Denis Kozhukhin

Jun 12, 2022

Overview

Denis Kozhukhin makes his series debut with a high-spirited program, closing out the Symphony Center Presents Piano season with a recital performance of one of Gershwin’s most celebrated works. “Kozhukhin’s sensitivity to the shifting moods and diverse rhythms set the scene well for Rhapsody in Blue. Vibrant musical colors mingled with foot-tapping rhythms to create a concert finale of heady exhilaration” (Bachtrack).

Program
Schumann
Kinderszenen
Grieg
Selections from Lyric Pieces
Ravel
Sonatine
Ravel
La valse
Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Rachmaninov

Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2 [Encore]

Tchaikovsky

In Church from Album for the Young [Encore]

Performers

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