Valeriy Sokolov

"It was playing full of effective contrasts, steel alternating with velvet. By the last movement he was at full power, his sound sumptuous when he gave it free rein and thrilling when high on the G string. It was dramatic and exhilarating, and bound together by a firm sense of direction." (The Strad, June 2011)

"Sokolov's violin playing requires every superlative in the dictionary" (Classic FM Magazine, November 2010)

“The breathtaking violinist Valeriy Sokolov presented the Brahms Violin Concerto with dialogues between the soloist and the orchestra of rare intensity. The young prodigy Sokolov makes his strings vibrate and cry and transcends a virtuoso work combing passages of heart-wrnching melancholy with moments of unbridled celebration.” (Ouest France, April 2009)

“The Third Violin Sonata, rooted in Romanian folk music yet pushing both players to extremes in a quest for expressive subtleties, is one of Enescu's greatest scores. It gets a powerhouse performance from stars-in-the-making Valeriy Sokolov and Svetlana Kosenko.” (The Guardian, March 2009)

“Valeriy Sokolov does allow himself a degree of freedom, as the composer had done in his recording, yet it takes him right to the heart of the score. His playing is technically immaculate, but it has passion and is as earthy as that of any folk fiddler.” (The Strad, March 2009)