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Vladimir Ashkenazy
Vladimir Ashkenazy (sometimes transliterated Ashkenazi) (born July 6, 1937), conductor and pianist.
Graduate of the Moscow Conservatoire[?]; he won the prestigious Chopin competition[?] in Warsaw in 1955.
He is noted for his interpretation as a pianist.
In 1998 he became Principal Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
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