Vladimir Ashkenazy
Born: 1937-07-06
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
The Trout
1970★ 0.0
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
2009★ 6.8
Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist
1978★ 0.0
We Want the Light
2004★ 0.0
Beethoven Piano Concertos 1-5
1974★ 0.0
The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow
1994★ 0.0
Double Concerto
1966★ 0.0
Ashkenazy Observed
1987★ 0.0
Mozart: Great Piano Concertos Vol. I
2005★ 0.0
Elgar: The Man Behind the Mask
2010★ 0.0
Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music
1989★ 8.0
Beyond Perfection: The Pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
2020★ 8.5
Alexander Scriabin – Towards the Light / Calculation and Ecstasy
1996★ 0.0