Denis Goldfeld is an internationally acclaimed artist of profound lyricism, intuitive musicality and stunning virtuosity. Praised by the international press for his distinctive sound, deep-rooted, versatile, mature interpretation and exceptional technical skills, Denis Goldfeld‘s performances are distinguished by artistic independence and individuality.
Born to a family of musicians in Ufa (former USSR, now the Russian Federation), Denis Goldfeld has been awarded the 1st prize at the Russian National Violin Competition at the age of eleven. In 1990 he was invited to the Musikhochschule Lübeck by Zakhar Bron as a master student. At this time, Denis Goldfeld became the winner of such prestigious contests as the Wieniawsky International Violin Competition, the Oistrakh International Violin Competition, the International Music Competition in Bayreuth as well as many other laurels, including the Verbier Festival Academy Prize awarded by Isaac Stern, which drew international attention to the young violinist.
Denis Goldfeld collaborates with numerous outstanding artists - Pavel Gililov, Henri Sigfridsson, Nicolas Altstaedt, Sergei Nakariakov, Sofja Gülbadamova, Lera Auerbach, Eldar Nebolsin, Cedric Tiberghien, Vassili Lobanov, Alexander Rudin, David Geringas - and gives recitals in Europa, USA (Carnegie Weill Recital Hall), Japan, Russia und Israel. He is a guest at major festivals, such as Schleswig-Holstein, Colmar, Biarritz, Korsholm, Musiikkia Rouvessi, Musiksommer Tours, Rheingau, Dias da Musica em Belem in Lisbon, Oberstdorfer Musiksommer, Adam Chamber Music in New Zealand.
Denis Goldfeld appears as a soloist with such eminent orchestras as the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, the Moscow Soloists, the Ural Philharmonic Orchestra, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, the NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, the Estonian National Orchestra, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, Münich Chamber Orchestra, the MDR Symphony Orchestra, the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra at the Musikverein in Vienna, Croatian Radio Symphony Orchestra, as well as Freiburg, Lübeck, Würzburg, Tampere, Besançon, Pamplona and Sarajevo Philharmonic under the baton of Andrei Boreyko, Yuri Bashmet, Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Günther Herbig, Vassili Sinaiski, Alexander Dmitriev, Dmitry Lyss, Okko Kamu, Christoph Poppen, Lawrence Renes, Donald Runnicles, Lan Shui, Uroš Lajovic, Arnold Katz, Bruno Weil, Howard Griffiths, Enrico Calesso, Aleksandar Marković, to name just a few.
Denis Goldfeld has made recordings for Sony Classical, MCA Classic, Zig-Zag Territoires and Hänssler Classic.