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]

KNOWN FOR

The South Bank Show
1986
Le Grand Échiquier
1986
Van de Schoonheid en de Troost
2000
Double Concerto
1966
We Want the Light
2004
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
2009
The Trout
1970
Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist
1978
Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music
1989
Ashkenazy Observed
1987
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years
1997
Elgar: The Man Behind the Mask
2010

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
18
Sound
2
2020
Beyond Perfection: The Pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
as Self
2010
Elgar: The Man Behind the Mask
as Self
2009
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
as Self
2005
Mozart: Great Piano Concertos Vol. I
as Self - Piano & Conductor (Concerto No. 12)
2004
We Want the Light
as Self
2000
Van de Schoonheid en de Troost
as himself
1997
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years
as self
1996
Alexander Scriabin – Towards the Light / Calculation and Ecstasy
as Himself
1994
The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow
as Self
1989
Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music
as Self
1987
Ashkenazy Observed
as Self
1986
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self - Main Guest
1986
The South Bank Show
1978
Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist
as Self
1974
Beethoven Piano Concertos 1-5
as Himself
1970
Vladimir Ashkenazy: The Vital Juices Are Russian
as Himself
1970
The Trout
as Self
1966
Double Concerto
as Himself