Denis Kozhukhin continues Prokofiev cycle with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Denis Kozhukhin

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Grand Philharmonic Hall

May 25 2012

St Petersburg Philharmonic
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LISZT: Piano Concerto No.1 in E-flat major, S.124

The Shoe Factory

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SCHUBERT: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D.821
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Merchant Taylors' Hall

Jul 09 2012

YSAYE: Solo Cello Sonata
FRANCK: Cello Sonata
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News

November 24th, 2011

After the huge success of the opening performances of his complete Prokofiev Piano Concerto cycle, described as “unmissable” by the Scotsman, Denis Kozhukhin returns to the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for the second instalment of the series.

Kozhukhin will perform Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No.1 under the baton of Lan Shui at the Glasgow City Halls on November 24, and the concert will be broadcast by BBC Radio 3. Kozhukhin will also perform Schoenberg’s Six Little Piano Pieces at the post-concert Coda Performance, which will also be broadcast by Radio 3.

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“It has been a triumphal innings for Denis Kozhukhin in Glasgow, where over the last few months he has played all of Prokofiev’s piano concertos with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. The first marked the 26-year-old’s UK professional debut; at this final concert, the sold-out City Halls cheered him with the fondness they would a local lad.

He saved the mighty fifth concerto until last, tackling it with the same blithe bravura as he had the other four. Even having to learn three of the concertos from scratch did not phase Kozhukhin, who always seems to be enjoying himself. His cheerful assurance never comes across as hubris, though: he is attentive and gracious with the orchestra, and technically breezy, fingers buoyant on the keys no matter how dense Prokofiev’s writing. His sound is percussive but not harsh, forceful but never overwhelming, cheeky but not mean or sarcastic. He breathed gentle space into the Larghetto and easy swing into the Moderato’s opening offbeats. This was a young man’s Prokofiev, sincere and quirky and inquisitive.”
The Guardian, April 2012