Grigory Sokolov Archive

Russian piasnist, Grigory 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 …

Russian piasnist, Grigory Sokolov, began studying the piano at the age of five and at seven entered the Leningrad Conservatory to study with Leah Zelikhman. He gave his first major recital in Moscow at the …

Brahms’ second Intermezzo in B-flat minor, Andante non troppo e con molto espressione, possesses a kind of sorrow,  and it displays a more reflective mood. One may associate this piece with the diffuse glow of …

The Russian pianist, Grigory Sokolov, began studying the piano at the age of five and at seven he entered the Leningrad Conservatory. He gave his first major recital in Moscow at the age of 12, …

Frederick Chopin composed his Preludes as short piano pieces written between 1834–39 and intended as explorations of the characters of various keys. The earlier examples of such works are those of  J. S. Bach appearing in …