Denis Kozhukhin returns to the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and makes debut with Oslo Philharmonic

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

October 20th, 2013

Following his hugely successful cycle of the Prokofiev concerti in 2011/12, and his return to the orchestra in April 2013 with Runnicles, Denis Kozhukhin will return in October for two performances with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. On 24 October (Glasgow City Halls) and 25 October (Aberdeen Music Hall), Kozhukhin will perform Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 under the baton of Thomas Dausgaard. After each concerto performance, Kozhukhin will give a solo BBC Coda performance, when he will perform Liszt Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude.

The following week, Kozhukhin will travel to Norway to make his debut with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Kozhukhin will give three performances of Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 with Jakub Hrusa at the Oslo Konserthus (31 October), Vara Konserthus (1 November) and Gothenburg Konserthus (2 November).

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.”