Denis Lossev is an assistant professor in Milana Chernyavska’s Piano Chair at the Reina Sofía School of Music. He previously worked with Dmitri Bashkirov (2010–2021) and was an accompanying pianist in Zakhar Bron’s Violin Chair (2006–2010).
Born in St. Petersburg, he trained at the Special School for Gifted Children and the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory. In 1997, he moved to Madrid on a scholarship from the Reina Sofía School to study with Dmitri Bashkirov. He later obtained Advanced Diplomas in Piano and Concert Performance from the École Normale de Musique de Paris.
He made his debut as a soloist at the age of 19 in the Grand Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, to great critical and public acclaim. He was the first pianist to perform Benjamin Britten’s Concerto on that stage after Sviatoslav Richter.
He has given recitals in halls and festivals such as the Ruhr Piano Festival, the National Auditorium of Madrid, and the Moscow Conservatory. He has received masterclasses from Maria João Pires, Alexis Weissenberg, and Michel Béroff.