Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (sometimes transliterated Ashkenazi)(born July 6, 1937) is a Russian conductor and, more notably, a pianist. He was born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Ashkenazy began ...

Little did I know, a legend was watching me. Vladimir Ashkenazy, the musician I had long admired, sat quietly in the audience, listening intently. Afterwards, he came up to me and asked, ‘Rustem, why ...

If sonic splendour were the sole criterion, Vladimir Ashkenazy’s Sibelius symphony cycle with the Philharmonia would win every prize going. Only the spectacularly natural results obtained by the BIS ...

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Vladimir Ashkenazy honoured by Royal College of Music ...

Radiohead's Ed O'Brien marks the release of his solo album as EOB by talking to Jude Rogers about 13 favourite pieces of music, from Led Zep to Talk Talk, a longstanding love of Brazil, and Primal ...