Latest Release

- FEB 5, 2023
- Bach - Beethoven; Piano Works
- 78 Songs
- Moonlight Sonata · 1983
- Sleep: 111 Pieces of Classical Music for Bedtime · 1983
- Sleep: 111 Pieces of Classical Music for Bedtime · 1984
- Sleep: 111 Pieces of Classical Music for Bedtime · 1999
- Scriabin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 3, 4, 5 & 9 · 1975
- Moonlight Sonata · 1983
- Rachmaninov: Isle of the Dead; Symphonic Dances · 1984
- Rachmaninoff: 24 Preludes · 1976
- Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, 18 Morceaux, Aveu Passioné in E Minor & Others · 1999
- Dvořák: Cello Concerto - Bruch: Kol Nidrei · 1983
Artist Playlists
- This pianist and conductor has a natural feel for the Russian repertoire, as well as Romantic touchstones.
About Vladimir Ashkenazy
Vladimir Ashkenazy is a Russian pianist and world-renowned conductor. ∙ Ashkenazy began playing piano at age six and was enrolled in Moscow’s renowned Central Music School by age eight. ∙ In 1956, he achieved international acclaim as a teenager after he won first prize in the highly competitive and world-famous Queen Elisabeth Competition for classical music. ∙ After becoming an Icelandic citizen in 1972, he was awarded the Order of the Falcon, the country’s highest honor given to citizens. ∙ As a pianist and conductor, he has recorded all of Beethoven’s sonatas, Mozart’s concertos, and Rachmaninoff’s solo works. ∙ Before retiring in 2020, he served as chief conductor of London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Czech Philharmonic, and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. ∙ Ashkenazy won seven Grammy awards in a wide range of categories, including orchestral, chamber music, and solo performances.
- HOMETOWN
- Gorki, Russia
- BORN
- July 6, 1937