In ever-increasing demand for his astonishingly mature interpretations of some of the most difficult works in the violin repertoire, Valeriy Sokolov’s 2009/10 season sees debuts with the Orchestre National de France, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, the Mozarteumsorchester, and at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw (with Het Brabants Orkest). He will also return to the Orchestre Philharmonique de Liege, the Hallé and the Manchester Camerata, as well as appearing in recital at the Wigmore Hall, the Bridgewater Hall (Manchester), the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris and in the Hong Kong Premier Performances series.
In recent seasons he has appeared regularly with the Tonhalle Orchester, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Orchestre National de Bordeaux-Aquitaine, and at the Aspen Festival; and made debuts with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and the Cleveland Orchestra. Conductors with whom he has worked include David Zinman, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Ivor Bolton, Ludovic Morlot, Rumon Gamba, Peter Oundjian and Kwamé Ryan.