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Paul Tortelier

1914 - 1990

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Paul Tortelier (21 March 1914 – 18 December 1990) was a French cellist and composer. After an outstanding student career at the Conservatoire de Paris he played in orchestras in France and the US before the Second World War. After the war he became a well-known soloist, playing in countries round the globe. He taught at music schools in France, Germany and China, and gave televised masterclasses in England. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Tortelier is the 689th most popular musician (down from 620th in 2019), the 2,902nd most popular biography from France (down from 2,782nd in 2019) and the 30th most popular French Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paul Tortelier ranks 689 out of 3,175. Before him are Liam Gallagher, Stephen Kovacevich, Lindsey Buckingham, Captain Beefheart, Kenny Loggins, and Jadranka Stojaković. After him are Jeff Porcaro, Eric Woolfson, Rudolf Barshai, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Chaka Khan, and Angélique Kidjo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Paul Tortelier ranks 148. Before him are Andrzej Panufnik, Anatole Abragam, Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven, Gino Colaussi, Michael Grant, and Yuri Levitan. After him are Noor Inayat Khan, Frances Oldham Kelsey, Patrick O'Brian, Arno Schmidt, Jens Otto Krag, and Hernán Siles Zuazo. Among people deceased in 1990, Paul Tortelier ranks 112. Before him are Juan José Arévalo, Tom Fogerty, Hayedeh, Xavier Cugat, Berta Karlik, and Andrei Kirilenko. After him are Naoto Tajima, Shigeo Shingo, J. C. R. Licklider, José Napoleón Duarte, David Stirling, and Luigi Beccali.

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In France

Among people born in France, Paul Tortelier ranks 2,902 out of 6,770. Before him are Roger Pingeon (1940), Léon Brunschvicg (1869), Louise Colet (1810), Auguste Herbin (1882), Patrick Strzoda (1952), and Jean Castex (1965). After him are Violette Leduc (1907), André Beauneveu (1330), Richard Bohringer (1942), Jules Dalou (1838), Valérie Trierweiler (1965), and Claude Autant-Lara (1901).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Paul Tortelier ranks 30. Before him are Claude-Michel Schönberg (1944), Ginette Neveu (1919), Michel Sogny (1947), Jean-Delphin Alard (1815), Jacques Loussier (1934), and Michel Petrucciani (1962). After him are Zino Francescatti (1902), Pierre Rode (1774), Walter Gieseking (1895), Claude Bolling (1930), Robert Casadesus (1899), and Richard Galliano (1950).

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