GERGELJ BOGANJI / BOGÁNYI GERGELY (HU)
GERGELJ BOGANJI / BOGÁNYI GERGELY (HU)
15. novembar / November 15th
Program
Franz Liszt:
- Legenda br. 1 – Sveti Franjo Asiški propoveda pticama / Legend No. 1 – St. Francis of Assisi’s sermon to the birds / Assisi Szent Ferec prédikál a madaraknak
- Legenda br. 2 – Sveti Franjo Paulski hoda po talasima / Legend No. 2 – St. Francis of Paola walking on the waves / Paolai Szt. Ferenc hullámokon jár
- Uzdah – koncertna etida / A sigh – concert étude / Un sospiro
- Igra patuljaka – koncertna etida / Dance of the Gnomes – concert étude / Gnomenreigen / Manók tánca
- Španska rapsodija / Spanish Rhapsody / Spanyol rapszódia
Večeri 15. novembra u okviru International Piano Festa biće održan koncertni program Gergelja Boganjija s prezentacijom i promocijom Boganji klavira. Koncert i promocija počinju u 20.00 časova u Velikoj većnici Gradske kuće.
Počevši rano svoju karijeru, Gergelj Boganji je držao koncerte širom sveta, čak i dok je još bio student. Uspeh je bio očigledan pošto je osvajao mnoge od najvažnijih internacionalnih pijanističkih takmičenja kao što su: obe prve nagrade na Šopenovom i na Mocartovom takmičenju u Budimpešti 1993. godine, kao i muzičko takmičenje Univerziteta Indijana 1994. godine. Osvojio je zlatnu medalju 1996. godine na Internacionalnom takmičenju Franc List u Budimpešti, jednom od najuglednijih takmičenja na svetu.
2000. godine dodeljena mu je “Liszt Prize” od strane Ministarstva kulturne baštine u Mađarskoj, a 2002. godine mu je predat “Krst za zasluge od Bele Ruže” u Finskoj od Predsednika Republike Finske. 2004. godine dobio je “Košut nagradu” od Predsednika Republike Mađarske, najviša umetnička nagrada njegove rodne zemlje.
U novembru 2010. godine dodeljen mu je jedinstveni pasoš “Umetničko državljanstvo/godina Šopena” od strane poljske vlade. Počasni je građanin u svom rodnom gradu u Vaku, a 2016. godine postaje i počasni građanin glavnog grada Mađarske – Budimpešte.
Uvek je imao privilegiju da svira na najboljim klavirima i u najlepšim muzičkim dvoranama širom sveta. Ipak, on uvek oseća da je potrebno svoju sposobnost sviranja klavira podsticati još više i bolje.
Gergelj sebe opisuje kao nemirnu dušu, koja uvek traga za nečim boljim. Inspirisan uticajem poznatih pijanista kao što je bio List koji je imao uticaj na proizvodnju klavira u svoje vreme, otuda i njegova ambicija da proizvede revolucionarni Boganji klavir. Jedan od najvećih i najinovativnijih redizajniranih klavira u poslednjih 150 godina.
1. avgusta 2012. godine projekat klavira dobija novu i moćnu pomoć Janke Šuman, Gergeljeve partnerke. Ona predstavlja kontinuiranu inspiraciju sa brilijantnim rešenjima i duhovnom pozadinom.
For the third night of the International Piano Fest, the Electe Association is organizing an event with a Bogányi Gergely concert and a presentation. November 15th is going to be a special night with the debut of the famous Bogányi piano. The programme will start at 8:00 PM at the City Hall of Subotica.
Starting his career early, Gergely was playing concerts around the world, even while he was still studying. Success was evident as he won several of the major international piano competitions. A few mentions are : First prizes in both the Chopin and the Mozart competitions in Budapest in 1993, as well as Indiana University’s music competition in 1994. Gold medal in 1996 at the “International Franz Liszt Competition” in Budapest, one of the most distinguished competitions in the world.
In 2000 he was awarded the “Liszt Prize” by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage in Hungary, and in 2002 he was presented with the “Cross of Merit of the White Rose” of Finland by the President of the Finnish Republic. In 2004 he received the “Kossuth Prize” from the President of the Hungarian Republic, the highest artistic award of his native country. In November 2010 he was awarded a unique “Art Citizenship/Chopin year” passport by the Polish government. He is an honorary citizen of his home town in Vác and in 2016 he was given the same honour for the capital of Hungary, Budapest.
He has had the privilege of playing on the best pianos and in the finest music halls worldwide. Yet, he always feels he should push his ability and piano performance further. Perhaps inspired by the influence famous pianists like Liszt had on the piano manufacturing of their time. Gergely describes himself as a relentless soul, that is always searching for something better. Hence his ambition in creating the revolutionary Bogányi piano. One of the biggest and most innovative grand piano redesigns in 150 years.
Since the 1st august 2012 the piano project recieved a new, powerful help with the appearance of Janka Schumann, the partner of Gergely. She is representing a continuous inspiration with brilliant solutions and spiritual backround throughout.