Vladimir Ashkenazy
Date of birth: 1937-07-06
Place of birth: Gorky, Russian SFSR, USSR, [now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia]
Known for: Acting
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]
Movie Credits
Elgar: The Man Behind the Mask
2010-11-12
The composer of Land of Hope and Glory is often regarded as the quintessential English gentleman. B
Vladimir Ashkenazy: The Vital Juices Are Russian
1970-01-22
This film is a portrait film of Vladimir Ashkenazy directed by Christopher Nupen. It includes sequen
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years
1997-06-01
Go behind the scenes with one of London's most important musical institutions.
We Want the Light
2004-10-22
The struggles of the world’s Jewish people over the course of several centuries are expressed and ex
The Trout
1970-11-08
Christopher Nupen's record of the concert given by five young musicians in the new Queen Elizabeth H
The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow
1994-11-07
The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow is a film which sets out to bring the viewer closer, not t
Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music
1989-01-01
Emmy Award winning documentary, directed by Peter Rosen, about the Eighth Van Cliburn International
Ashkenazy Observed
1987-01-01
Documentary about Soviet-born pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy.
Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist
1978-01-01
Documentary on the life and career of violinist Itzhak Perlman, including interviews, archival foota
Beethoven Piano Concertos 1-5
1974-04-01
These recordings, filmed in March and April 1974 for the BBC, occurred at the tail end of the old pe
Beyond Perfection: The Pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
2020-01-05
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli – a name that provokes almost a sense of awe and intimidation, even am
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
2009-09-13
A documentary on the mysterious and influential pianist.
Alexander Scriabin – Towards the Light / Calculation and Ecstasy
1996-08-15
Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915) born in Moscow, was an innovative, mystical, avant-garde Russian pian
Mozart: Great Piano Concertos Vol. I
2005-08-01
Mitsuko Uchida piano | Homero Francesch piano Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg; Royal Philharmonic Orc
Double Concerto
1966-04-04
Documentary film about Vladimir Ashkenazy's and Daniel Barenboim's 1966 performance of Mozart's Conc