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Viviana Sofronitsky
Person · female · Russia · Moscow · born 1960 · recording since 2008
Russian pianist
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Also known as Вивиана Софроницкая · Viviana Sofronitsky · 薇薇安娜·索夫罗尼茨基
Timeline
7 events▣ Album 5◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1960s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Complete Works for Cello and Pianoforte
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography498 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1367815164
Biography
Viviana Sofronitsky (Russian: Вивиана Владимировна Софроницкая) is a Russian and Canadian classical pianist, born in Moscow. Her father was the Soviet-Russian pianist Vladimir Sofronitsky.
Life and career
She started her music studies at the Central Music School, and went on to earn a doctorate from the Moscow Conservatory. In the Soviet Union she worked with both then-current early music ensembles, Madrigal and The Chamber Music Academy (directed by Alexei Lubimov), while also touring as a solo artist in Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Minsk, Sverdlovsk, etc.
In 1989, Sofronitsky moved to the United States, where she worked at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music in Ohio. In 1990, she moved to Canada, where she pursued an active career in performance and recording in Toronto, partnered with various members of the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. She was a founder and the first artistic director of the Academy Concert Series in Toronto. Sofronitsky has been a Canadian citizen since 1994.
In 1999 she received historical performance degrees in harpsichord, fortepiano and early music teaching from the Royal Conservatory in The Hague.
Since 2001 she has lived in the Czech Republic, married to fortepiano builder Paul McNulty, performing and recording on his highly prized instruments an expanded repertoire from C.P.E. Bach to Liszt.
Viviana Sofronitsky is regularly performing at music festivals and giving masterclasses. Among the festivals that she attended are: «Utrecht Oude Muziek Festival» and "Muziek Netwerk" (Netherlands), «Leipzig Bach Festival»(Germany), «Klang& Raum Music Festival» Archived 3 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Irsee (Germany), «Festival van Vlaanderen» (Belgium), Musica Antiqua Bruges (Belgium), «Berliner Tage für Alte Music» Archived 6 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Germany), Bratislava Hammerklavier Festival (Slovakia), «Chopin Festival» (Poland), Tage Alter Musik Osnabruck (Germany), «Midis-Minimes» (Belgium), «Oslo Chamber Music Festival» (Norway), «Vendsyssel Festival» (Denmark), «Piano Folia Festival», Le Touquet (France), Printemps des Arts, Nantes (France).
In 2010 Sofronitsky was first in the world to record all Mozart works for keyboard instrument with orchestra on original instruments (PMC/ETCetera label) and in 2017 she was first to perform on first modern copy of Chopin's Buchholtz piano which he played when he lived in Warsaw.
Recordings
W. A. Mozart: 11CD box, the first world complete works for piano and orchestra performed on original instruments. Fortepiano: Viviana Sofronitsky; Orchestra: Musicae Antiquae Collegium Varsoviense "Pro Musica Camerata", Poland.
Felix Mendelssohn: Complete works for cello and fortepiano. Fortepiano: Viviana Sofronitsky, Violoncello: Sergei Istomin, «Passacaille Musica Vera», Belgium.
Francizsek Lessel: Works for Piano and Orchestra. Fortepiano: Viviana Sofronitsky, Orchestra: Musicae Antiquae Collegium Varsoviense "Pro Musica Camerata", Poland.
Beethoven, Hummel, Neuling: Works for fortepiano and mandolin. Fortepiano: Viviana Sofronitsky, Mandolin: Richard Walz "Globe", the Netherlands.
Ludwig van Beethoven: Trios for clarinet, violoncello and fortepiano op.11 and op.38 Viviana Sofronitsky with "Die Gassenhauer". Fortepiano: Viviana Sofronitzki, Clarinet: Susanne Ehrhard, Violoncello: Pavel Serbin, "Suoni e colori", France.
Fryderyk Chopin: Complete works for cello and piano with Sergei Istomin, Passacaille.
Franz Schubert: Wanderer-Fantasie op. 15, Impromptus op. 142 and 90. AVI Music, Germany.
Johann Ladislaus Dussek: Sonatas Op.9 and Op.75. Brilliant Classics, Netherlands.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 7 | 87.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 7 | 82.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 14 | 33.6th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (7 release groups · 7 studio albums)
Albums · 7
Complete Works for Cello and Pianoforte
2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:01:12
1Lied ohne Worte, op. 1093:592Sonata no. 2, op. 58, B-flat major: I. Allegro assai vivace8:133Sonata no. 2, op. 58, B-flat major: II. Allegretto scherzando5:044Sonata no. 2, op. 58, B-flat major: III. Adagio4:045Sonata no. 2, op. 58, B-flat major: IV. Molto allegro e vivace6:346Albumblatt: Assai tranquillo2:067Variations concertantes, op. 179:408Sonata no. 1, op. 45, B-flat major: I. Allegro vivace10:379Sonata no. 1, op. 45, B-flat major: II. Andante5:0610Sonata no. 1, op. 45, B-flat major: III. Allegro assai5:49Fortepiano Concertos (Complete)
2008 · studio album
Complete Works for Cello and Piano
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:04:49
1Introduction et Polonaise Brilliante in C major for Violoncello and Piano, op. 39:112Variations brillants, op. 12 in B-flat major for Piano8:353Grand Duo Concertant for Violoncello and Piano on the Themes of “Robert le Diable”11:584Polonaise, op. 26 in cis-moll for Piano5:565Sonata, op. 65 in G minor for Violoncello and Piano: I. Allegro moderato14:526Sonata, op. 65 in G minor for Violoncello and Piano: II. Scherzo4:457Sonata, op. 65 in G minor for Violoncello and Piano: III. Largo3:118Sonata, op. 65 in G minor for Violoncello and Piano: IV. Finale - Allegro6:212014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:20:27
Disc 11Piano Trio in B-flat major, D. 898, op. 99: I. Allegro moderato11:012Piano Trio in B-flat major, D. 898, op. 99: II. Andante un poco mosso10:013Piano Trio in B-flat major, D. 898, op. 99: III. Scherzo: Allegro6:354Piano Trio in B-flat major, D. 898, op. 99: IV. Rondo: Allegro vivace9:17Disc 21Piano Trio in E-flat major, D. 929, op. 100: I. Allegro12:282Piano Trio in E-flat major, D. 929, op. 100: II. Andante con moto9:293Piano Trio in E-flat major, D. 929, op. 100: III. Scherzo: Allegro moderato6:454Piano Trio in E-flat major, D. 929, op. 100: IV. Allegro moderato14:51Sonatas for Viola da Gamba, BWV 1027–1029
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 50:58
1Sonata no. 1 in G major, BWV 1027: I. Adagio3:272Sonata no. 1 in G major, BWV 1027: II. Allegro ma non tanto3:583Sonata no. 1 in G major, BWV 1027: III. Andante2:254Sonata no. 1 in G major, BWV 1027: IV. Allegro moderato3:215Sonata no. 2 in D major, BWV 1028: I. Adagio1:546Sonata no. 2 in D major, BWV 1028: II. Allegro3:597Sonata no. 2 in D major, BWV 1028: III. Andante4:278Sonata no. 2 in D major, BWV 1028: IV. Allegro4:359Sonata no. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029: I. Vivace5:4410Sonata no. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029: II. Adagio5:0611Sonata no. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029: III. Allegro4:0812Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079: Ricercar a 3 in C minor7:54Wanderer Fantasy / Impromptus, opp. 90 & 142
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:17:59
1Fantasy in C, op. 15 (Wanderer Fantasy), D 760: I. Allegro con fuoco ma non presto5:402Fantasy in C, op. 15 (Wanderer Fantasy), D 760: II. Adagio6:073Fantasy in C, op. 15 (Wanderer Fantasy), D 760: III. Presto4:514Fantasy in C, op. 15 (Wanderer Fantasy), D 760: IV. Allegro3:555Impromptus, op. posth. 142, D 935: No. 1 in F minor8:516Impromptus, op. posth. 142, D 935: No. 2 in A-flat major6:037Impromptus, op. posth. 142, D 935: No. 3 in B-flat major11:378Impromptus, op. posth. 142, D 935: No. 4 in F minor6:179Impromptus, op. 90, D 899: No. 1 in C minor7:2910Impromptus, op. 90, D 899: No. 2 in E-flat major4:5511Impromptus, op. 90, D 899: No. 3 in G-flat major5:1012Impromptus, op. 90, D 899: No. 4 in A-flat major7:04Trios pour clarinette, violoncelle et piano, op. 11 & 38 “Die Gassenhauer”
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 57:23
1Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 11: I. Allegro con brio9:052Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 11: II. Adagio4:223Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 11: III. Allegretto con variazioni6:444Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello in E-flat major, op. 38 (arrangement from “Septet, op. 20”): I. Adagio - Allegro con brio9:475Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello in E-flat major, op. 38 (arrangement from “Septet, op. 20”): II. Adagio cantabile7:366Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello in E-flat major, op. 38 (arrangement from “Septet, op. 20”): III. Tempo di menuetto3:107Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello in E-flat major, op. 38 (arrangement from “Septet, op. 20”): IV. Andante con variazioni6:148Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello in E-flat major, op. 38 (arrangement from “Septet, op. 20”): V. Scherzo. Allegro molto e vivace3:079Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello in E-flat major, op. 38 (arrangement from “Septet, op. 20”): VI. Andante con moto alla marcia - Presto7:18
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Viviana Sofronitsky head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 7 | 87.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 7 | 82.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 14 | 33.6th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viviana_Sofronitskybiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Wikidata: Q440486 · MusicBrainz: 2aba3834-53b8-49e7-8379-dda0c1d25240
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