Person
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 6, 1937
- From
- Gorky, Russian SFSR, USSR, [now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia]
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]
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Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
The South Bank Show
Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music
Le Grand Échiquier
The Trout
Beyond Perfection: The Pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Elgar: The Man Behind the Mask
Vladimir Ashkenazy: The Vital Juices Are Russian
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years
We Want the Light
The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow
Ashkenazy Observed
Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist
Beethoven Piano Concertos 1-5
Alexander Scriabin – Towards the Light / Calculation and Ecstasy
Mozart: Great Piano Concertos Vol. I
Double Concerto
Van de Schoonheid en de Troost