Sad news: ‘Greatest living pianist’ loses his wife
mainWe hear from Russian musicians that the fabled pianist Grigory Sokolov is in mourning for the death of his wife. Revered by his peers, the despair of promoters, Sokolov, 63, last performed in August and has no concerts presently scheduled.
Little is known of his domestic circumstances except that his wife was also his cousin’s widow.
We send him our condolences.
UPDATE
We have been sent this account of the Sokolov family connections:
Grigory Sokolov’s grandfather was Hirsh Sokolov.
His elder son was Ilya Sokolov, who married Sofia Zviagina and their son was Alexander Sokolov (1932-1996).
His younger son was Lipman Sokolov, who married Galina Zelenetzkaya and their son is the famous pianist Grigory Sokolov, born in 1950.
Thus Grigory and Alexander are cousins.
Alexander Sokolov married Inna Shtutin (daughter of Yakov Shtutin and his wife Ida Richterman) and their daughter Marina Sokolov was born in 1959.
Alexander Sokolov died in 1996 and his widow Inna married much later the famous pianist Grigory Sokolov, her late husband’s cousin.
You can find all the information about the family trees in internet here:
Grandfather Hirsh Sokolov: http://www.rogev.com/berner/
His first son Ilya: http://www.rogev.com/berner/
His second son Lipman: http://www.rogev.com/berner/
Grandson Alexander Sokolov, son of Ilya: http://www.rogev.com/berner/
Grandson Grigory Sokolov, son of Lipman: http://www.rogev.com/berner/
Inna Sokolov, neé Shtutin: http://www.rogev.com/
His aunt? Really? I thought it was illegal in most counties to marry your aunt.
How about if the “aunt” is the ex-wife of a parent’s brother? Not a blood relation then.
No aunt at all. She was first married to his cousin Alexander Sokolov, who was a bassoon in the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under Mravinsky.
According to his management, he has the following concerts scheduled:
30/01/14 – 20:45 BARI Teatro Petruzzelli IT
04/02/14 – 21:00 Mestre Teatro Toniolo IT
06/02/14 – 20:00 INNSBRUCK Saal Tirol AT
10/02/14 – 21:00 FIRENZE Teatro della Pergola IT
14/02/14 – 20:00 BREMEN Die Glocke DE
22/02/14 – 20:00 DUSSELDORF Tonhalle DE
24/02/14 – 20:00 HAMBURG Laeiszhalle DE
26/02/14 – 20:00 FRANKFURT Alte Oper DE
03/03/14 – 21:00 GENOVA Teatro Carlo Felice IT
06/03/14 – 20:30 Barcelona Palau de la Musica ES
He’s playing in Toulouse, too. Not sure when, though.
26th of May in Toulouse.. here is the full list from his management’s website ( http://www.amcmusic.com/en/concerts-2/grigory-sokolov-concerti-2/ )
Date City Venue Country
30/01/14 – 20:45 BARI Teatro Petruzzelli IT
04/02/14 – 21:00 Mestre Teatro Toniolo IT
06/02/14 – 20:00 INNSBRUCK Saal Tirol AT
10/02/14 – 21:00 FIRENZE Teatro della Pergola IT
14/02/14 – 20:00 BREMEN Die Glocke DE
22/02/14 – 20:00 DUSSELDORF Tonhalle DE
24/02/14 – 20:00 HAMBURG Laeiszhalle DE
26/02/14 – 20:00 FRANKFURT Alte Oper DE
03/03/14 – 21:00 GENOVA Teatro Carlo Felice IT
06/03/14 – 20:30 Barcelona Palau de la Musica ES
08/03/14 – 20:30 OVIEDO Tbc ES
10/03/14 – 19:30 MADRID Auditorium Nacional ES
12/03/14 – 20:30 ROMA Auditorium Parco della Musica IT
16/03/14 – 19:00 Lisbon Gulbenkian Aud PT
18/03/14 – 21:00 PORTO Casa da Musica PT
20/03/14 – 20:00 Ludwigshafen Basf-Feierabendhaus DE
27/03/14 – 20:00 FREIBURG Grosse Saal DE
29/03/14 – 20:00 MUNICH Herkulessaal DE
02/04/14 – 21:00 MILANO Sala Verdi Conservatorio IT
04/04/14 – 20:00 VENEZIA Teatro La Fenice IT
07/04/14 – 20:00 KOLN Philharmonie DE
09/04/14 – 20:00 BERLIN Philharmonie DE
28/04/14 BUDAPEST Palace of Arts HU
02/05/14 BERGAMO Teatro Donizetti IT
09/05/14 – 20:15 GRONINGEN Tbc NL
11/05/14 – 20:15 AMSTERDAM Concertgebouw NL
13/05/14 – 20:15 ARNHEM Concert Hall NL
14/05/14 – 20:15 ROTTERDAM Concertgebouw NL
16/05/14 – 19:30 Zurich TONHALLE CH
19/05/14 – 20:30 BOLOGNA Teatro Manzoni IT
23/05/14 Brescia Teatro Grande IT
26/05/14 – 20:00 TOULOUSE Halle aux Grains FR
03/06/14 – 20:00 VALENCIA Palau de la Musica ES
06/06/14 SCHWETZINGEN tbc DE
14/06/14 – 20:00 BRUXELLES Bozar BE
22/06/14 – 19:30 Basel Musiksaal Stadtcasino CH
24/06/14 Bad Kissingen tbc DE
It could be the first wife of his uncle, named his aunt.
What happened to his date in Tavagnocco on Feb 27th?