Vladimir Ashkenazy
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
17
Gender
Male
Birthday
1937-07-06 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Gorky, Russian SFSR, USSR, [now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia]
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Biography
Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (b.1937) is an internationally recognized solo pianist, chamber music performer, and conductor. He is originally from Russia and has held Icelandic citizenship since 1972. He has lived in Switzerland since 1978. Ashkenazy has collaborated with well-known orchestras and soloists. In addition, he has recorded a large storehouse of classical and romantic works. His recordings have earned him five Grammy awards plus Iceland's Order of the Falcon. [Wikipedia]
Known For
Le Grand Échiquier
The Trout
Van de Schoonheid en de Troost
Ashkenazy Observed
We Want the Light
Alexander Scriabin – Towards the Light / Calculation and Ecstasy
Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist
The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow
Beyond Perfection: The Pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years
Mozart: Great Piano Concertos Vol. I
Elgar: The Man Behind the Mask
Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music
Double Concerto
Vladimir Ashkenazy: The Vital Juices Are Russian
Beethoven Piano Concertos 1-5
