
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