Valeriy Sokolov is a Ukrainian violinist. Sokolov was awarded the Study Grant Prize at the International Pablo Saraste Competition in Pamplona, Spain in 1999 which provided him with a scholarship to study with Natalia Boyarskaya at the Yehudi Menuhin School, England. In September 2005, Sokolov took part in the George Enescu Festival and won the Grand Prix with a performance of Beethoven?s Violin Concerto; he also won Best Performance for Enescu?s Sonata No. 3 as well as the Enescu Foundation Prize. In 2006 and 2007, he performed with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Douglas Boyd, the Bournemouth Symphony and Yan Pascal Tortelier as well as with Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur under Howard Griffiths. Elsewhere, he performed with the Bremen Philharmonic and Stefan Blunier, and the Basel Symphony Orchestra with Rumon Gamba. Sokolov made his US orchestral debut in summer 2007, performing at Aspen Music Festival and Grand Teton Music Festival, and, upon special invitation of David Zinman, at the Blossom Festival with the Cleveland Orchestra. 

September 22nd, 1986 in Kharkiv (Age 37)