Grigory Sokolov

Grigory Sokolov

Grigory Lipmanovich Sokolov (born April 18, 1950 in Leningrad) is a Russian pianist.

Sokolov began studying the piano at the age of five, entering the Leningrad Conservatory to study with Leah Zelikhman when he was seven. Later he studied with Moisey Khalfin at the same conservatory. At age twelve he gave his first major recital in Moscow. At age sixteen he came to international attention after winning the 1966 International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition, being awarded the Gold Medal on a unanimous decision by a jury headed by Emil Gilels. Since the late 1980s Sokolov's reputation has become gradually more established.

Sokolov's current repertoire focuses on Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robert Schumann and Johann Sebastian Bach, although he has also performed music of the 17th and 18th centuries by William Byrd, Johann Jakob Froberger, François Couperin and Jean-Philippe Rameau. Sokolov's recordings include Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Alexander Scriabin, and Sergei Prokofiev. His 2002 Paris recital was recorded by the director Bruno Monsaingeon and released on DVD.

External links

* [http://www.amcmusic.com Grigory Sokolov General Management]
* [http://www.internazionale.it/pagine/blognote/sokolov.htm Grigory Sokolov discography]
* [http://www.rogev.com/sokolov Site dedicated to Grigory Sokolov]


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