Vladimir Ashkenazy
Acting
July 6, 1937
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
The Trout
1970
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
2009
Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist
1978
We Want the Light
2004
Beethoven Piano Concertos 1-5
1974
The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow
1994
Double Concerto
1966
Ashkenazy Observed
1987
Mozart: Great Piano Concertos Vol. I
2005
Elgar: The Man Behind the Mask
2010
Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music
1989
Beyond Perfection: The Pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
2020
Alexander Scriabin – Towards the Light / Calculation and Ecstasy
1996
