Vladimir Ashkenazy

Birthday: 7/6/1937
Place of birth: Gorky, Russian SFSR, USSR, [now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia]
Fame 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]