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Grigory Sokolov

1950 - Today

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Grigory Lipmanovich Sokolov (Russian: Григо́рий Ли́пманович Соколо́в; born April 18, 1950) is a Russian pianist with Spanish citizenship. He is among the most esteemed of living pianists, his repertoire spanning composers from the Baroque period such as Bach, Couperin or Rameau up to Schoenberg and Arapov. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Grigory Sokolov has received more than 409,392 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Grigory Sokolov is the 276th most popular musician (up from 345th in 2019), the 465th most popular biography from Russia (up from 552nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Russian Musician.

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  • 410k

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  • 65.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Grigory Sokolov ranks 276 out of 3,175. Before him are Mauro Giuliani, Lars Ulrich, PJ Harvey, Keith Moon, Slash, and Arthur Nikisch. After him are Roger Daltrey, Art Blakey, Burt Bacharach, Michael Cretu, Mischa Maisky, and Marilyn Manson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Grigory Sokolov ranks 69. Before him are Sahle-Work Zewde, John Candy, David Graf, Chantal Akerman, Chen Shui-bian, and Helen Clark. After him are Brad Dourif, Miki Manojlović, Robert B. Laughlin, Sônia Braga, Tsui Hark, and Corinne Cléry.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Grigory Sokolov ranks 465 out of 3,761. Before him are Leonid Rogozov (1934), Vasily Bartold (1869), Maria Spiridonova (1884), Lyubov Popova (1889), Alexander Radishchev (1749), and Naina Yeltsina (1932). After him are Nadezhda von Meck (1831), Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow (1865), Iziaslav II of Kiev (1097), Shamil Basayev (1965), Pavel Milyukov (1859), and Vladimir Bukovsky (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In Russia

Among musicians born in Russia, Grigory Sokolov ranks 4. Before him are Alexander Glazunov (1865), Vladimir Ashkenazy (1937), and Nikolai Rubinstein (1835). After him are Valery Gergiev (1953), Maria Yudina (1899), Lazar Berman (1930), Edgar Froese (1944), Evgeny Kissin (1971), Maxim Shostakovich (1938), Vladimir Sofronitsky (1901), and Mikhail Pletnev (1957).

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