His fans know it: Grigory Sokolov only announces his programme in the course of the concert year. And it doesn't really matter what he plays.
Whether Franz Schubert or Alexander Scriabin, Johann Sebastian Bach or Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Frédéric Chopin or Jean-Philippe Rameau: when Sokolov sits at the keys, you can expect the extraordinary. No wonder his concerts are usually sold out to the last seat. With his outstanding artistry, which he always puts at the service of the music, he has been mesmerising us for decades - since his spectacular victory at the famous Tchaikovsky Competition in 1966, to be precise. As always, encores are guaranteed ... (Source: KTK Heinersdorff)
