Gergely Bogányi is regarded as one of the most exceptional pianists of our time. His brilliant technique and deeply expressed artistic interpretation make him an outstanding performer. He was so affected by the recent piano-recordings from the Stockfisch studios, that he decided spontaneously, to record all of the 21 Nocturnes by Frédéric Chopin within a few hours - amazing! This recording is released as Double-SACD-Hybrid. The Direct-Cut-DSD layers feature the pure sound of the FAZIOLI 308 grand piano.

Listen to samples Nocturne ...... (60sec. mp3-versions)

Gergely Bogányi was born in 1974 in Vác, Hungary, and began playing piano at the age of four. He continued his studies at the Liszt Academy of Budapest, the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, and at the University of Indiana in Bloomington .

Gergely Bogányi has been successful in several national and international competitions. In 1996 he won one of the most distinguished competitions in the world, the International Franz Liszt Competition in Budapest. He has been a constant guest in recitals in the best halls in Europe and worldwide, and has been invited to perform as a soloist by the leading orchestras, for example, the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 2004.

Gergely Bogányi regularly makes radio, television, and CD recordings, and in addition to the complete Chopin œuvre and a wide repertoire of solo pieces, there are more than 30 piano concertos in his repertoire. His series of Chopin’s Complete Piano Works performed in Hungary and Finland in 2001 and 2002, received the Hungarian Gramofon Prize in the category of Best Concerts Event and Performing Artist in Hungary. Gergely Bogányi has been appointed a Citizen of Honour in his native town Vác at the exceptionally young age of 22. In 2000 he was awarded the Liszt Prize by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, in 2002 the Cross of Merit of the White Rose of Finland by the President of the Finnish Republic, and in 2004 he received the highest artistic award of Hungary, the Kossuth Prize.

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