Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 6, 1937 (age 89)
- Birthplace
- 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
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music
The Trout
Beyond Perfection: The Pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Larghetto
Elgar: The Man Behind the Mask
We Want the Light
The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow
Ashkenazy Observed
Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist
Beethoven Piano Concertos 1-5
Alexander Scriabin – Towards the Light / Calculation and Ecstasy
Filmography
Beyond Perfection: The Pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Movie · as Self
Elgar: The Man Behind the Mask
Movie · as Self
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Movie · as Self
Mozart: Great Piano Concertos Vol. I
Movie · as Self - Piano & Conductor (Concerto No. 12)
We Want the Light
Movie · as Self
Van de Schoonheid en de Troost
TV · as himself · 1 ep
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years
Movie · as self
Alexander Scriabin – Towards the Light / Calculation and Ecstasy
Movie · as Himself
The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow
Movie · as Self
Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music
Movie · as Self
Ashkenazy Observed
Movie · as Self
Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist
Movie · as Self
The South Bank Show
TV · 1 ep
Beethoven Piano Concertos 1-5
Movie · as Himself
Le Grand Échiquier
TV · as Self - Main Guest · 1 ep
Vladimir Ashkenazy: The Vital Juices Are Russian
Movie · as Himself
The Trout
Movie · as Self
Double Concerto
Movie · as Himself