Vladimir Ashkenazy
Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (sometimes transliterated Ashkenazi) (Russian: Влади́мир А́шкенази) (born July 6, 1937), is a Russian conductor and pianist.
A graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, he won the prestigious Chopin competition in Warsaw in 1955 and shared first prize in the 1962 Tchaikovsky International Competition. He often recorded with the London Philharmonic Orchestra; two of these recordings were of the "Emperor" Concerto by Beethoven, and a number of Rachmaninoff pieces (including his Second Concerto).
In 1998, Ashkenazy became principal conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
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