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Jeremy Denk is an acclaimed pianist. Winner of a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship,<ref>{{cite web|title=Jeremy Denk – MacArthur Foundation|url=http://www.macfound.org/fellows/888/|accessdate=September 30, 2013}}</ref> the [[Avery Fisher Prize]], and Musical America's Instrumentalist of the Year award,<ref>http://www.musicalamerica.com/features/?fid=195&fyear=2014</ref> Denk has been elected to the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]].<ref>https://www.amacad.org/peerCollaboration/profile.aspx?c=psa&q=Jeremy_Denk</ref> Denk returns frequently to [[Carnegie Hall]] and has performed with the [[Chicago Symphony]], [[New York Philharmonic]], [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]], [[San Francisco Symphony]], and [[Cleveland Orchestra]], as well as on tour with [[Academy of St Martin in the Fields]].<ref>http://www.opus3artists.com/artists/jeremy-denk</ref>▼

Denk's releases from [[Nonesuch Records]] include the [[opera]] ''[[The Classical Style (opera)|The Classical Style]]'' with music by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. He joined his long-time musical partners, [[Joshua Bell]] and [[Steven Isserlis]], in a recording of Brahms' [[Piano Trio No. 1 (Brahms)|Trio in B-major]].<ref>http://www.asmf.org/recordings/for-the-love-of-brahms/</ref> His previous disc of the ''[[Goldberg Variations]]'' reached number one on ''[[Billboard charts|''Billboard''{{'}}s Classical Chart]].<ref>http://www.nonesuch.com/journal/jeremy-denk-bach-goldberg-variations-1-billboard-classical-chart-2013-10-28</ref>▼

In 2014 Denk served as music director of the [[Ojai Music Festival]], for which, besides performing and curating, he wrote the [[libretto]] for a comic opera.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ojaifestival.org/festivals/2014-festival|title=2014 Festival|accessdate=2012-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223171736/http://www.ojaifestival.org/festivals/2014-festival/|archive-date=February 23, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The opera was later presented by Carnegie Hall and the [[Aspen Music Festival and School|Aspen Festival]]. Denk is known for his original and insightful writing on music, which [[Alex Ross (music critic)|Alex Ross]] praises for its "arresting sensitivity and wit."{{Quote without source|date=June 2018}} His writing has appeared in ''[[The New Yorker]]'', ''[[The New Republic]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'', and on the front page of ''[[The New York Times Book Review]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/02/06/120206fa_fact_denk|title=Flight of the Concord|work=[[The New Yorker]]|author=Jeremy Denk|date=February 6, 2012|accessdate=2012-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/books/review/the-great-animal-orchestra-by-bernie-krause.html?pagewanted=all|title=Earth Music: ''The Great Animal Orchestra'' by Bernie Krause|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Jeremy Denk|date=April 15, 2012|accessdate=2012-04-15}}</ref> One of his ''New Yorker'' contributions, "Every Good Boy Does Fine" (cf. [[EGBDF (disambiguation)|EGBDF]]), forms the basis of a book for future publication by [[Random House]] in the US, and [[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]] in the UK.<ref>https://jeremydenk.net/NR-JD-randomhouse.php</ref> Recounting his experiences of touring, performing, and practicing, his blog, Think Denk, was recently selected for inclusion in the [[Library of Congress]] web archives.<ref>http://www.opus3artists.com/artists/jeremy-denk</ref><ref>[http://jeremydenk.net/blog ''Think Denk''] It's a [[pun]]: "[[Wikt:denk|denk]]" is German for "think".</ref>▼

In 2012, Denk made his Nonesuch debut with a pairing of masterpieces old and new: Beethoven's final [[Piano Sonata No. 32 (Beethoven)|Piano Sonata No. 32, Op. 111]], and [[György Ligeti|Ligeti]]'s ''[[Études (Ligeti)|Études]]''.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/may/13/ligeti-beethoven-jeremy-denk-review</ref> The album was named one of the best of 2012 by ''The New Yorker'', [[NPR]], and ''[[The Washington Post]]'', and Denk's account of the Beethoven sonata was selected by [[BBC Radio 3]]'s ''Building a Library'' as the best available version recorded on modern piano. Denk has a long-standing attachment to the music of American visionary [[Charles Ives]], and his recording of Ives's two piano sonatas featured in many "best of the year" lists.▼

Denk graduated from [[Oberlin College]], [[Indiana University]], and the [[Juilliard School]]. He lives in New York City.<ref>http://www2.oberlin.edu/nyc2013tour/artists/jeremydenk.html</ref>▼

In 2019, Denk released an album entitled ''c.1300–c.2000'', of piano versions of pieces by composers from circa the years 1300 to 2000. The album was released on Nonesuch Records.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/01/31/689515328/first-listen-jeremy-denk-c-1300-c-2000?t=1552814455897|title=Jeremy Denk Maps Centuries of Music History on 'c.1300-c.2000'|work=NPR|author=Tom Huizenga|date=January 31, 2019|accessdate=17 March 2019}}</ref> He discussed the work on [[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''[[Front Row (radio programme)|Front Row]]'' in March 2019.<ref name="BBC Front Row">{{cite episode| title= A history of classical music in ten minutes - plus tragedy on today's stage | series= [[Front Row (radio programme)|Front Row]]| credits= Presenter: [[Stig Abell]]; Producer: Hannah Robins| network= BBC| station= [[BBC Radio 4]]| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0003ktr | airdate= 26 March 2019| accessdate= 28 March 2019 }}</ref>▼

[[Category:American male pianists]]▼