Person Open DS/UK/20349 Ashkenazy; Dimitri (8 October 1969); American-born Icelandic clarinetist Ashkenazy Dimitri 8 October 1969 American-born Icelandic clarinetist Male (cisgender) Dimitri Thor Ashkenazy New York City, New York, United States (born)

Switzerland (residence)

Icelandic Musician; Clarinet White No known disability No known religious affiliation Son of Vladimir Ashkenazy (pianist and conductor) and SofIa Johannsdottir Sibling of Vovka Ashkenazy (pianist) Heterosexual Dimitri Ashkenazy is an Icelandic clarinetist. In 1978 he moved with his parents from his native Iceland to Meggen, near Lucerne in Switzerland. Ashkenazy received music lessons on the piano from the age of six, and at the age of 10 he switched to the clarinet. He won numerous prizes at the Swiss Youth Music Competitions of 1986-88 in solo and chamber music, and in 1989 he entered the Conservatory of Lucerne, obtaining a teaching diploma with distinction in 1993 after studying under Giambattista Sisini. He was a founding member of the European Soloists Ensemble in 1992. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitri_Ashkenazy (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 9/9/2014 RAHAKirkbride 11/7/2022 42d4dd17-759e-4966-b587-c8b6760a22e9