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Biography

Born in Moscow in 1976 in a family of musicians.His mother Elena Ashkenazy is his first teacher,followed by Vasilisa Tutischkina and Ida Leschinskaia. At the age of 13 he is the winner of the Moscow Young Pianists Competition. He makes his German debut in 1991 with the « Hessischer Rundfunk Orchester » under the direction of Dimitri Kitaenko
In 1993 while he studies with Vladimir Krainev and Nikita Magaloff, he wins the « Citta di Senigallia » International Piano Competition
He continues his studies at the Musikhochschule of Hannover with Arie Vardi.
In may 1999,he is laureate of the International Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels.He has extraordinary reviews in the press,and when he learns that he only got the sixth place he is very disappointed and refuses to greet the jury.The public acclaims him as a winner.This causes a scandal,and the Press is full of comments of the incident and very positive reviews of his performances.
Vladimir gives concerts in the most prestigious concert halls of the world: Moscow Conservartory, in Israël with the Israël Philharmonic Orchestra, in Japan at the Suntory Hall, in Brussels at the Palais des Beaux-Arts,at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, De Doelen in Rotterdam and at the Festival de la Roque d’Anthéron in France.

In june 2006 he wins the “Monte-Carlo Piano Masters”,a competition with only one prizewinner, and where only winners of international competitions can participate. This competition offers him a lot of concerts, interviews and press reviews.
A concert in November 2006 in Tokyo and a television show for "Asahi".

On January 24 2007 he gave his debut recital in the Salle Gaveau in Paris. Standing ovation and four encores for an enthusiastic audience,very rare in Paris.
On March 15 he played in Moscow, and on March 30 he gave a recital in St.Petersburg.
Martha Argerich invited him for her festival in Lugano, in june 2007,where he gave a solo recital and one concert of chamber music, with cellist Mischa Maïsky .
During the summer he participated in several festivals all over Europe (Festival du Vigan, Issoire, Crans-Montana).
In september he toured in Argentina, Buenos-Aires and Tucuman.(concertos and recitals).
In november he played Beethoven’s Piano Concerto n°3 in Nice and Mozart Concerto in D KV466 in Cannes.
In december he will play Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto n°3 and in march Schumann's Piano Concerto with major french orchestras in Paris.
In February 2008 he is invited to play in Canada, several concerts with Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto n°2
On july 31 2008 he will play in the Palais Princier in Monaco with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Monte-Carlo under the direction of Gianluigi Gelmetti.