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János Starker was a Hungarian-American cellist. Born on 5 July 1924 in Budapest, Starker died on 28 April 2013 in Bloomington at the age of 88.
Starker studied at Franz Liszt Academy of Music. Honours include Grammy Awards and Grand Prix du Disque.
With a Wikipedia article in 22 languages, János Starker is No. 61,969 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 5 July 1924, Budapest
- Died
- 28 April 2013, Bloomington (aged 88)
- Country
- United States
- Known as
- Cellist, musicologist, academic musician
- Field
- Music
- Education
- Franz Liszt Academy of Music
- Plays
- Cello
- Genres
- Classical music
- Languages
- Hungarian, English
- Wikipedia editions
- 22
Did you know
88
Lived to 88.
5 Jul
Shares a birthday with Georges Pompidou and Jean Cocteau.
373
One of 373 people in the Index born in Budapest, with John von Neumann.
22
Has a Wikipedia article in 22 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Honours and works
Awards
- Grammy Awards
- Grand Prix du Disque
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