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Name: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Birth Date: July 6, 1937
Place of Birth: Gorky, Russia
Nationality: Russian
Gender: Male
Occupations: pianist, conductor, recording artist

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Biography of Vladimir Ashkenazy
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An internationally recognized solo pianist, chamber music performer, and concert conductor, Vladimir Ashkenazy (born 1937) has made music with some of the most prestigious orchestras and soloists. In addition, he has recorded a large storehouse of...


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Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (Russian: Влади́мир Дави́дович А́шкенази, Vlad'imir Dav'idovič Aškenasi) (b. July 6, 1937) is a conductor and virtuoso pianist. He has been a citizen of Iceland, the home of his wife Þórunn,...


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The Independent - London
Arts: The challenges of heading west The Czech Philharmonic needs more discipline. Can Vladimir Ashkenazy provide it?
10/16/1999: 1,071 words, approx. 4 pages
When is an orchestra not an orchestra? When it's the City of Prague Philharmonic. This venerable-sounding band's existence was recently called into question by the managing director of London's Royal Philharmonic. Not only was it a fly-by-night enterprise, but it was also stealing the...
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The Independent - London
Classical: Music to die for To mark the 50th anniversary of Prokofiev's death, a festival will focus on his and Shostakovich's output under Stalin. MARTIN ANDERSON meets its artistic director, Vladimir Ashkenazy
02/07/2003: 1,368 words, approx. 5 pages
"Papa, what if they hang you for this?" - as the titles of music festivals go, this one's hardly calculated to pull in the punters. But it does make explicit the basic condition under which Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and their contemporaries had to work in...
 


 

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