Dr. Richard Kogan, Artistic Director

Dr. Kogan’s Official Website: https://www.richardkogan.com/ 

Richard Kogan has a distinguished career as both a concert pianist and as a psychiatrist. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, Artistic Director of the Weill Cornell Music and Medicine Program, and Co-Director of Weill Cornell’s Human Sexuality Program, he has been praised by the New York Times for his  "exquisite playing" and the Boston Globe wrote that "Kogan has somehow managed to excel at the world's two most demanding professions."

Dr. Kogan has gained renown for his lecture/concerts that explore the role of music in healing and the influence of psychological factors and psychiatric and medical illness on the creative output of the great composers. A master storyteller, he has captivated audiences at medical conferences, music festivals and academic symposia throughout the world. He has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards in both psychiatry and the arts.

Dr. Kogan is a graduate of Juilliard School of Music Pre-College, Harvard College, and Harvard Medical School. He has a private practice of psychiatry in New York City.

Weill Cornell Medicine
Music & Medicine
1300 York Ave. New York, NY 10065 Phone: (646) 962-5441