Concert for the veterans on the Victory day at the Poklonnaya hill ...

May, 32, the Oleg Yankovsky prize was awarded to its laureates at the "Bosco di Ciliegi" festival. In fact the ceremony took place on May, 29, but the diplomas have the date May, 32 in them - because this was the day, discovered by Baron Munchhausen, one of the most famous characters performed by Oleg Yankovsky. Denis Matsuev became one of the laureates and also performed for the participants and the spectators of the event. "The programme is an absolute improvisation. ...

Tomorrow at 16 00 I am playing football at the Luzhniki stadium in terms of the charity match "Under the flag of kindness". Although I am not in the perfect shape for sport now, I still wan to support our team against the British team. After the match medical certificates will be given to the parents of children who need expensive treatment. You can get the full information about the match and the fund on the "Under the flag of kindness" official site. The match will be broadcast live on the "Russia 2" TV channel. ...

Tonight I played a concert with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra and the maestro Zubin Mehta. I am not in the habit of commenting my concerts, bit I must confess I am really impressed by this evening. It was a pure delight to play together with the orchestra and Zubin Mehta – as I have already said, he is one of the last Mohicans. Now I am in quite an elevated mood, because our team has won the Hockey World Championship. ...

SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2; RODION SHCHEDRIN: Piano Con. No. 5 – Denis Matsuev, p./ Mariinsky Orchestra/ Valery Gergiev – MariinskyA great match up for two disparate composers, with superb performances.SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2; RODION SHCHEDRIN: Piano Concerto No. 5 – Denis Matsuev, piano/ Timur Martynov, trumpet/ Mariinsky Orchestra/ Valery Gergiev – Mariinsky multichannel SACD 0509, 73:32.This is only my second encounter with the formidable pianism of Denis Matsuev—the first being a wondrous Carnegie Hall recital on RCA. ...

May, 20, Denis Matsuev will perform together with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra headed by Zubin Mehta at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. The concert will mark the reunion of the creative duo Matsuev-Mehta. The fact that the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra is celebrating its 75 years this year makes the event even more meaningful. Also this day Denis Matsuev and Zubin Mehta will give a press conference. ...

Denis Matsuev, Alyona Baeva and Boris Andrianov performed together at the Moscow conservatoire. Follow this link to watch the "Culture" TV video. ...

“The Daily Express” has published the following review on the “Matsuev. Liszt” album: “The melodic structure and beauty of Liszt’s approach to piano composition is so impressive in these fluent recordings of his piano concertos 1 and 2. The brilliant Russian pianist Denis Matsuev explores the exquisite twists and turns of the works with an often enthralling fluency”. ...

For the 1st time in 27 years Moscow is playing host to the World Chess Championship. Denis Matsuev played for the participants and the guests of the tournament at the opening ceremony in the Vrubel hall of the Tretyakov gallery. The video is available on the “Russia 24” channel web site.  ...

May, 2, is Valery Gergiev’s birthday. Denis Matsuev performed together with the maestro at this special occasion – which has become a tradition already. The concert took place at the stage of the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire in terms of the Easter festival, an event inspired by Valery Gergiev. Follow this link to watch the video by the “Russia 24” channel, and the video is available on the “Culture” TV channel web site. ...

The British magazine “International record review” has marked the album “Matsuev. Liszt” as outstanding. ...

Follow this link to watch the photos from Irkutsk: master class by Valery Vladimirovich Pyasetsky, professor of the Moscow State Conservatoire, giving diplomas to the “New Names” foundation grant holders and the concert. Photos by Evgeny Evtyukhov. ...

April, 24, at 19 30 (London time) the BBC 3 Radio will broadcast a concert from the Royal Festival Hall. Denis Matsuev and the Philharmonia Orchestra headed by Leif Segerstam will perform Rachmaninoff, piano concerto # 2. Earlier that day, at 13 00, Denis will give an interview to the BBC 3 Radio. ...

Tonight Denis Matsuev is giving a recital in Paris, in Theatre de Champs Elysees. The programme of the concert consists of Schumann, Kinderszenen and Carnival, Grieg, Poetic Tone-Pictures and Sonata E-minor and Liszt, Mephisto Waltz. ...

The Chelyabinsk festival "Denis Matsuev presents" has gathered Russian and foreign musicians of the highest class - shows the "Culture" TV channel. ...

At the last festival concert Denis Matsuev managed to combine two incompatible things – jazz and classics. Classical musicians united with jazzmen, jazz played with classical instruments, “Polovtsian dances” by Borodin alternated with Take Five. Follow this link to watch the video. ...

Giving grants to young gifted musicians is always the most thrilling part of every festival by Denis Matsuev. In Chelyabinsk the grants of the “New Names” foundation were given to Arseny Gorbenko (cello), Arsenty Buranov (piano) and Vladimir Petrov (piano). Follow this link to see the “Culture news”. ...