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Philippe Herreweghe

1947 - Today

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Philippe Maria François Herreweghe, Knight Herreweghe (born 2 May 1947) is a Belgian conductor and choirmaster. Herreweghe founded La Chapelle Royale and Collegium Vocale Gent and is renowned as a conductor, with a repertoire ranging from Renaissance to early Romantic classical music. He specialises in Baroque music, with a particular focus on the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philippe Herreweghe is the 544th most popular composer (up from 562nd in 2019), the 270th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 290th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Belgian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Philippe Herreweghe ranks 544 out of 1,451. Before him are Gara Garayev, Henri Duparc, R. D. Burman, Johann Adam Hiller, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, and Hans Swarowsky. After him are John Adams, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger, Arno Babajanian, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, and Leo Brouwer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Philippe Herreweghe ranks 199. Before him are David Letterman, Oliver Dragojević, Christian Jacq, Bryan Brown, Aad de Mos, and Lois Chiles. After him are John Adams, Ben Cross, Greg Lake, Dawoud Rajiha, Don Henley, and Porfirio Lobo Sosa.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Philippe Herreweghe ranks 270 out of 1,190. Before him are Justus Sustermans (1597), Jean Rey (1902), Willy Claes (1938), Jan Fyt (1611), William of St-Thierry (1085), and Vincent Kompany (1986). After him are Jean Duvieusart (1900), Hendrik Conscience (1812), François Duquesnoy (1597), Adalard of Corbie (751), Diane von Fürstenberg (1946), and John II, Duke of Brabant (1275).

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Among COMPOSERS In Belgium

Among composers born in Belgium, Philippe Herreweghe ranks 20. Before him are Heinrich Isaac (1450), Alexander Agricola (1446), Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802), Johannes Tinctoris (1435), Pierre de la Rue (1460), and Jean Absil (1893). After him are Johannes Ciconia (1370), Guillaume Lekeu (1870), François-Joseph Fétis (1784), Giaches de Wert (1535), Joseph Jongen (1873), and Hucbald (840).

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