Zsolt Bognár (/ˈʒoʊlt ˈboʊɡnɑːr/; born 1982) is an American pianist and commentator who is best known for hosting the web series Living the Classical Life.
As chamber musician he has collaborated with members of the Cleveland Orchestra and with Nathan Olson, Jessica Hung, Joshua Roman, and Sergei Babayan.
He was a prizewinner in the Stravinsky Awards International Competition for young pianists aged 6–18, the Harvard Musical Association competition,[2] Allegro Vivo Competition in Austria, and the Artist Presentation Society Awards Bognár's recording of piano music by Schubert and Liszt, titled “Franz and Franz”, was recorded in Berlin with Philip Nedel and released in 2013 by the Con Brio Classics label.
In 2011, Bognár co-founded Living the Classical Life, a production of Elyria Pictures, which he also hosts.
The series is an extensive, in-depth musician-to-musician conversational portraits with guests including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Joyce DiDonato, Daniil Trifonov, Yuja Wang, John Corigliano, Deborah Voigt, Yefim Bronfman, as well as younger aspiring performers such as violinist Andrea Cicalese or pianist Alexander Malofeev.