(born 1937), Russian-born pianist; full name Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy. A child prodigy, he left the Soviet Union in 1963, finally settling in Iceland in 1973.
Definition of Ashkenazy, Vladimir in US English:
Ashkenazy, Vladimir
proper nounˌaSHkəˈnäzē
(born 1937), Russian-born pianist; full name Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy. A child prodigy, he left the Soviet Union in 1963, finally settling in Iceland in 1973.