Denis Kozhukhin is a Russian pianist with an unusually international background. After childhood lessons in Russia, he studied at the Queen Sofia Conservatory in Madrid and subsequently at the International Piano Academy at Lake Como, where his teachers included Menahem Pressler, Charles Rosen, Andreas Staier, Peter Frankl, and Boris Berman. He was a prizewinner at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2006, and in 2010 he won the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels. He has given recitals and concerto performances all over Europe and the Americas, and his solo recordings include music by Prokofiev and Haydn.
PROGRAM:
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759)
Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432 (1720)
Ouverture: Largo - presto - largo
Andante
Allegro
Sarabande
Gigue
Passacaille
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)
3 Intermezzi, Op. 117 (1892)
Andante moderato
Andante non troppo e con molto espressione
Andante con moto
BÉLA BARTÓK (1881-1945)
Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB. 89 (1926)
With Drums and Pipes
Barcarolla
Musettes
The Night's Music
The Chase
Intermission
CARL MARIA VON WEBER (1786-1826)
Piano Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 49; J. 206 (1816)
Allegro feroce
Andante con molto
Rondo: Presto con molto vivacita
ISAAC ALBÉNIZ (1860-1909)
Selections from Iberia (1905)
El Corpus en Sevilla (Book 1)
Triana (Book 2)
Eritaña (Book 4)
Denis Kozhukhin's playing is characterised by an extraordinary technical mastery balanced by a sharp intelligence, calm maturity and wisdom. Kozhukhin has that rare and special gift of creating an immediate and compelling emotional connection with his audience.
Since winning First P