Denis Kozhukhin: captivating storytelling with the London Symphony

Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra

Denis Kozhukhin

By Clare Varney, 03 May 2026

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“pitting fragile vulnerability against playful, yet commanding brilliance”

Reviewed at Konzerthaus Dortmund, Dortmund on 1 May 2026

Britten, Sinfonia da Requiem, Op.20

Bernstein, Symphony no. 2, "The Age of Anxiety"

Tchaikovsky, Album pour Enfants for piano: In Church, Op.39 no.24

Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 6 in B minor, "Pathétique", Op.74

Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Polonaise

Denis Kozhukhin, Piano

London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Antonio Pappano, Conductor

A dream of a Gerontius from Pappano, the LSO and Chorus

Roy Westbrook, 21st April

Giving their 27th performance of the oratorio, the London Symphony Chorus excel as angelic angels and demonic demons.

****1

Pappano and the LSO: a thrilling collision between heaven and hell

Charlotte Gardner, 16th April

Vilde Frang joins Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican for transcendent Korngold alongside darker fare.

****1

Han Kang’s The White Book takes on a compelling new life

Peter Quantrill, 5th March

At the Barbican, Laura Bowler's new work for Barbara Hannigan translates Han Kang's novel into a soundscape of icy stillness

****1

A curious evening from Noseda, Kopatchinskaja and the LSO

Mark Valencia, 26th February

Good, bad, but never ugly, a curious evening unfolds at the Barbican, inspired at times, ill-judged in places.

***11

Borodin steps into the symphonic limelight: Noseda and the LSO

Mark Pullinger, 15th February

Seong-Jin Cho continues his Artist Portrait series with the LSO by performing Chopin's poetic Second Piano Concerto.

****1

Rattle and the LSO sell a travel package to Hungary and Spain

Roy Westbrook, 18th January

Opening her LSO Artist Portrait series, Patricia Kopatchinskaja plays Béla Bartók’s Second Violin Concerto before Rattle and the LSO whisk the audience to Falla’s Andalusia.

****1

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Clare Varney

Clare is a freelance writer and music critic from the UK, currently living in the Netherlands where she writes about Music, Food and Culture. Clare is a passionate musician, having learnt the violin and piano from an early age. When not at her laptop writing, she spends her time nurturing the next generation of brass players, all from her Dutch kitchen in the sky. Read more at The Spidy Editor.

Denis Kozhukhin’s captivating storytelling compels on tour with the London Symphony Orchestra