Principal Flautist of the Metropolitan Opera since 2009, Denis Bouriakov has very recently embarked on his new position as Principal Flautist at the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In recent years Denis Bouriakov has established himself as one of the most active and sought-after soloists in the flute world. He has won prizes at many of the most prestigious international competitions, including the ARD Competition in Munich, the Jean-Pierre Rampal Competition, Prague Spring, the Carl Nielsen Competition and the Kobe Competition to name but a few.
Denis Bouriakov looks beyond the standard flute repertoire for works that allow the flute to shine. In addition to having a phenomenal virtuoso technique and outstanding musicianship, he is constantly transcribing and performing violin concerti and sonatas and broadening the horizons of flute technique and artistry. His first solo CD included the Sibelius Violin Concerto and Bach Chaconne (transcription for flute) in his own arrangements. Bouriakov has also recorded the Bach Concerto for Two Violins (transcription for flute) with flautist William Bennett and the English Chamber Orchestra. His 2012 CD, recorded in Japan, includes more traditional flute repertoire, featuring works by Copland, Debussy, Boehm, Jolivet and Prokofiev. In collaboration with the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Denis Bouriakov has recorded his latest album with Romantic-era violin and flute concerti, including the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. The CD will be released in 2016.
Denis Bouriakov has performed as a soloist with many orchestras worldwide, including the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, the Moscow Philharmonic, the Prague Chamber Orchestra, the Ensemble of Tokyo, the Hiroshima Philharmonic, the Odense Symphony, the Münchener Kammerorchester, the Ensemble de Paris and the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra among others. He undertakes annual recital tours to Japan, and performs frequently in recitals and concerts throughout the world.
Denis Bouriakov was born in Crimea in 1981. At the age of ten, he was awarded a place at the Moscow Central Special School of Music, where he studied under Professor Yuri Dolzhikov. With the support of the New Names international charitable foundation and the Vladimir Spivakov Foundation, over the following few years he toured as a prodigy soloist to over twenty countries in Europe, Asia, South America and the USA, and performed for Pope John Paul II, Prince Michael of Kent and the presidents of Russia, Romania and Indonesia. When he turned eighteen, he went on to attend the Royal Academy of Music in London, studying under Professor William Bennett (OBE). His graduation in 2001 was accompanied by the Principal’s Award, the diploma for Outstanding Recital and a Teaching Fellowship Award for the following year. In 2006, the Academy awarded him the title Associate of the Royal Academy of Music. In 2014 he was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music. While in London, Bouriakov performed freelance as principal flautist with the Philharmonia of London, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera North in Leeds and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Denis Bouriakov’s first full-time orchestral position was as Principal Flautist with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra in Finland (2005–2008), where he also taught at the Tampere Conservatoire. In 2008 he was appointed Principal Flautist with the Orquesta Simfònica de Barcelona under Eiji Oue. Later that year he was awarded the position of Principal Flautist with the Metropolitan Opera in New York. His engagements for 2016 include recitals, concerts, coaching and master-classes in Europe, Asia and the USA.
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