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In terms of the music festival at South Ural Denis Matsuev gave a recital where he played his favourite music. Here you can watch the “Russia 24 South Ural” TV channel broadcast. ...
Denis Matsuev gave an interview to the “Russia 24 South Ural” TV channel about his regional festivals, about the secret of getting familiar with the classical art and about how to assess the cultural level of a city by one phrase only. You can watch the interview here (in Russian). ...
In the South Ural region the festival by Denis Matsuev is in full swing. The "Culture" TV channel came at the festival opening to make a broadcast that you can watch on their web site.Follow this link to watch the video by Chelyabinsk 31st channel.Here you can watch the video by Chelyabinsk TV channel "74.ru". ...
Today at 14 30 I will be talking about the Easter festival on the “Russia 24” TV channel. ...
There you can see Denis Matsuev from a perspective totally different from that of the recent documentary “The musician”. In the programme you will see Denis among his dearest and nearest people, playing music with friends. Yuri Bashmet, Vladimir Spivakov and Leonid Matsuev, Denis’ father, will be talking about him. You can watch the programme’s trailer on the First channel official site. ...
You can watch the video from the "Southern Ural" broadcasting company here. ...
Seit dem triumphalen Gewinn des Tschaikowsky—Wettbewerbs im Iahr 1998 zählt der 1975 in Irkutsk geborene Pianist Denis Matsuev zu den absoluten Shooting-Stars seiner Zunft. Die musikalische Begabung wurde ihm gleichsam in die Wiege gelegt: Seine Mutter war Klavierlehrerin, sein Vater Pianist und Komponist. Denis Matsuev ist langst auf allen Konzertbühnen der Welt zuhause und hat sich vor allem mit seinen Interpretationen russischer Komponisten wie Prokofjew und — vor allem — Rachmaninow einen Namen gemacht. ...
This morning the sales of Denis Matsuev’s personal subscription series started at the Moscow Philharmonic. The series “Soloist – Denis Matsuev” consists of 3 concerts. By midday 309 subscriptions had been sold and 402 subscriptions had been booked on the phone. The Philharmonic expects to run out of subscriptions on Saturday or at least on Sunday. In Denis Matsuev’s personal series take part the Russian National Orchestra with conductor Gianandrea Nozeda, the Academic Symphony orchestra of the Moscow Philharmonic with conductor Yuri Simonov, and the third concert will be the pianist’s recital. Further information is available on the Moscow Philharmonic official site. ...
March, 28, the Great Hall of the Orenburg Philharmonic sees the opening of the music festival “Orenburg seasons” by Denis Matsuev. The festival began with the presentation of the album “Matsuev. Liszt”: Denis Matsuev and the Tatarstan Symphony orchestra headed by Alexandr Sladkovsky performed Liszt, Piano concertos no.1 and no.2, and “Totentanz”. ...
On the NTR Podium official site you can listen to the concert where Denis Matsuev plays Rachmaninov, piano concerto no.3. The full version of the concert will be available soon. ...
On the WDR Radio official site you can download and listen to the recent Denis Matsuev's interview (in German). ...
From Zurich to Perm ...
Entspannt und ohne Pomp Jukka-Pekka Saraste stellte den russischen Pianisten Denis Matsuev vor Das jüngste Philharmoniekonzert des WDR Sinfonieorchesters sollte den Titel „Dämonen“ tragen, passend zu Prokofjews 3. Sinfonie (1928). Doch war der Chefdirigent Jukka-Pekka Saraste vorübergehend erkrankt, hatte es an Probenzeit fiir diese Rarität gefehlt.Übrig geblieben vom „Dämonen“-Programm war Rachmaninows 3. Klavierkonzert d-Moll. Mit dem teuflisch schwierigen Solopart hatte Rachmaninow selbst als Pianist imponiert, zuerst 1909 in Amerika. ...
Giving interviews I often realize that a lot does not fit into an interview format and is left unsaid. Now I want to share with you my thoughts accumulated from the beginning of this year, which started with my personal subscription seasonal concert in Moscow and my USA Tour.My seasonal subscription program which started 6 years ago, is my pride. I am proud of the program and of all musicians that have performed in it: conductors Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Valery Gergiev, Michail Pletnev, Yuri Temirkanov, Vladimir Spivakov, Semyon Bychkov, Yuri Simonov and their famous orchestras. ...
...making a new record. ...
The review by Callum McDonald says:Denis Matsuev might be better known internationally as a Rachmaninov expert, but these new accounts of the two Shostakovich concertos must be among the best currently available. He is brilliant and mercurial in the fast movements of both works, creatively negotiating the First’s many changes of direction, tempo and style and bringing a sense of élan to the Second’s outer movements. He also gives the Second’s Rachmaninov-like central Andante due expressive weight and romantic feeling. ...
Recital in Chelyabinsk
In terms of the music festival at South Ural Denis Matsuev gave a recital where he played his favourite music. Here you can watch the “Russia 24 South Ural” TV channel broadcast. ...
Interview to "Russia 24 South Ural" TV channel
Denis Matsuev gave an interview to the “Russia 24 South Ural” TV channel about his regional festivals, about the secret of getting familiar with the classical art and about how to assess the cultural level of a city by one phrase only. You can watch the interview here (in Russian). ...
TV boadcasts from South Ural festival
In the South Ural region the festival by Denis Matsuev is in full swing. The "Culture" TV channel came at the festival opening to make a broadcast that you can watch on their web site.Follow this link to watch the video by Chelyabinsk 31st channel.Here you can watch the video by Chelyabinsk TV channel "74.ru". ...
About the Easter festival
Today at 14 30 I will be talking about the Easter festival on the “Russia 24” TV channel. ...
April, 9, at 22 30 on the First TV channel you can watch the programme “First class with Ivan Okhlobystin”
There you can see Denis Matsuev from a perspective totally different from that of the recent documentary “The musician”. In the programme you will see Denis among his dearest and nearest people, playing music with friends. Yuri Bashmet, Vladimir Spivakov and Leonid Matsuev, Denis’ father, will be talking about him. You can watch the programme’s trailer on the First channel official site. ...
On Monday the music festival by Denis Matsuev starts in the Southern Ural region
You can watch the video from the "Southern Ural" broadcasting company here. ...
Interview for the "Piano News" magazine (Germany)
Seit dem triumphalen Gewinn des Tschaikowsky—Wettbewerbs im Iahr 1998 zählt der 1975 in Irkutsk geborene Pianist Denis Matsuev zu den absoluten Shooting-Stars seiner Zunft. Die musikalische Begabung wurde ihm gleichsam in die Wiege gelegt: Seine Mutter war Klavierlehrerin, sein Vater Pianist und Komponist. Denis Matsuev ist langst auf allen Konzertbühnen der Welt zuhause und hat sich vor allem mit seinen Interpretationen russischer Komponisten wie Prokofjew und — vor allem — Rachmaninow einen Namen gemacht. ...
Personal subscription series sales have started
This morning the sales of Denis Matsuev’s personal subscription series started at the Moscow Philharmonic. The series “Soloist – Denis Matsuev” consists of 3 concerts. By midday 309 subscriptions had been sold and 402 subscriptions had been booked on the phone. The Philharmonic expects to run out of subscriptions on Saturday or at least on Sunday. In Denis Matsuev’s personal series take part the Russian National Orchestra with conductor Gianandrea Nozeda, the Academic Symphony orchestra of the Moscow Philharmonic with conductor Yuri Simonov, and the third concert will be the pianist’s recital. Further information is available on the Moscow Philharmonic official site. ...
Orenburg seasons by Denis Matsuev
March, 28, the Great Hall of the Orenburg Philharmonic sees the opening of the music festival “Orenburg seasons” by Denis Matsuev. The festival began with the presentation of the album “Matsuev. Liszt”: Denis Matsuev and the Tatarstan Symphony orchestra headed by Alexandr Sladkovsky performed Liszt, Piano concertos no.1 and no.2, and “Totentanz”. ...
Concert on NTR Podium
On the NTR Podium official site you can listen to the concert where Denis Matsuev plays Rachmaninov, piano concerto no.3. The full version of the concert will be available soon. ...
WDR Radio interview
On the WDR Radio official site you can download and listen to the recent Denis Matsuev's interview (in German). ...
"Teuflisch virtuos"
Entspannt und ohne Pomp Jukka-Pekka Saraste stellte den russischen Pianisten Denis Matsuev vor Das jüngste Philharmoniekonzert des WDR Sinfonieorchesters sollte den Titel „Dämonen“ tragen, passend zu Prokofjews 3. Sinfonie (1928). Doch war der Chefdirigent Jukka-Pekka Saraste vorübergehend erkrankt, hatte es an Probenzeit fiir diese Rarität gefehlt.Übrig geblieben vom „Dämonen“-Programm war Rachmaninows 3. Klavierkonzert d-Moll. Mit dem teuflisch schwierigen Solopart hatte Rachmaninow selbst als Pianist imponiert, zuerst 1909 in Amerika. ...
Instead of an interview
Giving interviews I often realize that a lot does not fit into an interview format and is left unsaid. Now I want to share with you my thoughts accumulated from the beginning of this year, which started with my personal subscription seasonal concert in Moscow and my USA Tour.My seasonal subscription program which started 6 years ago, is my pride. I am proud of the program and of all musicians that have performed in it: conductors Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Valery Gergiev, Michail Pletnev, Yuri Temirkanov, Vladimir Spivakov, Semyon Bychkov, Yuri Simonov and their famous orchestras. ...
BBC Music Magazine assessed the latest CD by Denis Matsuev as a 5-star recording
The review by Callum McDonald says:Denis Matsuev might be better known internationally as a Rachmaninov expert, but these new accounts of the two Shostakovich concertos must be among the best currently available. He is brilliant and mercurial in the fast movements of both works, creatively negotiating the First’s many changes of direction, tempo and style and bringing a sense of élan to the Second’s outer movements. He also gives the Second’s Rachmaninov-like central Andante due expressive weight and romantic feeling. ...