Gergely Bogányi


Gergely Bogányi is a Hungarian pianist. Coming from a musical family, Gergely Bogányi is one of the youngest pianists to have won the Kossuth Prize, becoming one of the leading pianists of his generation.

Education

He was born in 1974 in Vác, Hungary, and started playing the piano at the age of four.
He continued his studies at the Liszt Academy in Budapest, the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and at Indiana University in Bloomington with professors László Baranyay, György Sebök, Matti Raekallio.

Piano Design

Bogányi, alongside his virtuoso piano playing, is known for his revolutionary piano designs including the Prestige B-262 and the larger Grand Prestige B-292, both of which are primarily constructed of carbon composites. “There have been no major developments in piano construction in over 100 years,” says Bogányi. The estimated cost of the project was just under €1 million.

Awards

Gergely Bogányi has had success in several national and international competitions.
Bogányi has performed worldwide, and performs as a soloist with leading orchestras, for example the London Philharmonic in 2004 .
On November 27–28, 2010 he performed all the compositions of Frédéric Chopin at Palace of Arts in Budapest.

Repertoire

Pieces for piano solo
Concertos