Photo: Yanan Li
Grigory Sokolov
A cherished tradition. Please note that the concert date has been changed. Music by Byrd, Chopin and Schumann.
Due to illness, Grigory Sokolov has, on this occasion, been forced to reschedule the date of his annual concert. He was originally set to perform on 27 October, but the concert has been postponed by two weeks, to this evening.
The annual concerts with pianist Grigory Sokolov celebrate their 20th anniversary this year! With few exceptions, since 2004, he has graced the main stage at Konserthuset with a concert every autumn. And he always surprises the audience with his extraordinary technical brilliance and exceptional ability to elevate the music to unprecedented heights.
The latest Sokolov concert revolved around two giants of classical music: Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Afterwards, he treated the ecstatic audience to six (!) encores – several pieces by Chopin and Jean-Philippe Rameau, as well as virtuosic music by Rachmaninov and Scriabin.
He often finalises his repertoire late, and at last we know what he will play at this year’s concert: music by the English composer William Byrd (a contemporary of Shakespeare), as well as works by Chopin and Schumann. We can be sure that he will once again astonish us all with his rare gift for uncovering new secrets within the music.
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The music
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William Byrd John come kiss me now for piano6 min
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William Byrd The first pavan. The galliard to the first pavan for piano7 min
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William Byrd Fantasia in G No. 3 for piano5 min
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William Byrd Alman in g minor for piano3 min
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William Byrd Pavan: The Earl of Salisbury. Galliard. Second galliard for piano5 min
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William Byrd Callino casturame for piano4 min
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Intermission25 min
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Frédéric Chopin Mazurka in c minor for piano op 30 No. 13 min
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Frédéric Chopin Mazurka in b minor for piano op 30 No. 22 min
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Frédéric Chopin Mazurka in D flat major for piano op 30:33 min
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Frédéric Chopin Mazurka in c sharp minor for piano op 30 No. 45 min
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Frédéric Chopin Mazurka in G major for piano op 50:14 min
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Frédéric Chopin Mazurka in A flat major for piano op 50:23 min
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Frédéric Chopin Mazurka in c sharp minor for piano op 50:35 min
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Robert Schumann Forest Scenes for piano op 8223 min
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Encore:
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Frédéric Chopin Mazurka in F major for piano op 68:32 min
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Henry Purcell Chaconne in g minor for keyboard ZT 6805 min
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Frédéric Chopin Mazurka in a minor for piano op 68:23 min
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Frédéric Chopin Mazurak in c sharp minor for piano op 63:32 min
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Frédéric Chopin Prelude in c minor from 24 Preludes for piano3 min
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Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude in b minor for piano BWV 855a arr Alexander Siloti3 min
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Participants
- Grigory Sokolov piano
