Known for

Acting

Born

Jul 6, 1937 (89 years old)

Place of birth

Gorky, Russian SFSR, USSR, [now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia]

Vladimir Ashkenazy

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]

Titles

The South Bank Show

Series • 1978

Le Grand Échiquier

Series • 1972

Larghetto

Movie • 1967

Double Concerto

Movie • 1966

Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist

Movie • 1978

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

Movie • 2009

Elgar: The Man Behind the Mask

Movie • 2010