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Martha Argerich

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Martha Argerich (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾta aɾxeˈɾitʃ]; Eastern Catalan: [əɾʒəˈɾik]; born 5 June 1941) is an Argentine classical concert pianist. Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argerich gave her debut concert at the age of eight before receiving further piano training in Europe. At an early age, she won several competitions, including the VII International Chopin Piano Competition and the Ferruccio Busoni Competition and has since recorded numerous albums and performed with leading orchestras worldwide. She is widely considered to be one of the greatest pianists of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Martha Argerich is the 56th most popular musician (down from 46th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 13th in 2019) and the most popular Argentinean Musician.

Martha Argerich is most famous for her performances in the classical repertoire, particularly the works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, and Sergei Rachmaninoff.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Martha Argerich ranks 56 out of 3,175Before her are Marilyn Manson, Carlos Santana, Iggy Pop, Keith Richards, Syd Barrett, and Frank Zappa. After her are Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, Nick Drake, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Ram Narayan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Martha Argerich ranks 22Before her are Richard Dawkins, Bernie Sanders, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Bruno Ganz, George Smith, and Vivienne Westwood. After her are Harry Nilsson, Václav Klaus, Faye Dunaway, M. Stanley Whittingham, Julia Kristeva, and Fausto Cercignani.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Martha Argerich ranks 15 out of 1,154Before her are Astor Piazzolla (1921), Jorge Rafael Videla (1925), Isabel Martínez de Perón (1931), José de San Martín (1778), Lionel Messi (1987), and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (1953). After her are Daniel Barenboim (1942), Diego Simeone (1970), Omar Sívori (1935), Mario Kempes (1954), Carlos Menem (1930), and Néstor Kirchner (1950).

Among MUSICIANS In Argentina

Among musicians born in Argentina, Martha Argerich ranks 1After her are Chris de Burgh (1948), Lalo Schifrin (1932), Gustavo Santaolalla (1951), Gato Barbieri (1932), Charly García (1951), Osvaldo Pugliese (1905), Aníbal Troilo (1914), Gustavo Cerati (1959), Juan d'Arienzo (1900), José Cura (1962), and Enrique Santos Discépolo (1901).