Ashkenazy

[ahsh-kuh-nah-zee]

noun

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

Ashkenazy

/ ˌæʃkəˈnɑːzɪ /

noun

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

Example Sentences

After a “Eureka!” moment, Tateh reinvents himself as a filmmaker, now styled as Baron Ashkenazy, who will later befriend Mother—they made a passing acquaintance earlier—with Mr. Uranowitz’s lively performance of one of the musical’s lighter diversions, “Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc.,” providing respite from the increasingly dark narrative.

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The Tchaikovsky competition, which has helped launch the careers of stars like the pianists Vladimir Ashkenazy and Daniil Trifonov and the violinist Gidon Kremer, has sought a role in cultural diplomacy since the inaugural contest in 1958, when the American pianist Van Cliburn clinched the gold medal at the height of the Cold War, a feat that was seen as a sign that art could transcend politics.

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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.

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Ben Ashkenazy, chief executive and chairman of Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment in a message left with his assistant.

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I’m thinking of Koussevitzky leading the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1945; Karajan leading the Berlin Philharmonic in 1965; Ashkenazy leading the Philharmonia Orchestra in 1980.

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