Jeremy Denk seated at piano with open lid
Jeremy Denk, piano
Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall
70 Arts Circle Drive
Chicago, IL 60208
Music
Nov 07, 2025

Hailed by the New York Times as “a pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs,” Jeremy Denk is the recipient of both the MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and the Avery Fisher Prize, as well as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His concert appearances have included Carnegie Hall, the BBC Proms, and Germany’s Klavierfestival Ruhr. In recent years, he has collaborated with such orchestras as the Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, and London Philharmonic.  Denk is known for his interpretations of the works of Charles Ives, which are the focus of his 2024 album Ives Denk. Other recordings by Denk have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Classical Charts. Denk is also the New York Times bestselling author of the memoir Every Good Boy Does Fine.