Upcoming concerts with the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra & the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Denis Kozhukhin

Next Concerts

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

April 23rd, 2014

Following his debut with the orchestra in June 2013, Kozhukhin returns to the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra for two performances of Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 (with Vassily Sinaisky) on 10 May (Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre) and 12 May (Suntory Hall). Kozhukhin will also give a solo recital at Kioi Hall in Tokyo on 20 May, where he will perform works by Haydn, Franck, Schubert, Hindemith and Brahms.

Kozhukhin will also return this month to the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom he will perform Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 under the baton of Yuri Temirkanov on 14 May (Baku) and 16 May (Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow).

On 4 May 2014, Kozhukhin will give his debut performance at Birmingham Town Hall, when he will perform Brahms Piano Quintet with the Pavel Haas Quartet.

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.”