Grigori Sokolov was only five years old when he first attracted the attention of the Russian musical elite. Born in Leningrad, he attended a special music school before beginning his studies at the Leningrad Conservatory in 1960. He first performed in public aged 12 in 1966 and was unanimously voted winner of the 3rd International Tchaikovsky Competition aged just 16 by a panel of judges headed by Emil Gilels. This breakthrough brought with it a concert tour to Italy, Portugal and Germany with t...he Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, closely followed by further performances in North America and the Middle East. Sokolov has performed in the Vienna Musikverein, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, New York's Carnegie Hall, Tokyo, Paris and many other major cities, playing with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Dresden Philharmonic, the Munich Philharmonic, the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, the Warsaw Philharmonic, the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra, the Helsinki Radio Orchestra, the La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra in Milan, and working with most of the world's leading conductors. Today, Grigori Sokolov is among Russia's most celebrated musicians. Wherever he plays the sincerity and originality of his musical interpretation, his broad repertoire extending from Bach to Schönberg, and the precision of his performances never fail to enchant audiences and critics alike.
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
Dear Visitors, please note that only tickets purchased from the Müpa website and official ticket offices are guaranteed to be valid. To avoid possible inconvenience, we suggest buying tickets to our performances and concerts via the mupa.hu website, the Interticket national network (jegy.hu) or at our official ticket offices.