Pianist Denis Kozhukhin - Joseph Haydn Sonatas - CD Review, August 30th, 2026

Sonatas by Joseph Haydn

Premiere album, released on June 19th

This album was recorded by Denis Kozhukhin, a 40-year-old pianist with numerous awards to his name and a consistent discography that includes, among others, works by Haydn, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Grieg, and Ravel.

His new album features pieces from the musical Classicism period - sonatas by Joseph Haydn, offering a fresh and revealing exploration of the Austrian composer's keyboard repertoire. Joseph Haydn's piano sonatas are distinguished by their inventiveness and rhythmic-melodic brilliance. In performing them, Denis Kozhukhin highlights the expressive depth and originality of these scores, with rhythmic accuracy and purity of musical language.

Denis Kozhukhin, born in July 1986, has established himself as one of the best pianists of his generation. He is a laureate of prestigious musical competitions, such as the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2006 and the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels in 2010. He has an intense concert activity and recording projects under the Pentatone label, earning both Gramophone and Diapason awards for his recordings.