Denis Kozhukhin makes debut with Northern Sinfonia, tours with the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire and returns to the BBC Scottish Symphony 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 4th, 2013

This week Kozhukhin will make his debut appearance with the Northern Sinfonia. He will give two performances with the orchestra, at Middlesbrough Town Hall on 3 April and at the Sage Gateshead on 4 April, when he will perform Grieg’s Piano Concerto under the baton of Rory Macdonald.

The following week, Kozhukhin will also make his debut with the Orchestra National des Pay de la Loire, with whom he will give four concerto performances. He will perform Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with conductor John Axelrod at the Centre des Congrès in Angers on 11 and 14 April and at La Cité, Nantes on 12 and 13 April.

Following his hugely successful Prokofiev Piano Concerto cycle last year, Kozhukhin returns to the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for two performances at the end of this month. He will perform Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with Donald Runnicles at the Glasgow City Halls (18 April) and at Perth Concert Hall (19 April).

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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.”