Pianist Denis Kozhukhin's Brahms

[maestrob]

Pianist Denis Kozhukin is an artist totally new to me. As I listen to his 2017 Brahms CD on Spotify, which includes the Ballades and fantasies, I'm really taken with his sense of flow, dynamics and many colors. Is anyone else here following him?

Here's his latest Weber CD, now accessible on Amazon;



And here's his rather brief website:

https://deniskozhukhin.com/

[stickles]

Kozhukhin is a student of Kirill Gerstein. He came to visit Chicago around 5 years ago and played the Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 2 with the CSO. After that superb performance of technical ferocity, as an encore he played a Scarlatti sonata, which showcased his sensitivity to shapes and timbre. In my opinion, he may surpass this teacher someday. There are a few videos of him playing the Rachmaninoff concertos on youtube to expolore.

[Rach3]

I do follow Kozhukhin, have since he won the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium Competition in 2010.He played the Brahms PC # 2 in the Finals of that Competition. He has become a more interesting pianist as the years have passed.I have no recordings as yet.