoslav Richter (1915), David Oistrakh (1908), Emil Gilels (1916), Isaac Stern (1920), and Heinrich Neuhaus (1888). After him are Nikolai Kapustin (1937), Alexander Siloti (1863), Igor Oistrakh (1931), Gregor Piatigorsky (1903), Arkady Luxemburg (1939), and Felix Blumenfeld (1863).

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