Grigory Sokolov doesn’t grant interviews. He doesn’t do photo shoots. No social media, no marketing campaigns. Only music. And yet, his concerts sell out in the blink of an eye all over the world. Why? Because what he does is unparalleled. This is Sokolov, a pianist who does not play in order to be heard, but because he cannot do otherwise. His concerts are moments of absolute concentration, in which every note profoundly moves the listener. He only reveals what he is going to play on stage. But those who experienced him two years ago at DE SINGEL know that once he places his hands on the keys, nothing else exists. Just a grand piano, a hall, and an audience that understands: this is happening now and never again.