Larisa Sokolova

Larisa Sokolov is the wife of Aleksandr S. Sokolov the former Minister of Culture and Mass Communication of Russia. She is a member of the Union of Russian Composers, and has a Ph.D. in Musicology. She is currently the Head Chair of Musicology and Composition in the Musical Pedagogical Institute.

Early life

Born Larisa Pamfilovna in Belarus, on March 31, 1955, her family relocated to Saint Petersburg, where her father was stationed in the army. She studied piano and graduated from the Minsk Conservatory.
She has one child.