
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Known For
Acting
Born
1937-07-06 in 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]
Most Known For

Le Grand Échiquier
as Self - Main Guest

The Trout
as Self

Van de Schoonheid en de Troost
as himself

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
as Self

The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow
as Self

Ashkenazy Observed
as Self

Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music
as Self

We Want the Light
as Self

Beyond Perfection: The Pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
as Self

Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist
as Self

Double Concerto
as Himself

Mozart: Great Piano Concertos Vol. I
as Self - Piano & Conductor (Concerto No. 12)

Alexander Scriabin – Towards the Light / Calculation and Ecstasy
as Himself

Elgar: The Man Behind the Mask
as Self

Beethoven Piano Concertos 1-5
as Himself

Vladimir Ashkenazy: The Vital Juices Are Russian
as Himself

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years
as self