Vladimir Ashkenazy
Birthday
1937/07/06 (87 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Gorky, Russian SFSR, USSR, [now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia]
Also know as
Vladimir Achkenazi
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]
Acting
(2010) Elgar: The Man Behind the Mask
as Self
(1970) Vladimir Ashkenazy: The Vital Juices Are Russian
as Himself
(1997) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years
as self
(2004) We Want the Light
as Self
(1994) The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow
as Self
(1970) The Trout
as Self
(1989) Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music
as Self
(1987) Ashkenazy Observed
as Self
(1978) Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist
as Self
(1974) Beethoven Piano Concertos 1-5
as Himself
(2020) Beyond Perfection: The Pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
as Self
(2009) Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
as Self
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self - Main Guest
(2000) Van de Schoonheid en de Troost
as himself