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Mariss Jansons, an Uncommon card
Mariss Ivars Georgs Jansons was a Latvian conductor, best known for his interpretations of Mahler, Strauss, and Russian composers such as Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and Shostakovich.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 58
- Power
- 129
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 18,000
Power 129 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Mariss Jansons quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Mariss Jansons card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Jansons was long associated with the ______ Radio Symphony Orchestra and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra as music director.
Answer
Bavarian. Jansons was long associated with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra as music director. From the Mariss Jansons article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
During his lifetime he was often cited as among the world's leading conductors, in a ____ Bachtrack poll, he was ranked by music critics as the world's third best living conductor.
Answer
2010s. During his lifetime he was often cited as among the world's leading conductors, in a 2015 Bachtrack poll, he was ranked by music critics as the world's third best living conductor. From the Mariss Jansons article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- During his lifetime he was often cited as among the world's leading conductors, in a 2015 Bachtrack poll, he was ranked by music critics as the world's third best living conductor.
- Jansons was long associated with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra as music director.
- Born in Riga, Latvia, Jansons moved to Leningrad in 1956, where he studied conducting, and he received further training in Austria.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Mariss Jansons article was read about 18,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 58: each hit it takes is cut by 23 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Mariss Jansons (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Franz Johann Morgenbesser from Vienna, Austria, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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