Gergely Bogányi

Gergely Bogányi (piano), comes from a musical family, and started playing the piano at the age of four. He studied with Zsuzsa Esztó, László Baranyay and Ferenc Rados at the Budapest Music Academy, with Matti Raekallio at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, and with György Sebők at Indiana University, Bloomington. Among the many competitions he has won, particularly noteworthy is the 1996 International Liszt Competition.

In 2000 he became the youngest person to be made an honorary citizen of Vác. Also in 2000, he was awarded the Liszt Prize by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, and in 2004 he recevied the highest art award, the Kossuth Prize.

In 2001 his series of Chopin's complete piano works was named best concert series of the year by Gramofon magazine. In 2002 he was awarded the Cross of Merit of the Order of the White Rose of Finland by the President of the Finnish Republic.

Gergely Bogányi is a constant guest in the best concert halls in Europe and worldwide, and is invited to perform as a soloist by the best orchestras in the world. He regularly makes radio, TV and CD recordings. The double album he made with violinist Barnabás Kelemen was awarded the Grand Prix du disque by the International Liszt Society.