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Denis Kozhukhin

Next Concerts

Grand Philharmonic Hall

May 25 2012

St Petersburg Philharmonic
Conductor, Emmanuel Krivine

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

The Shoe Factory

Jul 06 2012

SCHUBERT: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D.821
CHOPIN: Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C major, Op. 3
FRANCK: Sonata in A major
PAGANINI: Variations on one string on Rossini’s Mosè theme, for cello and piano

Cello, Narek Hakhnazaryan

Merchant Taylors' Hall

Jul 09 2012

YSAYE: Solo Cello Sonata
FRANCK: Cello Sonata
MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition

Cello, Narek Hakhnazaryan

Oct 17 2011

Reichel Recommends: Young Russian Pianist to Debut with the Utah Symphony this Weekend

This weekend the Utah Symphony will take a break from the Beethoven symphony cycle to perform a concert of early works by Russian composers. The concert will feature two young guest artists performing in Utah for the first time: Scottish conductor Garry Walker and Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin. The program will include Stravinsky’s rarely performed Symphony No. 1, op. 1, Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 1, op. 10, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2, op. 17.

“What I like in the U.S. public is their freshness of the perception of music, great attention to what is happening on stage and huge love and respect for music and arts in general. I am really looking forward to playing in Utah, which for me is a big step to discover many new things about U.S. and its public.”

Aug 27 2011

Jerusalem Post: Music Festival – Pride at the piano

With his love for music, pianist Denis Kozhukhin is constantly widening his repertoire.

’When I approach a new piece, it is important for me do it justice and to strike the right balance between the emotional and the intellectual, but this is just me; others will see in the same music different ideas, and this is the beauty that is in the art,” says pianist Denis Kozhukhin, who will be performing at the International Chamber Music Festival in Jerusalem next week.

“You can never say, ‘Okay, now I’ve understood it all. And at the end of the day, I want not to be ashamed of what I have done.”

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Works by Prokofiev, Mussorgsky, Haydn and Liszt

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In the Press

“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