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Mitsuko Uchida

1948 - Today

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Dame Mitsuko Uchida, (内田光子; [ɯtɕida miꜜtsɯ̥ko]; born 20 December 1948) is a Japanese-English classical pianist and conductor. Born in Japan and naturalised in England, she is particularly notable for her interpretations of Mozart and Schubert. She has appeared with many notable orchestras, recorded a wide repertory with several labels, won numerous awards and honours (including Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2009) and is the co-artistic director, with Jonathan Biss, of the Marlboro Music School and Festival. She has also conducted several major orchestras. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mitsuko Uchida is the 474th most popular musician (down from 451st in 2019), the 649th most popular biography from Japan (down from 578th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Japanese Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mitsuko Uchida ranks 474 out of 3,175. Before her are Edwin Fischer, Bo Diddley, Paul Landers, Roger Whittaker, Alicia de Larrocha, and Bobby McFerrin. After her are Tito Jackson, Julie Guicciardi, Dexter Gordon, George Young, Johnny Winter, and Lisa Lopes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Mitsuko Uchida ranks 167. Before her are George W. Casey Jr., Margot Kidder, Jean-Louis Schlesser, Wang Qishan, Mark Phillips, and Natan Sharansky. After her are Rubén Blades, N. T. Wright, Valeri Kharlamov, Mate Parlov, Michael Kamen, and Cassandra Harris.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Mitsuko Uchida ranks 649 out of 6,245. Before her are Senjūrō Hayashi (1876), Empress Shōken (1849), Ankō Itosu (1831), Tokugawa Ietsugu (1709), Motoo Kimura (1924), and Teruo Nimura (1943). After her are Enomoto Takeaki (1836), Takaaki Kajita (1959), Machiko Kyō (1924), Hisao Sekiguchi (1954), Minamoto no Yorimasa (1106), and Emperor Horikawa (1079).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Mitsuko Uchida ranks 3. Before her are Joe Hisaishi (1950), and Kitarō (1953). After her are Isao Tomita (1932), Shinichi Suzuki (1898), Shigeru Umebayashi (1951), Hide (1964), Haruomi Hosono (1947), Susumu Hirasawa (1954), Yuki Kajiura (1965), Yoshiki (1965), and Mitski (1990).

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