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“…Following the Suite from the Amore, written in America in 1919 in the style of the avantgarde Russian theatre, here we have Prokofiev 3rd Piano Concerto with Denis Matsuev as soloist. He has got the clockwork technical precision and the percussive strength of the great virtuoso, and moreover the delicacy and sense of humor, at times surreal, as suggested by the composer in the delightful central movement. ...
John von Rhein, "Chicago Tribune"July, 12, 2008Thursday's concert brought more soloistic excitement even as the storm gods drenched the park and its brave patrons. Denis Matsuev, the greatly gifted young Russian pianist who was making his Ravinia debut, had lightning bolts of his own to hurl in Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto. Matsuev, winner of the 1998 Tchaikovsky Piano Competition, has much in common with Vladimir Horowitz: the flaring virtuosity, the range of sonority going from a golden whisper to a mighty roar. ...
Andrew Patner, "Chicago Sun-Times" ...
November 19, 2007 Steve Smith, "New York Times" The atmosphere was electric before a recital by the pianist Denis Matsuev at Carnegie Hall on Saturday night, and the accent of the throng was mostly Russian. Mr. Matsuev, 32, won the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1998. He has since been heralded by some critics as the successor to Russian keyboard lions like Evgeny Kissin and Arcadi Volodos, and perhaps to Vladimir Horowitz as well. In concert and on disc Mr. Matsuev has mostly specialized in finger-busting virtuoso pieces. ...
Denis Matsuev's Saturday afternoon recital at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, part of the Washington Performing Arts Society's Hayes Piano Series, proved an exhilarating affair. ...
Paris: For concertgoers fr om Beijing to Tokyo, Salzburg or his native Russia, Denis Matsuev, the towering 31-year-old pianist from the Siberian city of Irkutsk, is a phenomenally gifted performer who regularly sweeps audiences to and off their feet. ...
Get as close as you can so you can see and hear pianist Denis Matsuev in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3. (You can see the pianist’s hands on the left side of the hall and watch the interaction between Matsuev and CSO assistant conductor Eric Dudley, who led Friday’s matinee.) ...
D?sseldorf. How beautiful, that the organizers from the Klavier-Festival Ruhr continuously more often reserve for the highlights of their concert series the venues of D?sseldorf. With the 1975 in Irkutsk born pianist Denis Matsuev in any case a real phenomenon leaped onto the podium of the Robert-Schumann Hall. Liszt’s “Mephisto”-Walz, Horowitz’ “Carmen”-Variations, Stravinsky’s “Petruchka”, no “warhorse” is safe from this man. ...
Conductor Yuri Temirkanov has spent long enough on the podium to know how to give the punters what they want. The programme for his latest visit with his St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra ticked the right boxes: a dollop of Russianness, followed by a showstopper and a well loved symphony. If only its delivery has been so reliable. ...
St. Petersburg Phil/Temirkanov in BARBICAN 25.11.2005 ...
…At least the soloist in Rachmaninov's Paganini Rhapsody was out to dazzle. Denis Matsuev, like many young Russian pianists, could never be accused of reticence. The Steinway takes a hell of a pounding, even in places where you suspect that Rachmaninov might have wanted the orchestra to be heard. But his technique is phenomenal: blistering passagework, steely chords. Perhaps he is the new Horowitz. ...
Denis Matsuev, the fast-rising young Russian pianist, made his Philharmonic debut in the Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra, which usually comes across as a perky work alive with jazzy energy and ornate piano writing. But Mr. Matsuev, wielding his athletic virtuosity and steely power, gave a chiseled, hard-driving yet transparent performance, matched in character and cool brilliance by Mr. Gergiev and the orchestra. The ovation was enormous, so Mr. Matsuev played an encore, showing his delicate side in a gently tinkling account of Liadov’s “Music Box. ...
The label “greatest orchestra in the world” always needs living up to end, on the evidence of last night, the St Petersburg Philharmonic are certainly the last surviving 19th century orchestra in the world — and that’s something to be proud of. ...
St Petersburg Philharmonic in Bridgewater Hall, Sunday ...
December, 15 Denis Matsuev gave a press conference in the Chamber hall of the Moscow Philharmonic concerning the release of his new album “Matsuev. Liszt”. The album is dated to the famous Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt’s 200th anniversary and consists of 2 CDs that include some of the most interesting compositions by Liszt: Piano concerto no.1 and no.2, “Totentanz” and the symphonic poems “Orpheus” and “Heroic elegy”.Denis said that the album was recorded in 2 days only. ...
Denis Matsuev’s Siberian tour is over. December, 8 the pianist gave a concert in Tyumen, December, 10 – in Omsk, December, 12 – in Nobosibirsk and December, 13 – in Krasnoyarsk. In these cities he chose to play Schubert, Grieg, Beethoven, Stravinsky and Liszt. “I love these compositions, I’ve played them many times. It is the romantic repertoire, my favourite repertoire. I feel comfortable with it, because I am in a romantic age now,” – says Denis. ...
October, 22 Denis Matsuev gave a performance in Budapest, dated to the 200th anniversary of the famous Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt. The piano was accompanied by Danubia Symphony Orchestra headed by Domonkos Héja. The concert, which took place in Bela Bartok National Concert Hall, brought about several publications in the Hungarian press. Here you can read the following reviews: ...
December 5, 2011, in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire there was a concert “Tribute to Sergey Dorensky”. Sergey Dorensky is an outstanding pianist and teacher who brought up a record-breaking number of famous musicians. Denis Matsuev performed in honour of his teacher Shostakovich, Piano concerto no.1 (parts 2,3 and 4), and then the master’s students played Varenberg in 14 hands. The video is available here. ...
"La Stampa"
“…Following the Suite from the Amore, written in America in 1919 in the style of the avantgarde Russian theatre, here we have Prokofiev 3rd Piano Concerto with Denis Matsuev as soloist. He has got the clockwork technical precision and the percussive strength of the great virtuoso, and moreover the delicacy and sense of humor, at times surreal, as suggested by the composer in the delightful central movement. ...
"Reliable draws brighten CSO Ravinia starts"
John von Rhein, "Chicago Tribune"July, 12, 2008Thursday's concert brought more soloistic excitement even as the storm gods drenched the park and its brave patrons. Denis Matsuev, the greatly gifted young Russian pianist who was making his Ravinia debut, had lightning bolts of his own to hurl in Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto. Matsuev, winner of the 1998 Tchaikovsky Piano Competition, has much in common with Vladimir Horowitz: the flaring virtuosity, the range of sonority going from a golden whisper to a mighty roar. ...
"A Russian Pianist Finds a Place for Both a Hush and a Roar"
November 19, 2007 Steve Smith, "New York Times" The atmosphere was electric before a recital by the pianist Denis Matsuev at Carnegie Hall on Saturday night, and the accent of the throng was mostly Russian. Mr. Matsuev, 32, won the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1998. He has since been heralded by some critics as the successor to Russian keyboard lions like Evgeny Kissin and Arcadi Volodos, and perhaps to Vladimir Horowitz as well. In concert and on disc Mr. Matsuev has mostly specialized in finger-busting virtuoso pieces. ...
Matsuev: “Muscle and Mind”, Beyond the Torrents of Notes, True Sensitivity When It's Needed
Denis Matsuev's Saturday afternoon recital at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, part of the Washington Performing Arts Society's Hayes Piano Series, proved an exhilarating affair. ...
Denis Matsuev: “A Russian pianist’s quest to make classical music relevant”
Paris: For concertgoers fr om Beijing to Tokyo, Salzburg or his native Russia, Denis Matsuev, the towering 31-year-old pianist from the Siberian city of Irkutsk, is a phenomenally gifted performer who regularly sweeps audiences to and off their feet. ...
"Duo dazzles in Prokoviev work"
Get as close as you can so you can see and hear pianist Denis Matsuev in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3. (You can see the pianist’s hands on the left side of the hall and watch the interaction between Matsuev and CSO assistant conductor Eric Dudley, who led Friday’s matinee.) ...
“Virtuosic Hercules at the Steinway”. Pianist Denis Matsuev conquers D?sseldorf
D?sseldorf. How beautiful, that the organizers from the Klavier-Festival Ruhr continuously more often reserve for the highlights of their concert series the venues of D?sseldorf. With the 1975 in Irkutsk born pianist Denis Matsuev in any case a real phenomenon leaped onto the podium of the Robert-Schumann Hall. Liszt’s “Mephisto”-Walz, Horowitz’ “Carmen”-Variations, Stravinsky’s “Petruchka”, no “warhorse” is safe from this man. ...
"St Petersburg PO/Temirkanov in Barbican, London"
Conductor Yuri Temirkanov has spent long enough on the podium to know how to give the punters what they want. The programme for his latest visit with his St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra ticked the right boxes: a dollop of Russianness, followed by a showstopper and a well loved symphony. If only its delivery has been so reliable. ...
"Brahms is given more glower than glow"
St. Petersburg Phil/Temirkanov in BARBICAN 25.11.2005 ...
Times Concert: St Petersburg PO/Temirkanov
…At least the soloist in Rachmaninov's Paganini Rhapsody was out to dazzle. Denis Matsuev, like many young Russian pianists, could never be accused of reticence. The Steinway takes a hell of a pounding, even in places where you suspect that Rachmaninov might have wanted the orchestra to be heard. But his technique is phenomenal: blistering passagework, steely chords. Perhaps he is the new Horowitz. ...
Denis Matsuev debuts with the New York Philharmonic at 15.000th concert together with Valery Gergiev
Denis Matsuev, the fast-rising young Russian pianist, made his Philharmonic debut in the Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra, which usually comes across as a perky work alive with jazzy energy and ornate piano writing. But Mr. Matsuev, wielding his athletic virtuosity and steely power, gave a chiseled, hard-driving yet transparent performance, matched in character and cool brilliance by Mr. Gergiev and the orchestra. The ovation was enormous, so Mr. Matsuev played an encore, showing his delicate side in a gently tinkling account of Liadov’s “Music Box. ...
“Greatest” wins over hearts and minds
The label “greatest orchestra in the world” always needs living up to end, on the evidence of last night, the St Petersburg Philharmonic are certainly the last surviving 19th century orchestra in the world — and that’s something to be proud of. ...
Matsuev: A Pianist Aglow
St Petersburg Philharmonic in Bridgewater Hall, Sunday ...
At the press conference Denis Matsuev spoke about how it was to play Liszt's piano and why he is not running for presidency
December, 15 Denis Matsuev gave a press conference in the Chamber hall of the Moscow Philharmonic concerning the release of his new album “Matsuev. Liszt”. The album is dated to the famous Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt’s 200th anniversary and consists of 2 CDs that include some of the most interesting compositions by Liszt: Piano concerto no.1 and no.2, “Totentanz” and the symphonic poems “Orpheus” and “Heroic elegy”.Denis said that the album was recorded in 2 days only. ...
Denis Matsuev played a series of concerts in Siberia and gave awards to the young grant holders of the "New names" foundation
Denis Matsuev’s Siberian tour is over. December, 8 the pianist gave a concert in Tyumen, December, 10 – in Omsk, December, 12 – in Nobosibirsk and December, 13 – in Krasnoyarsk. In these cities he chose to play Schubert, Grieg, Beethoven, Stravinsky and Liszt. “I love these compositions, I’ve played them many times. It is the romantic repertoire, my favourite repertoire. I feel comfortable with it, because I am in a romantic age now,” – says Denis. ...
Denis Matsuev praised by Hungarian press
October, 22 Denis Matsuev gave a performance in Budapest, dated to the 200th anniversary of the famous Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt. The piano was accompanied by Danubia Symphony Orchestra headed by Domonkos Héja. The concert, which took place in Bela Bartok National Concert Hall, brought about several publications in the Hungarian press. Here you can read the following reviews: ...
Denis Matsuev performed Shostakovich as a tribute to his teacher, Sergey Dorensky
December 5, 2011, in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire there was a concert “Tribute to Sergey Dorensky”. Sergey Dorensky is an outstanding pianist and teacher who brought up a record-breaking number of famous musicians. Denis Matsuev performed in honour of his teacher Shostakovich, Piano concerto no.1 (parts 2,3 and 4), and then the master’s students played Varenberg in 14 hands. The video is available here. ...