COMPOSER
Masaaki Suzuki
1954 - Today

Masaaki Suzuki
Masaaki Suzuki (鈴木 雅明, Suzuki Masaaki; born 29 April 1954) is a Japanese organist, harpsichordist, conductor, and the founder and music director of the Bach Collegium Japan. With this ensemble he is recording the complete choral works of Johann Sebastian Bach for the Swedish label BIS Records, for which he is also recording Bach's concertos, orchestral suites, and solo works for harpsichord and organ. He is also an artist-in-residence at Yale University and the principal guest conductor of its Schola Cantorum, and has conducted orchestras and choruses around the world. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Masaaki Suzuki is the 1,251st most popular composer (down from 1,240th in 2019), the 1,477th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,360th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Japanese Composer.
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Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Masaaki Suzuki ranks 1,251 out of 1,451. Before him are Emil Hartmann, William Schuman, Leigh Harline, Sergei Slonimsky, Xian Xinghai, and Mark Snow. After him are Antón García Abril, George Alexander Macfarren, Frigyes Hidas, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Virgil Thomson, and Alberto Nepomuceno.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEmil Hartmann
1836 - 1898
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 1,245
William Schuman
1910 - 1992
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 1,246
Leigh Harline
1907 - 1969
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 1,247
Sergei Slonimsky
1932 - 2020
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 1,248
Xian Xinghai
1905 - 1945
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 1,249
Mark Snow
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 1,250
Masaaki Suzuki
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 1,251
Antón García Abril
1933 - 2021
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 1,252
George Alexander Macfarren
1813 - 1887
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 1,253
Frigyes Hidas
1928 - 2007
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 1,254
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 1,255
Virgil Thomson
1896 - 1989
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 1,256
Alberto Nepomuceno
1864 - 1920
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 1,257
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Masaaki Suzuki ranks 390. Before him are Toshiaki Imai, Phil Zimmermann, Joe Bryant, Herbert Zimmermann, Graziano Rossi, and Anna Grodzka. After him are Jonathan Pollard, Mark Herman, Michael Badalucco, Piero Gros, Terry Kinney, and Jeffrey Combs.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsToshiaki Imai
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 384
Phil Zimmermann
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 385
Joe Bryant
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1954 - 2024
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 386
Herbert Zimmermann
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 387
Graziano Rossi
RACING DRIVER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 388
Anna Grodzka
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 389
Masaaki Suzuki
COMPOSER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 390
Jonathan Pollard
MAFIOSO
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 391
Mark Herman
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 392
Michael Badalucco
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 393
Piero Gros
SKIER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 394
Terry Kinney
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 395
Jeffrey Combs
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 396
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Masaaki Suzuki ranks 1,477 out of 6,245. Before him are Yoshiyuki Tsuruta (1903), Hiro Mashima (1977), Kōichi Yamadera (1961), Taiki Tsuruno (1990), Kazunori Yamauchi (1967), and Yoshihisa Yoshikawa (1936). After him are Takeshi Honda (1981), Shunji Iwai (1963), Kikuko Inoue (1964), Ken Sugimori (1966), Takamasa Yamazaki (1992), and Kenjiro Tsuda (1971).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsYoshiyuki Tsuruta
SWIMMER
1903 - 1986
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 1,471
Hiro Mashima
COMIC ARTIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 1,472
Kōichi Yamadera
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 1,473
Taiki Tsuruno
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 1,474
Kazunori Yamauchi
GAME DESIGNER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 1,475
Yoshihisa Yoshikawa
ATHLETE
1936 - 2019
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 1,476
Masaaki Suzuki
COMPOSER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 1,477
Takeshi Honda
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 1,478
Shunji Iwai
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 1,479
Kikuko Inoue
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 1,480
Ken Sugimori
COMIC ARTIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 1,481
Takamasa Yamazaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 1,482
Kenjiro Tsuda
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 1,483
Among COMPOSERS In Japan
Among composers born in Japan, Masaaki Suzuki ranks 17. Before him are Akira Ifukube (1914), Koji Kondo (1961), Yasushi Akutagawa (1925), Fumio Hayasaka (1914), Shirō Sagisu (1957), and Akira Yamaoka (1968). After him are Toshio Hosokawa (1955), Hiroyuki Sawano (1980), Junichi Masuda (1968), Kaoru Wada (1962), Yuzo Koshiro (1967), and Kazumi Totaka (1967).
Akira Ifukube
1914 - 2006
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 11
Koji Kondo
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 12
Yasushi Akutagawa
1925 - 1989
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 13
Fumio Hayasaka
1914 - 1955
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 14
Shirō Sagisu
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 15
Akira Yamaoka
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 16
Masaaki Suzuki
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 17
Toshio Hosokawa
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 18
Hiroyuki Sawano
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 19
Junichi Masuda
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 20
Kaoru Wada
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 21
Yuzo Koshiro
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 22
Kazumi Totaka
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 23