Richard Tognetti

Australian violinist, composer and conductor
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Richard Tognetti

Summary

Richard Tognetti is a human[1]. His place of birth was Canberra[2]. He was born on August 4, 1965[3]. He worked as a conductor[4], violinist[5], composer[6], and musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Richard Tognetti was born in Canberra[2].
  • Richard Tognetti was born on August 4, 1965[3].
  • Richard Tognetti was born on January 1, 1965[9].
  • Richard Tognetti held citizenship in Australia[10].
  • Richard Tognetti's professions included conductor[4].
  • Richard Tognetti's professions included violinist[5].
  • Richard Tognetti's professions included composer[6].
  • Richard Tognetti's professions included musician[7].
  • Richard Tognetti's field of work was music[11].
  • Richard Tognetti was educated at Sydney Conservatorium of Music[12].
  • Richard Tognetti's education included a stint at University of Sydney[13].
  • Richard Tognetti's education included a stint at Conservatorium High School[14].
  • Richard Tognetti received the Australian National Living Treasure[15].
  • Richard Tognetti received the Officer of the Order of Australia[16].
  • Richard Tognetti is recorded as male[17].
  • Richard Tognetti's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Richard Tognetti's family name is recorded as Tognetti[19].
  • Richard Tognetti's given name is recorded as Richard[20].
  • Richard Tognetti's instrument is recorded as violin[21].
  • Richard Tognetti's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: AU[24]

  • Began / founded: 1965-08-04[25]

  • Community tags: australian composer, australian conductor, australian violinist, composer, conductor, violinist[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e4b71033-4ff2-4720-ac44-64c26c57d7df[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Richard Tognetti's place of birth was Canberra[2]. Recorded date of birth include August 4, 1965[3] and January 1, 1965[9].

Education

Educated at Sydney Conservatorium of Music[12], a conservatory[28], in Australia[29], founded in 1916[30]; University of Sydney[13], a public research university[31], in Australia[32], founded in 1850[33], headquartered in Sydney[34]; and Conservatorium High School[14], a high school[35], in Australia[36], founded in 1918[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[4], violinist[5], composer[6], and musician[7]. Richard Tognetti's field of work was music[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Australian National Living Treasure[15], an award[38], in Australia[39] and Officer of the Order of Australia[16], a grade of an order[40], in Australia[41].

Why It Matters

Richard Tognetti ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Richard Tognetti born?

Richard Tognetti was born in Canberra[2].

What did Richard Tognetti do for work?

Richard Tognetti worked as conductor[4], violinist[5], composer[6], and musician[7].

Where did Richard Tognetti go to school?

Richard Tognetti was educated at Sydney Conservatorium of Music[12], University of Sydney[13], and Conservatorium High School[14].

What awards did Richard Tognetti receive?

Honors received include Australian National Living Treasure[15] and Officer of the Order of Australia[16].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Australian Honours Search Facility. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Family name Tognetti
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