About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Abram Lufer, Agi Jambor, Akiko Ebi, Alberto Nose, Alexander Kobrin, Alexei Sultanov, Andrey Ponochevny, Andre Tchaikowsky, Arthur Moreira Lima, Arutyun Papazyan, Barbara Hesse-Bukowska, Bernard Ringeissen, Boles aw Kon, Colleen Lee, Daniil Trifonov, Dean Kramer, Dina Joffe, Dmitry Paperno, Dong-Hyek Lim, Dong-Min Lim, Edith Picht-Axenfeld, Edward Auer, Eugen Indjic, Evgeni Bozhanov, Fou Ts'ong, Francois Dumont (pianist), Gabriela Montero, Grigory Ginzburg, Hiroko Nakamura, Ingolf Wunder, Ingrid Fliter, Irina Zaritskaya, Janusz Olejniczak, Jean-Marc Luisada, Katia Skanavi, Kevin Kenner, Lance Dossor, Leonid Sagalov, Lidia Grychto owna, Louis Kentner, Marta Sosi ska, Ming-Qiang Li, Mitsuko Uchida, Naum Shtarkman, Philippe Giusiano, Piotr Paleczny, Rem Urasin, Rosa Tamarkina, Ro a Etkin-Moszkowska, Ryszard Bakst, Sa Chen, Stanis aw Szpinalski, Tadeusz mudzi ski, Takashi Yamamoto (pianist), Viktoria Postnikova, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Waldemar Maciszewski, Witold Ma cu y ski, W adys aw K dra, Zinaida Ignatyeva. Excerpt: Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (Russian: , Vladimir Davidovi A kenazi; born July 6, 1937) is a Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist. Since 1972 he has been a citizen of Iceland, his wife orunn's country of birth. Since 1978, because of his many obligations in Europe, he and his family have resided in Meggen, near Lucerne in Switzerland. He is currently Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Ashkenazy was born in Gorky, Soviet Union (now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia), to the pianist and composer David Ashkenazi and to the actress Yevstolia Grigorievna, born Plotnova. His father was Jewish and his mother was the daughter of a family of Russian Orthodox peasants. He began playing piano at the age of six and, showing prodigious talent, was accepted to the...
