Vladimir Ashkenazy
Personal information
- Known for
- Acting
- Known credits
- 20
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- July 6, 1937
- Place of birth
- Gorky, Russian SFSR, USSR, [now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia]
- Also known 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]
