“ …the excellent series Living the Creative Life.”

  -The New Yorker

Welcome to Living the Creative Life!

Launched in 2011 as Living the Classical Life, the critically acclaimed series has been featured in The New Yorker and The New York Times. Now in our 10th season, we are Living the Creative Life. 

Streaming now on YouTube

Season 10

Season 10 launches with Alec Baldwin, one of Hollywood’s biggest stars; two classical music legends, Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires, German bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff; and Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital.

“[Lars Vogt’s]…unforgettable final interview, with the pianist Zsolt Bognár, on an episode of the excellent series Living the [Creative] Life.”

   The New Yorker, September 5, 2023

Explore past episodes of LTCL featuring artists including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Joshua Bell, Joyce DiDonato, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Gianandrea Noseda, Golda Schultz, Daniil Trifonov, Yuja Wang, and many, many more.

“Living the Creative Life is a conversational platform for the world’s greatest creative figures to inspire people of all ages.”

— Zsolt Bognár, Host

ON LOCATION

  • Salzburg Festival

  • Carnegie Hall

  • Lincoln Center New York

  • Verbier Festival

  • Gilmore Festival

  • Rosendal Chamber Music Festival Norway

  • Bayerische Staatsoper Munich

  • Rheingau Musik Festival Germany

  • Pärnu Music Festival Estonia

  • Kissinger Sommer Germany

  • Gärtnerplatztheater Munich

  • Porto Pianofest Portugal