Richard Kogan

Richard Kogan has a distinguished career both as a psychiatrist and as a concert pianist.  He is known for his concert/lectures that explore the influence of psychological factors and psychiatric and medical illness on the creative output of the great composers.  A master storyteller, he has given these programs at music festivals, concert series, medical conferences and scholarly symposia throughout the world.

Dr. Kogan is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, Artistic Director of the Weill Cornell Music and Medicine Program, and Co-Director of the Weill Cornell Human Sexuality Program.   He is a graduate of Juilliard School of Music Pre-College, Harvard College and Harvard Medical School and completed a psychiatric residency and academic fellowship at NYU.  He has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards in both psychiatry and the arts.