Grigory Sokolov (Григорий Соколов; born April 18, 1950 in Leningrad) is a R… Read Full Bio ↴Grigory Sokolov (Григорий Соколов; born April 18, 1950 in Leningrad) is a Russian pianist.
Sokolov began studying the piano at the age of five and at seven entered the Leningrad Conservatory to study with Leah Zelikhman, where he later studied with Moisey Khalfin. He gave his first major recital in Moscow at the age of 12, and came to international attention after winning the 1966 International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition. Aged only sixteen, he won the Gold Medal on a unanimous decision by a jury headed by Emil Gilels. He was largely unknown in the West, however, until the late 1980s, but is now rightfully regarded as a giant of the piano. Sokolov's concerts are anticipated with eagerness wherever he travels. He's not been outside of Europe for several years now, preferring to tour Europe. His programmes change twice a year, Sokolov mining the music he plays for every jewel before he feels ready to consider a new work.
Sokolov's concerts have been notable for a wide choice of repertoire including a foray into music of the 17th and 18th centuries by William Byrd, Johann Jakob Froberger, François Couperin and Jean-Philippe Rameau. He's focused mainly on Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robert Schumann and Johann Sebastian Bach in recent years. Sokolov appears to have stopped playing the blockbuster works such as Sergei Rachmaninoff's second and third concertos, the latter making a profound impact on a 1995 London Proms audience for its coruscating virtuosity and nobility of conception. Recently he has been playing Mozart's 23rd concerto to enormous acclaim selling out weeks in advance, and in Spain earning a half-hour ovation after one performance.
Sokolov has recorded all of his albums live (for Naive Classics), and has released music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Alexander Scriabin, and Sergei Prokofiev, among others. His 2002 Paris recital was recorded by the celebrated director Bruno Monsaingeon and released on DVD.
Sokolov began studying the piano at the age of five and at seven entered the Leningrad Conservatory to study with Leah Zelikhman, where he later studied with Moisey Khalfin. He gave his first major recital in Moscow at the age of 12, and came to international attention after winning the 1966 International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition. Aged only sixteen, he won the Gold Medal on a unanimous decision by a jury headed by Emil Gilels. He was largely unknown in the West, however, until the late 1980s, but is now rightfully regarded as a giant of the piano. Sokolov's concerts are anticipated with eagerness wherever he travels. He's not been outside of Europe for several years now, preferring to tour Europe. His programmes change twice a year, Sokolov mining the music he plays for every jewel before he feels ready to consider a new work.
Sokolov's concerts have been notable for a wide choice of repertoire including a foray into music of the 17th and 18th centuries by William Byrd, Johann Jakob Froberger, François Couperin and Jean-Philippe Rameau. He's focused mainly on Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robert Schumann and Johann Sebastian Bach in recent years. Sokolov appears to have stopped playing the blockbuster works such as Sergei Rachmaninoff's second and third concertos, the latter making a profound impact on a 1995 London Proms audience for its coruscating virtuosity and nobility of conception. Recently he has been playing Mozart's 23rd concerto to enormous acclaim selling out weeks in advance, and in Spain earning a half-hour ovation after one performance.
Sokolov has recorded all of his albums live (for Naive Classics), and has released music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Alexander Scriabin, and Sergei Prokofiev, among others. His 2002 Paris recital was recorded by the celebrated director Bruno Monsaingeon and released on DVD.
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06The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080: No. 6, Contrapunctus VI per diminutionem in stilo francese3:30Johann Sebastian Bach
07The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080: No. 7, Contrapunctus VII per augmentionem et diminutionem2:51Johann Sebastian Bach
16The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080: No. 16, Contrapunctus XIV, Fuga a 3 soggetti12:34Johann Sebastian Bach
17The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080: No. 17, Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu6:21Johann Sebastian Bach
19The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080: No. 19, Canon alla Decima, Contrapunto alla Terza4:57Johann Sebastian Bach
20The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080: No. 20, Canon alla Duodecima in contrapunto alla Quinta8:09Johann Sebastian Bach
282 Rondos for Piano, Op. 51: No. 2, Andante cantabile e grazioso in G Major8:37Ludwig van Beethoven
29Rondo a capriccio for Piano in G Major, Op. 129 "Die Wut über den verlorenen Groschen ausgetobt in einer Kaprize"5:47Ludwig van Beethoven
31Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7: II. Largo, con gran espressione9:44Ludwig van Beethoven
33Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: IV. Rondo - Poco allegretto e gracioso6:27Ludwig van Beethoven
34Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung3:47Ludwig van Beethoven
36Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtvoll3:40Ludwig van Beethoven
634 Ballades for Piano, Op. 10: II. Andante - Allegro non troppo - Molto staccato e leggiero7:04Johannes Brahms
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Bach, Beethoven, Brahms & Chopin: The Recordings of Grigory Sokolov
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