The Resume

(June 29, 1963- )
Born in Rheinfelden, Germany
Protege of conductor Herbert von Karajan
Owns two Stradivarius violins
Known for championing contemporary music
Has also done in-depth series of recordings of Mozart and Brahms

Why she might be annoying:

She was a child prodigy.
She bought a Porsche before she could drive.
She married conductor/composer Andre Previn, who is more than three decades older than her, and divorced him four years later.
She has been described as remote on stage, rarely making eye contact with the audience and usually refusing to play encores.

Why she might not be annoying:

She and Previn remained friends and musical collaborators after their divorce.
She established the Circle of Friends Foundation to help young musicians in need of quality instruments.
She was described by a British critic as 'a goddess stepped down from Mount Olympus.'
The Washington Post called her 'one of the hardest working musicians on the planet.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• A.M. and P.M.
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 49]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [June] (Ranked: 6291963)
• Cougars - Women Who Stayed Hot Passed Their 42nd Birthday
• Fiddlers
• Hyphenated Names
• I Became a Mom in 1990
• I Became a Mom in 1994
• I Do Yoga
• I Drive a Porsche
• I Married in 2002
• I Separated from My Spouse [2006]
• My Spouse is at Least Ten Years Older than Me
• Profiles 34501-34750 (Ranked: 34674)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 45 Votes: 37.78% Annoying