Return to the Intonations Festival, Berlin

Denis Kozhukhin

Next Concerts

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

April 19th, 2016

Denis Kozhukhin returns to the Intonations Festival in Berlin this month, giving a series of three concerts from 19 to 21 April 2016 at the Jewish Museum. For the first concert, Kozhukhin is joined by Emmanuel Pahud (flute) and Danele Damiano (bassoon) to perform Beethoven Piano Trio with Flute and Bassoon WoO 37, followed by Martinů Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano with Pahud and cellist Timothy Park.

The second concert sees Kozhukhin performing Busoni Fantasia Contrappuntisticawith Kirill Gerstein (piano), Stravinsky The Soldier’s Tale: Suite with Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin) and Pascal Moraguès (clarinet), after which he rejoins Gerstein to perform Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances, Op.45. In the final recital, Kozhukhin will be joined by Michael Barenboim (violin) in a performance of Schönberg Fantasy for violin and piano, Op.47.

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.”