Emanuel Ax
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Emanuel "Manny" Ax (born June 8, 1949) is an American classical pianist. He is known for his chamber music collaborations with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinists Isaac Stern and Young Uck Kim, as well as his piano recitals and performances with major orchestras in the world. Starting at age 12, Ax studied piano under Mieczysław Munz of the Juilliard School. He won honorable mention at the VIII International Chopin Piano Competition in 1970, third place at the Vianna da Motta International Music Competition in 1971, seventh place at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 1972, and first prize in the…
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Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · TV
Mozart in the Jungle
2014 · TV
Music by John Williams
2024 · Movie
Holocaust: A Music Memorial Film
2005 · TV
Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration
2013 · Movie
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 & Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 - Emanuel Ax, Wiener Philharmoniker, Bernard Haitink
2020 · Movie
Europakonzert 1999 from Cracow
1999 · Movie
Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams
2006 · Movie
The Verbier Festival & Academy 10th Anniversary: Piano Extravaganza
2004 · Movie
In Search of Beethoven
2009 · Movie
Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music
1989 · Movie
In Search of Haydn
2012 · Movie