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Grigory Sokolov
Konserthuset Stockholm, The Main Hall (Stockholm)
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.