
Person
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Acting · Born 1937-07-06 · 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

Le Grand Échiquier
Self - Main Guest

Van de Schoonheid en de Troost
himself

Ashkenazy Observed
Self

Larghetto
Music Arranger
Vladimir Ashkenazy: The Vital Juices Are Russian
Himself

The Trout
Self

We Want the Light
Self

Double Concerto
Himself

Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist
Self

Mozart: Great Piano Concertos Vol. I
Self - Piano & Conductor (Concerto No. 12)
Filmography
- 2020Beyond Perfection: The Pianist Arturo Benedetti MichelangeliSelf
- 2010Elgar: The Man Behind the MaskSelf
- 2009Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn GouldSelf
- 2005Mozart: Great Piano Concertos Vol. ISelf - Piano & Conductor (Concerto No. 12)
- 2004We Want the LightSelf
- 2000Van de Schoonheid en de Troosthimself
- 1997Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Yearsself
- 1996Alexander Scriabin – Towards the Light / Calculation and EcstasyHimself
- 1994The Greatest Love and the Greatest SorrowSelf
- 1989Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make MusicSelf
- 1987Ashkenazy ObservedSelf
- 1985The Language Of The New MusicMusic
- 1978Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso ViolinistSelf
- 1974Beethoven Piano Concertos 1-5Himself
- 1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSelf - Main Guest
- 1970The TroutSelf
- 1970Vladimir Ashkenazy: The Vital Juices Are RussianHimself
- 1967LarghettoMusic Arranger
- 1966Double ConcertoHimself
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