Valeriy Sokolov
Violin
About
Winner of the 2005 George Enescu International Violin Competition in Bucharest, Ukrainian violinist Valeriy Sokolov has established himself as one of the most outstanding artists of his generation.
A regular guest on the world’s leading concert stages, he has performed with prestigious orchestras including the Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Cleveland Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. He has worked with renowned conductors such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, David Zinman, Andris Nelsons, Susanna Mälkki and Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
He has appeared at major festivals, including Verbier, Lockenhaus and Lucerne, as well as iconic venues such as London’s Wigmore Hall, Vienna’s Musikverein and New York’s Lincoln Center. A passionate chamber musician, he regularly performs alongside artists including Gary Hoffman, Lisa Batiashvili, Gérard Caussé and Nelson Goerner.
His discography, released notably on Erato Records, includes works by Enescu and recordings of the Bartók and Tchaikovsky violin concertos with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich under David Zinman. He is also the subject of Bruno Monsaingeon’s acclaimed documentary Natural Born Fiddler.
Born in 1986 in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Valeriy Sokolov continued his musical education in London, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Vienna, studying with distinguished teachers including Natalia Boyarskaya, Boris Kuschnir and Gidon Kremer.