Denis Kozhukhin makes debut with Frankfurt Radio SO on 10 & 11 April (+ BBC lunchtime recital at St Luke’s, 17 April)

Denis Kozhukhin

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June 12, 2026

Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, Op.15

– Sunwook Kim (conductor)

Venue: Gyeonggi Arts Centre, Suwon-si

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June 13, 2026

Seoul, South Korea

Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, Op.15

– Sunwook Kim (conductor)

Venue: Seoul Arts Center, Seoul

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News

March 29th, 2014

This month, Denis Kozhukhin will make his debut with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. On 10 and 11 April, Kozhukhin will perform Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 at the Alte Oper under the baton of Marin Alsop. Kozhukhin’s Frankfurt RSO performances follow several major debuts this spring, including at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw’s Master Pianists Series and the Zurich Tonhalle, and a major tour of the USA with the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and Yuri Temirkanov, during which the New York Times described his Carnegie Hall concerto debut as “dazzling”.

On 17 April, Kozhukhin will give a BBC lunchtime recital at LSO St Luke’s in London, which will be recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3. The programme will include Taneyev Prelude and Fugue, Prokofiev Piano Sonata No.9 in C major, Op.103 and Rachmaninov Corelli Variations.

Video

Brahms: Fantasies No. 1 in D minor

In the Press

“Ravel’s Concerto in G takes us to completely different worlds. From that suggestive, almost hypnotic evocation of Debussy, we move on to a piece full of vitality, smiles, light-heartedness and, as its author intended, fun. Exultant fun from beginning to end, with hardly any respite, barely in the second movement, which never ceases to smile charmingly, albeit in a calmer way. Music that fits like a glove to the vitalistic nerve of the French maestro, who put all the rhythmic voltage into a vibrant accompaniment for the Russian soloist Denis Kozhukhin, who in turn demonstrated his excellent level once again.

As has been appreciated on previous occasions, the Russian’s sound is beautiful and has sufficient presence, although it does not dazzle. He shades beautifully and handles the pedal with general restraint, only occasionally overstepping that balance. He translated the fast-paced score apolloniously and with impeccable momentum, with a good dose of panache and fantasy, very successful realisation of the music’s jazzy resonances, and enviable intensity, connecting very well with the baton in a reading in which the rhythmic energy shone through.”