Denis Kozhukhin signs exclusive recording agreement with Pentatone

Denis Kozhukhin

Next Concerts

May 20, 2025

Tenerife Auditorio

Tenerife, Spain

Liszt: La lugubre gondola, S.200/1
Liszt: Unstern – Sinistre – Disastro, S.208
Liszt: Nuages gris, S.199
Liszt: Am Grabe Richard Wagners, S.135
Ligeti: Étude No. 13, L’escalier du diable (Book 2)
Liszt: Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude, S.173/3
Liszt: Sonata in B minor, S.178

Venue: Auditorio de Tenerife, Spain

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Jun 12, 2025

Boulez Saal with Yulia Deyneka

Berlin, Germany

Roslawez: Sonata for Viola and Piano No. 1
Prokofiev: Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet
Stravinsky: Élégie for Solo Viola
Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano Op. 147

Venue: Boulez Saal, Berlin

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News

September 30th, 2015

It is announced today that Denis Kozhukhin has signed an exclusive recording agreement with Pentatone. Kozhukhin’s first disc for Pentatone will be Grieg Piano Concerto and Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 with the Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin and Vassily Sinaisky, which will be recorded in Berlin next month. Other projects are currently under discussion and will be announced at a later date.

This announcement comes on the day on which Kozhukhin returns for a recital at the Cologne Philharmonie and ahead of a season which includes recitals at the Concertgebouw’s Master Pianists Series, Vienna Konzerthaus, Lucerne Festival, the Southbank Centre’s International Piano Series, Boston Celebrity Series and Wigmore Hall. As a soloist, Kozhukhin has quickly established a formidable reputation and has already appeared with many of the world’s top orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia, Mariinsky, Philharmonia and West Eastern Divan Orchestras, amongst others.

Pentatone

“It is an honour to embark on this relationship with Pentatone, a label with a clear artistic vision and a commitment to excellence”, said Kozhukhin. “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to record repertoire that has played a significant part in my musical life and to join a roster of artists whom I greatly admire. I am excited to be joining the Pentatone team and look forward to our musical collaboration.”

Read the full announcement from Pentatone here.

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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.”

Read full interview on Scherzo