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