144 minutes of one man, one piano, and zero apologies for making you feel everything.
"Probably the best living pianist" headlined the Berliner Morgenpost's review of Grigory Sokolov's sold-out June 2013 recital at the Berlin Philharmonie. "The four Impromptus could no be interpreted more dramatically... The D 946 Pieces cried out with despair an longing for death." (from DVD cover)
Acting
Sokolov's physical presence—hunched, possessed, barely breathing.
Direction
Patient camerawork that knows when to simply watch hands destroy you.
Sound
The Philharmonie's acoustic captured in crushing, beautiful detail.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sokolov is notoriously press-shy and refuses standard concert attire, performing in the same worn jacket for decades. He's the JD Salinger of classical pianists.
The 2013 Berlin recital captured here was his first in the city in fifteen years; tickets sold out in hours despite zero radio or television promotion of his career.
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