COMPOSER
Valentyn Sylvestrov
1937 - Today

Valentyn Sylvestrov
Valentyn Vasylyovych Sylvestrov (Ukrainian: Валенти́н Васи́льович Сильве́стров; born 30 September 1937) is a Ukrainian composer and pianist, who plays and writes contemporary classical music. Laureate of Shevchenko National Prize. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Valentyn Sylvestrov is the 285th most popular composer (up from 316th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 173rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Ukrainian Composer.
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Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Valentyn Sylvestrov ranks 285 out of 1,451. Before him are Uzeyir Hajibeyov, György Kurtág, Hanns Eisler, Franz Xaver Gruber, Eduard Hanslick, and Anton Arensky. After him are Jacques Ibert, Reynaldo Hahn, Emmanuel Chabrier, Clemens Krauss, Princess Maria Antonia Koháry, and Ludwig Ritter von Köchel.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsUzeyir Hajibeyov
1885 - 1948
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 279
György Kurtág
1926 - Present
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 280
Hanns Eisler
1898 - 1962
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 281
Franz Xaver Gruber
1787 - 1863
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 282
Eduard Hanslick
1825 - 1904
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 283
Anton Arensky
1861 - 1906
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 284
Valentyn Sylvestrov
1937 - Present
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 285
Jacques Ibert
1890 - 1962
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 286
Reynaldo Hahn
1874 - 1947
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 287
Emmanuel Chabrier
1841 - 1894
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 288
Clemens Krauss
1893 - 1954
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 289
Princess Maria Antonia Koháry
1797 - 1862
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 290
Ludwig Ritter von Köchel
1800 - 1877
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 291
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Valentyn Sylvestrov ranks 67. Before him are Ferdinand Piëch, Mario Capecchi, Tsukasa Hosaka, Fernando de la Rúa, Lionel Jospin, and Andrei Konchalovsky. After him are Thomas Pynchon, Paolo Conte, Roger Zelazny, Joseph Nye, Richard Møller Nielsen, and Anatoly Sobchak.
Others Born in 1937
Go to all RankingsFerdinand Piëch
BUSINESSPERSON
1937 - 2019
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 61
Mario Capecchi
BIOLOGIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 62
Tsukasa Hosaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2018
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 63
Fernando de la Rúa
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2019
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 64
Lionel Jospin
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 65
Andrei Konchalovsky
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 66
Valentyn Sylvestrov
COMPOSER
1937 - Present
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 67
Thomas Pynchon
WRITER
1937 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 68
Paolo Conte
MUSICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 69
Roger Zelazny
WRITER
1937 - 1995
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 70
Joseph Nye
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1937 - 2025
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 71
Richard Møller Nielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2014
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 72
Anatoly Sobchak
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2000
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 73
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Valentyn Sylvestrov ranks 139 out of 1,365. Before him are Vladimir Gelfand (1923), Nikolai Ryzhkov (1929), Gregory Skovoroda (1722), Vitold Fokin (1932), Boris Shcherbina (1919), and Pacatianus (200). After him are Nikolay Nekrasov (1821), Isaac Stern (1920), Ephraim Katzir (1916), Semion Mogilevich (1946), Jan Łukasiewicz (1878), and Euphrosyne of Kiev (1130).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsVladimir Gelfand
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1923 - 1983
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 133
Nikolai Ryzhkov
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2024
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 134
Gregory Skovoroda
WRITER
1722 - 1794
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 135
Vitold Fokin
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2025
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 136
Boris Shcherbina
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1990
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 137
Pacatianus
POLITICIAN
200 - 248
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 138
Valentyn Sylvestrov
COMPOSER
1937 - Present
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 139
Nikolay Nekrasov
WRITER
1821 - 1878
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 140
Isaac Stern
MUSICIAN
1920 - 2001
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 141
Ephraim Katzir
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 142
Semion Mogilevich
MAFIOSO
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 143
Jan Łukasiewicz
MATHEMATICIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 144
Euphrosyne of Kiev
COMPANION
1130 - 1186
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 145
Among COMPOSERS In Ukraine
Among composers born in Ukraine, Valentyn Sylvestrov ranks 6. Before him are Sergei Prokofiev (1891), Stefania Turkewich (1898), Karol Szymanowski (1882), Reinhold Glière (1874), and Dmitry Bortniansky (1751). After him are Dimitri Tiomkin (1894), Wojciech Kilar (1932), Mykola Lysenko (1842), Boris Lyatoshinsky (1894), Igor Markevitch (1912), and Franz Doppler (1821).
Sergei Prokofiev
1891 - 1953
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 1
Stefania Turkewich
1898 - 1977
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 2
Karol Szymanowski
1882 - 1937
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 3
Reinhold Glière
1874 - 1956
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 4
Dmitry Bortniansky
1751 - 1825
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 5
Valentyn Sylvestrov
1937 - Present
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 6
Dimitri Tiomkin
1894 - 1979
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 7
Wojciech Kilar
1932 - 2013
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 8
Mykola Lysenko
1842 - 1912
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 9
Boris Lyatoshinsky
1894 - 1968
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 10
Igor Markevitch
1912 - 1983
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 11
Franz Doppler
1821 - 1883
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 12