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7th
concert
Grigory Sokolov, piano
The Slovene Philharmonic Hall
March
27th, 2001
(Concert venue could be subject to
alteration)
Programme:
In 1966, as a ninth grader, Grigory Sokolov entered
the renowned Tchaikovsky Piano Competition and walked away with First
Prize and the prestigious Gold Medal. But the years following proved that
the unanimous decision of the distinguished jury, headed by Emil Gilels,
was no mistake. Sokolov had been known to the Russian music world for
years. Musically precocious, he had attracted attention since the age of
five. His early education was at a special music school, but he soon
entered the Leningrad Conservatory, and made his first important public
appearance at twelve.
Today Grigory Sokolov is a regular guest at the
most important concert halls of Europe and the USA. He has performed in
London, Paris, Vienna, Berlin, Madrid, Salzburg, Rome, New York, worked
with many of the world’s most prominent conductors including Neeme Järvi,
Riccardo Chailly, Herbert Blomstedt, Valery Gergiev, Charles Dutoit, Claus
Peter Flor, Trevor Pinnock, Paavo Berglund, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Yan
Pascal Tortelier, Walter Weller, Alexander Lazarev, and with orchestras
such as the New York Philharmonic, The Montreal Symphony, Münchner
Philharmoniker, Leipzig Gewandhaus, The Philharmonia, Amsterdam
Concertgebouw, Detroit Symphony, etc.
Grigory Sokolov ranks among the
world’s most formidable and quietly celebrated pianists of today.
Reviewing his New York Philharmonic debut with conductor Valery Gergiev,
the New York Times wrote:
“Sokolov is a musician of huge power
and huge personality” and a few days later the San Francisco Examiner
described his recital as “one of the most distinctive music events of the
decade … a kind of pianist, musicianship and artistry one thought had
vanished forever.”
European critics have marveled at Sokolov’s genius.
After a performance at the Helsinki Festival, the Helsingin Sanomat
praised him: “Saying that Grigory Sokolov is one of today’s greatest
pianists is no news, it is an obvious fact”, while of the last recital in
Amsterdam Concertgebouw the Trouw wrote, “Sokolov threw himself into the
music, playing with complete abandon while never losing control over the
sound or his technique … Sokolov demonstrated he is a very great
pianist”.
His first recital at the Edinburgh Festival 1999 was reviewed
by The Scotsman: “Grigory Sokolov: best piano playing of the entire
Festival.”
Hans Fagius, organ
| Eugen Indjic,
piano | András
Schiff, piano | Irena Grafenauer,
flute; Maria Graf, harp; Ana Chumachenko, violin; Gérard Caussé, viola;
Gustav Rivinius, violoncello | Vadim Repin, violin;
Itamar Golan, piano | Hugo Wolf String
Quartet | Grigory Sokolov, piano | Norbert Düchtel, organ;
Boris Cavazza, narrator | Klaus Mertens,
bass ; Daniel Sepec, violin; Jaap ter Linden, violoncello; Richard
Fuller, pianoforte | David Finckel,
violoncello; Wu Han, piano
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