COMPOSER
Valeri Brainin
1948 - Today

Valeri Brainin
Valeri "Willi" Borisovich Brainin (Russian: Валерий "Вилли" Борисович Брайнин, romanized: Valeri "Villi" Borissovich Brainin, IPA: [vɐˈlʲerʲɪj ˈvʲilʲɪ bɐˈrʲisəvʲɪdʑ ˈbrajnʲɪn] ; born 27 January 1948 in Nizhni Tagil), also known as Brainin-Passek (Russian: Брайнин-Пассек, IPA: [ˈbrajnʲɪn ˈpasʲɪk] ), is a Russian and German musicologist, music manager, composer, and poet. Born in the family of Austrian poet, translator and political émigré Boris Brainin (Sepp Österreicher), who belonged to the well-known Viennese Brainin family (his relatives are Hebrew publicist, biographer and public figure Reuben Brainin, Austrian/British violinist Norbert Brainin and others). He lives at the moment in Hanover, Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Valeri Brainin is the 1,089th most popular composer (up from 1,173rd in 2019), the 1,565th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,849th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Russian Composer.
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Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Valeri Brainin ranks 1,089 out of 1,451. Before him are John Ottman, Hugo Distler, Tristan Murail, Paul Taffanel, Philippe Verdelot, and Henri Pousseur. After him are Simeon ten Holt, Percy Faith, William Lawes, Patrick Doyle, Toivo Kuula, and Johann Nicolaus Bach.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Ottman
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 1,083
Hugo Distler
1908 - 1942
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 1,084
Tristan Murail
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 1,085
Paul Taffanel
1844 - 1908
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 1,086
Philippe Verdelot
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,087
Henri Pousseur
1929 - 2009
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,088
Valeri Brainin
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 1,089
Simeon ten Holt
1923 - 2012
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 1,090
Percy Faith
1908 - 1976
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 1,091
William Lawes
1602 - 1645
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 1,092
Patrick Doyle
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 1,093
Toivo Kuula
1883 - 1918
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 1,094
Johann Nicolaus Bach
1669 - 1753
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 1,095
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Valeri Brainin ranks 408. Before him are Otto Waalkes, Margaret Weis, Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan, Benny Morris, Nadezhda Tkachenko, and Gary Thain. After him are Yevhen Arzhanov, Akira Emoto, Mykola Avilov, Philip Jackson, Sam Hui, and Diane Ackerman.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsOtto Waalkes
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 402
Margaret Weis
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 403
Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 404
Benny Morris
HISTORIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 405
Nadezhda Tkachenko
ATHLETE
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 406
Gary Thain
MUSICIAN
1948 - 1975
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 407
Valeri Brainin
COMPOSER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 408
Yevhen Arzhanov
ATHLETE
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 409
Akira Emoto
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 410
Mykola Avilov
ATHLETE
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 411
Philip Jackson
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 412
Sam Hui
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 413
Diane Ackerman
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 414
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Valeri Brainin ranks 1,565 out of 3,761. Before him are Yevgeny Morgunov (1927), Alexander Gorbatov (1891), Anatoly Pepelyayev (1891), Vitaly Solomin (1941), Alexander Lebedev (1959), and Lydia Lopokova (1892). After him are Dmitry Rybolovlev (1966), Simon Ushakov (1626), Valentina Ponomaryova (1933), Vladimir Odoyevsky (1803), Nadezhda Rumyantseva (1930), and Aleksandr Stoletov (1839).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsYevgeny Morgunov
ACTOR
1927 - 1999
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 1,559
Alexander Gorbatov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1973
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 1,560
Anatoly Pepelyayev
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1938
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 1,561
Vitaly Solomin
ACTOR
1941 - 2002
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 1,562
Alexander Lebedev
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,563
Lydia Lopokova
DANCER
1892 - 1981
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,564
Valeri Brainin
COMPOSER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 1,565
Dmitry Rybolovlev
BUSINESSPERSON
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 1,566
Simon Ushakov
PAINTER
1626 - 1686
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 1,567
Valentina Ponomaryova
ASTRONAUT
1933 - 2023
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 1,568
Vladimir Odoyevsky
WRITER
1803 - 1869
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 1,569
Nadezhda Rumyantseva
ACTOR
1930 - 2008
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 1,570
Aleksandr Stoletov
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1896
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 1,571
Among COMPOSERS In Russia
Among composers born in Russia, Valeri Brainin ranks 54. Before him are Sergei Vasilenko (1872), Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov (1936), Gavriil Popov (1904), Karen Khachaturian (1920), Alexander Serov (1820), and Nikolai Roslavets (1881). After him are Aulis Sallinen (1935), Shlomo Mintz (1957), Dimitri Arakishvili (1873), Andrei Eshpai (1925), Boris Tishchenko (1939), and Sergei Slonimsky (1932).
Sergei Vasilenko
1872 - 1956
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 48
Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
1936 - 2019
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 49
Gavriil Popov
1904 - 1972
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 50
Karen Khachaturian
1920 - 2011
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 51
Alexander Serov
1820 - 1871
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 52
Nikolai Roslavets
1881 - 1944
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 53
Valeri Brainin
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 54
Aulis Sallinen
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 55
Shlomo Mintz
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 56
Dimitri Arakishvili
1873 - 1953
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 57
Andrei Eshpai
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 58
Boris Tishchenko
1939 - 2010
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 59
Sergei Slonimsky
1932 - 2020
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 60