Denis Kozhukhin
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Denis Kozhukhin
Piano
A pianist of exceptional technique, emotional depth and sophistication, Denis Kozhukhin has gained significant recognition through his powerful performances, establishing himself as one of the most accomplished musicians of his generation.
Highlights of the last two seasons include performances with San Francisco Symphony, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Frankfurt’s hr-Sinfonieorchester, BBC Symphony, Orchestre National de Belgique, Danish National Symphony, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic and WDR Sinfonieorchester, working Rafael Payare, Alain Altintoglu, Cristian Macelaru, Hannu Lintu, Dalia Stasevska and Santtu-Matias Rouvali among others.
Kozhukhin’s 2023/24 season includes returns to the Oslo Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, Washington’s National Symphony and Orquestra Simfónica de Barcelona, alongside debuts with Dallas Symphony, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker and Melbourne Symphony. Denis will also perform recitals and chamber music at the Pierre Boulez Saal, Elbphilharmonie, Wigmore Hall, Vienna’s Konzerthaus and Zurich’s Tonhalle. Since winning the Queen Elizabeth Competition in 2010, Denis has performed with the London Symphony, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic and Staatskapelle Berlin. A sought-after recitalist and chamber musician, Kozhukhin regularly appears at a number of prominent music festivals including Verbier, Gstaad, Grafenegg, Dresden, Intonations Festival, Tsinandali, Klavier Ruhr, Lanaudiere, and Jerusalem Music Festivals, as well as the BBC Proms.
As a Pentatone recording artist, his discography spans works by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Ravel and Gershwin.
A graduate of the Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid under the guidance of Dmitri Bashkirov and Claudio Martinez-Mehner, Kozhukhin further honed his skills at the Piano Academy at Lake Como, where he received advice from notable pianists such as Fou Ts'ong, Stanislav Ioudenitch, Peter Frankl, Boris Berman, Charles Rosen, and Andreas Staier, and Kirill Gerstein in Stuttgart.
The Devilish and the Divine
Franz Liszt
La lugubre gondola, S.200/1
Unstern – Sinistre – Disastro, S.208
Nuages gris, S.199
Am Grabe Richard Wagners, S.135
György Ligeti
Étude No. 13, L’escalier du diable (Book 2)
Franz Liszt
Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude, S.173/3
— Intermission 20 min —
Franz Liszt
Sonata in B minor, S.178
Soon after winning the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels in 2010, Denis Kozhukhin entered the international circuit through the big door, conquering the most prestigious European theatres. He has cemented a reputation as a virtuoso and musically passionate musician, which comes through in each of his performances. Recordings of such distinguished composers as J. Haydn and Prokofiev have consolidated this deserved reputation. Kozhukhin, whose mentor is conductor Daniel Barenboim, now delves into the work of Franz Liszt, one of the most fascinating creators of the pianistic repertoire.
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