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Vladimir Ashkenazy

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Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (Russian: Влади́мир Дави́дович Ашкена́зи, Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazi; born 6 July 1937) is a Soviet-born Icelandic pianist, chamber music performer, and conductor. Ashkenazy has collaborated with well-known orchestras and soloists. In addition, he has recorded a large repertoire of classical and romantic works. His recordings have earned him seven Grammy Awards and Iceland's Order of the Falcon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vladimir Ashkenazy is the 164th most popular musician (up from 178th in 2019), the 268th most popular biography from Russia (up from 302nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Russian Musician.

Vladimir Ashkenazy is a Russian pianist and conductor. He is most famous for his interpretations of Russian composers such as Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and Prokofiev.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Vladimir Ashkenazy ranks 164 out of 3,175. Before him are Carlos Kleiber, Fernando Sor, Franz Berwald, A. R. Rahman, Ritchie Valens, and Steve Howe. After him are James Last, Charley Patton, Joseph Joachim, Pete Best, Lenny Kravitz, and Ravi Shankar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Vladimir Ashkenazy ranks 47. Before him are Bettina Heinen-Ayech, Bill Cosby, Gennady Yanayev, Robin Warren, Claude Lelouch, and Robert Crippen. After him are Colleen McCullough, Jacques Santer, Juvénal Habyarimana, Roald Hoffmann, Colin Powell, and Roberta Flack.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Vladimir Ashkenazy ranks 268 out of 3,761. Before him are Viktor Korchnoi (1931), Viktor Vasnetsov (1848), Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia (1891), Igor Kurchatov (1903), Viktor Chernomyrdin (1938), and Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1804). After him are Nikolai Yudenich (1862), Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia (1553), Alexander Blok (1880), Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1856), Nikolay Karamzin (1766), and Valery Gerasimov (1955).

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Among MUSICIANS In Russia

Among musicians born in Russia, Vladimir Ashkenazy ranks 2. Before him are Alexander Glazunov (1865). After him are Nikolai Rubinstein (1835), Grigory Sokolov (1950), Valery Gergiev (1953), Mikhail Pletnev (1957), Vladimir Sofronitsky (1901), Edgar Froese (1944), Maxim Shostakovich (1938), Maria Yudina (1899), Rudolf Barshai (1924), and Lev Oborin (1907).

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