Grigory Sokolov was only 5 years old when his outstanding talent attracted the attention of the Russian musical elite. Born in Leningrad, he attended a specialist music school before enrolling at the conservatory of his home town in 1960. He was just 16 years old in 1966 when he won the third International Tchaikovsky Competition for piano in front of a unanimous jury led by Emil Gilels. His success was followed by concert tours with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra in Italy, Portugal and Germa...ny, and then on to North America and the Middle East. Since then he has performed at the Musikverein in Vienna, the Berliner Philharmonie, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, New York's Carnegie Hall, London, Salzburg, Tokyo, Paris, Rome and Madrid. He has partnered orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Dresden Philharmonic, the Munich Philharmonic, the Leipzig Gewandhaus and the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, the Bamberg Symphonic, the Helsinki Radio Orchestra and the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala in Milan. He has also worked with the lion's share of the world's leading conductors, making him one of Russia's most celebrated artists. With a broad repertoire extending from Bach to Schoenberg, he has a depth and originality in musical interpretation and a precision in performance that grips both audience and critics alike wherever he plays.
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Parking information
We wish to inform you that in the event that Müpa Budapest's underground garage and outdoor car park are operating at full capacity, it is advisable to plan for increased waiting times when you arrive. In order to avoid this, we recommend that you depart for our events in time, so that you you can find the ideal parking spot quickly and smoothly and arrive for our performance in comfort. The Müpa Budapest underground garage gates will be operated by an automatic number plate recognition system. Parking is free of charge for visitors with tickets to any of our paid performances on that given day. The detailed parking policy of Müpa Budapest is available here.
Safe ticket purchase
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