Debut recital at Vienna Konzerthaus

Denis Kozhukhin

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April 28, 2026

Vienna, Austria

Bernstein: Symphony No.2 ‘The Age of Anxiety’
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.74 ‘Pathétique’

– Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor)

Venue: Wiener Musikverein, Vienna

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April 30, 2026

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op.20
Bernstein: Symphony No.2 ‘The Age of Anxiety’
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.74 ‘Pathétique’

– Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor)

Venue: Alte Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main

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News

January 28th, 2016

Denis Kozhukhin gives his debut recital at the Vienna Konzerthaus on 11 February 2016, performing a programme including Haydn Keyboard Sonata in D major, Liszt Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, Brahms 7 Fantasias, Franck Prélude, chorale et fugue and Prokofiev Piano Sonata No.7 in B-flat major.

The following week, Kozhukhin returns to the UK to perform alongside the Carducci Quartet in two recitals: in London at LSO St Luke’s on 18 February and at Reading Town Hall on 19 February, performing Shostakovich Piano Quintet in G minor. After these concerts, he performs at Wigmore Hall on 22 February in a BBC Lunchtime recital with a programme including Haydn Keyboard Sonata in D major, Brahms Theme and Variations in D minor, Liszt Harmonies poétiques et religieuses and Bartók Out of Doors. This recital will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.

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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.”