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Myra Hess

1890 - 1965

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Dame Julia Myra Hess, (25 February 1890 – 25 November 1965) was an English pianist known for her performances of the works of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, and Brahms. She famously organised concerts in London during the Second World War and The Blitz. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Myra Hess is the 1,853rd most popular musician (down from 1,622nd in 2019), the 4,882nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,167th in 2019) and the 304th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Myra Hess ranks 1,853 out of 3,175. Before her are George Russell, Biréli Lagrène, Juice Leskinen, Paul Bostaph, Pepper Adams, and Four Tet. After her are Ray Bryant, Joey Castillo, Wes Borland, Michael Steele, Big Walter Horton, and Stefan Schwarzmann.

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Among people born in 1890, Myra Hess ranks 231. Before her are Bess Meredyth, Virginie Hériot, Eoin O'Duffy, Eddie Rickenbacker, Hubert Stevens, and Jennie Fletcher. After her are Fred M. Vinson, John Rupert Firth, Edgar Kennedy, Marc Connelly, Aimee Semple McPherson, and Hatı Çırpan. Among people deceased in 1965, Myra Hess ranks 205. Before her are Boško Simonović, Edward Archibald, Bill Black, Tadd Dameron, Alan Washbond, and Mary Boland. After her are Ingrid Jonker, Ludwig Wrede, Søren Marinus Jensen, Chris Berger, Óscar Cristi, and Hugh Latimer Dryden.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Myra Hess ranks 4,883 out of 8,785. Before her are Cathleen Nesbitt (1888), David Seidler (1937), Anthony Taylor (1978), Four Tet (1978), Isaac Hempstead Wright (1999), and Jennie Fletcher (1890). After her are Susanna Clarke (1959), Spencer Davis (1939), Mary Midgley (1919), Frederick Rolfe (1860), N. G. L. Hammond (1907), and Robert Newton (1905).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Myra Hess ranks 304. Before her are Ian McLagan (1945), Topper Headon (1955), Holly Johnson (1960), Pino Palladino (1957), Mick Avory (1944), and Four Tet (1978). After her are Ed O'Brien (1968), Derek Bailey (1930), Phil Collen (1957), Boz Burrell (1946), Andy Mackay (1946), and Calum Scott (1988).

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