Vladimir Ashkenazy
Acting Born: 1937-07-06 Age: 88 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]
Movies
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years
Elgar: The Man Behind the Mask
The Trout
Beyond Perfection: The Pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Alexander Scriabin – Towards the Light / Calculation and Ecstasy
Ashkenazy Observed
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Beethoven Piano Concertos 1-5
Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music
Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist
We Want the Light
Mozart: Great Piano Concertos Vol. I
Vladimir Ashkenazy: The Vital Juices Are Russian
Double Concerto
The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow
