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Ashkenazy

American

[ahsh-kuh-nah-zee] / ˈɑʃ kəˌnɑ zi /

noun

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

Ashkenazy British

/ ˌæʃkəˈnɑːzɪ /

noun

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

The new owner of the marble-clad property on the edge of the city’s prestigious Golden Triangle is Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., a private real estate investment firm owned by Ben Ashkenazy.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

The pianist and conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy commissioned his third piano concerto, completed in 1998.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2016

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

I had put a record on, Ashkenazy playing Mozart’s K. 576.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2014

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