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Ashkenazy

American  
[ahsh-kuh-nah-zee] / ˈɑʃ kəˌnɑ zi /

noun

  1. Vladimir (Davidovich) born 1937, Russian pianist in western Europe since 1963.


Ashkenazy British  
/ ˌæʃkəˈnɑːzɪ /

noun

  1. Vladimir. born 1937, Soviet-born Icelandic pianist and conductor

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Ashkenazy also owns the former Barneys building on Wilshire Boulevard that is now occupied by Saks Fifth Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

Vladimir Ashkenazy played all four concertos on four consecutive nights with the London Symphony Orchestra and the conductor Daniel Barenboim at the hall in 1968.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2023

“It’s not an event, and it’s not a festival,” says Tao Ruspoli, who co-founded the Bombay Beach Biennale with Stefan Ashkenazy and Lily Johnson White in 2016.

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2022

Studio216 partner Boaz Ashkenazy says his company is also working on commercial projects using Microsoft's HoloLens - a headset that mixes the real world with the digital.

From BBC • May 23, 2016

A hefty dose of Mozart's sonatas with pianist-conductor Daniel Barenboim leads to Beethoven sonatas performed with pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2015