Denis Kozhukhin, winner of the First Prize in the 2010 Queen Elisabeth Competition, stands among the preeminent pianists of his generation. His illustrious career includes performances with renowned international orchestras like the Chicago, London, and San Francisco Symphony orchestras, and invitations to esteemed festivals such as Verbier, Gstaad, and the BBC Proms.
Recent seasons have seen Kozhukhin collaborating with European orchestras, including engagements at the BBC Proms with the BBC Symphony, debuts with orchestras like the Danish National and Gulbenkian Symphony, and a residency with the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra performing Rachmaninov’s four piano concertos. He has graced prestigious venues such as the Chicago Symphony Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, and Berlin Philharmonie. In the upcoming season, Kozhukhin will celebrate the anniversaries of Ligeti, Schönberg, and Lutoslawski, performing their piano concertos and making debuts with orchestras like Dallas, Dusseldorf, and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras.
As a Pentatone Artist, Kozhukhin has released several albums, showcasing his artistry in works ranging from César Franck’s Symphonic Variations to Mendelssohn’s Songs without Words and concertos by Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Ravel, and Gershwin. His musical journey includes studies at the Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid and the Piano Academy at Lake Como, where he received guidance from distinguished musicians like Dmitri Bashkirov, Kirill Gerstein, and others.
