Vladimir Ashkenazy
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1937 (age 89)
Born in
View on IMDbGorky, 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]