Denis Kozhukhin

Return to the Concertgebouw Master Pianists Series

Denis Kozhukhin makes a return to the Concertgebouw Master Pianists Series on 17 January 2015, performing a programme of Haydn Keyboard Sonata in D major, Brahms 7 Fantasias, Rachmaninov Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Haydn Keyboard Sonata in B minor, Franck Prélude, choral et fugue, and Prokofiev Piano Sonata No.7.

Kozhukhin gives a recital with the same programme at on 13 January for Radio Bremen. In addition to this, he also performs Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No.2 on 10 January with the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra and conductor Jeffrey Tate.

Return to the Concertgebouw with Netherlands Radio Philharmonic

Denis Kozhukhin returns to the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in December, performing Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 in three concerts from 4 December 2015. Performing under the baton of Jun Märkl, Kozhukhin and the orchestra visit TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht on 4 December, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam on 6 December (both broadcast live on AVROTROS Radio 4) and the deSingel International Arts Campus in Antwerp on 7 December.

Kozhukhin then travels to Sweden to perform Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Gävle Symfoniorkester and Jaime Martin on 11 December, before returning to London for a recital with Michael Barenboim at Wigmore Hall on 27 December.

Debut recital at Lucerne Festival

Denis Kozhukhin travels to Switzerland on 26 November 2015 to give his debut recital at the Lucerne Festival. The programme for the recital at the Lukaskirche includes Haydn Keyboard Sonata in B minor, Brahms 7 Fantasias and Prokofiev Piano Sonata No.8.

Kozhukhin then appears in Germany with the RSO Stuttgart and Aziz Shokakhimov, performing Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor in Stuttgart and Ulm on 27 and 28 November.

Debut with Orchestre National Bordeaux-Aquitaine

Denis Kozhukhin makes his debut with the Orchestre National de Bordeaux this month, playing Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in two concerts on 19 and 20 November 2015. Conducted by Jurjen Hempel, the programme also features Martijn Padding Glimpse and Schumann Symphony No. 4.

Later in the month, Kozhukhin returns to the Philharmonia Orchestra for three concerts conducted by Joshua Weilerstein. Kozhukhin performs Grieg Piano Concerto at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury on 21 November, at the Bedford Corn Exchange on 22 November and at Leicester’s De Montfort Hall on 2 December.

Debut recording for Pentatone with RSB Berlin and Vassily Sinaisky

Denis Kozhukhin, having recently signed an exclusive recording contract with Pentatone, enters the studio for his debut recording with the label in October 2015. Kozhukhin records Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 and Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor alongside the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin under the baton of Vassily Sinaisky. The recording is due for release in 2016.

Return to International Piano Series at Southbank Centre

Denis Kozhukhin returns to Southbank Centre’s International Piano Series for a recital on 13 October 2015. Kozhukhin performs a varied programme that includes Haydn Keyboard Sonatas in D major and B minor, Brahms Theme and Variations in D minor, Brahms 7 Fantasias, Liszt Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude and Bartók Out of Doors. The recital takes place at St John’s Smith Square and will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.

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Debut with Orchestre National de France and Kazuki Yamada

Denis Kozhukhin travels to Paris this month to give his debut performance with the Orchestre National de France at La Maison de Radio France 8 October 2015, conducted by Kazuki Yamada. Kozhukhin performs Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor.

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