Vladimir Ashkenazy
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jul 6, 1937 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
Gorky, Russian SFSR, USSR, [now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia]
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
| 2020 | Beyond Perfection: The Pianist Arturo Benedetti MichelangeliSelf | |
| 2010 | Elgar: The Man Behind the MaskSelf | |
| 2009 | Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn GouldSelf | |
| 2005 | Mozart: Great Piano Concertos Vol. ISelf - Piano & Conductor (Concerto No. 12) | |
| 2004 | We Want the LightSelf | |
| 2000 | Van de Schoonheid en de Troosthimself | |
| 1997 | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Yearsself | |
| 1996 | Alexander Scriabin – Towards the Light / Calculation and EcstasyHimself | |
| 1994 | The Greatest Love and the Greatest SorrowSelf | |
| 1989 | Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make MusicSelf | |
| 1987 | Ashkenazy ObservedSelf | |
| 1978 | Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso ViolinistSelf | |
| 1974 | Beethoven Piano Concertos 1-5Himself | |
| 1972 | Le Grand ÉchiquierSelf - Main Guest | |
| 1970 | Vladimir Ashkenazy: The Vital Juices Are RussianHimself | |
| 1970 | The TroutSelf | |
| 1966 | Double ConcertoHimself |