Emanuel Ax
Birthday
1949/06/08 (76 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Lvov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Lviv, Ukraine]
Also know as
Emanuel "Manny" Ax, Manny Ax
Biography
Emanuel "Manny" Ax (born June 8, 1949) is an American classical pianist. He is known for his chamber music collaborations with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinists Isaac Stern and Young Uck Kim, as well as his piano recitals and performances with major orchestras in the world. Starting at age 12, Ax studied piano under Mieczysław Munz of the Juilliard School. He won honorable mention at the VIII International Chopin Piano Competition in 1970, third place at the Vianna da Motta International Music Co...Read more
Acting
(2012) In Search of Haydn
as Self - Pianist
(2009) In Search of Beethoven
as Self
(1989) Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music
as Self
(2006) Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams
as Self
(2024) Music by John Williams
as Self - Pianist
(2004) The Verbier Festival & Academy 10th Anniversary: Piano Extravaganza
as Self - Piano
(1999) Europakonzert 1999 from Cracow
as Self - Piano
(2020) Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 & Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 - Emanuel Ax, Wiener Philharmoniker, Bernard Haitink
as Self - Pianist
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
(2014) Mozart in the Jungle
as Emanuel Ax