Overall, she wrote, ‘it’s an overused word, but he is inimitable’. Grigory Sokolov is a musical figure of intense magnitude, and one whose concerts are always awaited with great anticipation.

Watch Grigory Sokolov play an extract from the Allegro of Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata, part of his new album – released today Thanks for exploring the Gramophone website. Sign up for a free ...

A Sokolov encore Russian pianist Grigory Sokolov, on his own this time, plays an arrangement of J.S. Bach's (1685-1750) Prelude in E-Minor, from Book One of the Well-Tempered Clavier.

To call Sokolov’s Schubert heavy-laden would certainly be no exaggeration. However, to say, as the gushy booklet essay does of the C minor Impromptu that opens the first of these two discs, that ...

This week: ‘Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2; Grieg: Holberg Suite’ by Seiji Ozawa and Martha Argerich, and ‘Beethoven, Brahms & Mozart’ by Grigory Sokolov. John Suchet's Album of the Week. Picture: ...

When Grigory Sokolov last visited the Oslo Opera House in 2015 he was greeted by a full house every evening – and played six extra performances. The myth and legend now returns with a solo ...

Classic FM Drive Featured Album, 26 January 2015. For his debut recital album for the Deutsche Grammophon label, the superb Russian pianist Grigory Sokolov presents an outstanding live recording from ...

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The Barbican has been forced to cancel a concert by the Russian pianist Grigory Sokolov because of changes to visa regulations requiring non-EU citizens to provide fingerprints. Sokolov ...

Arcadi Volodos has not appeared in Carnegie Hall since 2003. Grigory Sokolov, since 1975. Like Igor Levit, they are Soviet-born pianists. You can see all three at the Salzburg Festival every summer.

Deutsche Grammophon must be very happy to have Grigory Sokolov in its stable. The Russian came to the notice of the world in 1966, winning the International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition at only 16.