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About
Denis Linnik
Belarusian pianist Denis Linnik has been gaining increasing recognition as a vibrant soloist, passionate chamber musician, and enthusiast of contemporary and jazz music. He has performed across Europe, including at prestigious venues and festivals such as the WEF in Davos, the Gstaad Menuhin Festival, the Interfinity Festival, Prague Spring Festival, Wien Modern, and 100% classique.
His recent awards include victories at the Rome Piano Competition (Italy, 2022), the Kiefer Hablitzel Musikpreis (Switzerland, 2022), and prizes at piano competitions in Sydney (Australia, 2023) and UNISA (South Africa, 2024).
In 2025, his double album featuring the complete works for cello and piano by Bohuslav Martinů, recorded with cellist Vilem Vlcek, will be released by the renowned Czech label Supraphon. His debut CD, Night Wind, featuring works by Janáček, Brahms, and Medtner, was released on the KNS Classical label in 2022.
Born in Maryina Horka, Belarus, Denis began his musical journey at the age of six, eventually continuing his studies and building his career in Basel, Switzerland. He studied with piano professors Vladimir Nekhaenko in Minsk, and Claudio Martinez Mehner, Zoltán Fejérvári, and Filippo Gamba in Basel, where he completed his Bachelor’s and Solo Performance Master’s degrees with honors.
Denis is also involved in contemporary music. In recent years, he has participated in contemporary opera productions in Basel and Lucerne, and has worked as a répétiteur for contemporary music at the University of the Arts Bern.
His recent awards include victories at the Rome Piano Competition (Italy, 2022), the Kiefer Hablitzel Musikpreis (Switzerland, 2022), and prizes at piano competitions in Sydney (Australia, 2023) and UNISA (South Africa, 2024).
In 2025, his double album featuring the complete works for cello and piano by Bohuslav Martinů, recorded with cellist Vilem Vlcek, will be released by the renowned Czech label Supraphon. His debut CD, Night Wind, featuring works by Janáček, Brahms, and Medtner, was released on the KNS Classical label in 2022.
Born in Maryina Horka, Belarus, Denis began his musical journey at the age of six, eventually continuing his studies and building his career in Basel, Switzerland. He studied with piano professors Vladimir Nekhaenko in Minsk, and Claudio Martinez Mehner, Zoltán Fejérvári, and Filippo Gamba in Basel, where he completed his Bachelor’s and Solo Performance Master’s degrees with honors.
Denis is also involved in contemporary music. In recent years, he has participated in contemporary opera productions in Basel and Lucerne, and has worked as a répétiteur for contemporary music at the University of the Arts Bern.
Reviews
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One couldn't fault Denis Linnik's Schumann Études symphoniques. Each note, phrase and gesture was firmly in place, together with a winged Finale that didn't overstay its welcome as it often does. However, the individual qualities of Linnik's pianism blossomed throughout his Scriabin Fifth Sonata and a coruscating Ligeti 'L'escalier du diable'.
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One couldn't fault Denis Linnik's Schumann Études symphoniques. Each note, phrase and gesture was firmly in place, together with a winged Finale that didn't overstay its welcome as it often does. However, the individual qualities of Linnik's pianism blossomed throughout his Scriabin Fifth Sonata and a coruscating Ligeti 'L'escalier du diable'.
