Biography
Lars Vogt has established himself as one of the leading musicians of his generation. Born in the German town of Düren in 1970, he first came to public attention when he won second prize at the 1990 Leeds International Piano Competition and has enjoyed a varied career for over twenty-five years. His versatility as an artist ranges from the core classical repertoire of Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms to the romantics Grieg, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov through to the dazzling Lutoslawski concerto. Lars is now increasingly working with orchestras as a conductor and from September 2015 has been Music Director of Royal Northern Sinfonia at Sage Gateshead, a position which he has held for five years with the 2019/20 season marking his final season before he becomes Principal Artistic Part
Performance credits
Past performances 2000 — Yesterday
Soirée Mendelssohn, Mendelssohn
Cité de la Musique-PhilharmonieConductor + 1 roles
View program, cast and crewSaint-saëns, Sommets Du Violoncelle, Saint-SaënsWagner, RichardBrahms
Orchestre de Chambre de ParisConducting
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Soirée Mendelssohn, Mendelssohn
Cité de la Musique-PhilharmonieConductor + 1 roles
View program, cast and crew
Saint-saëns, Sommets Du Violoncelle, Saint-SaënsWagner, RichardBrahms
Orchestre de Chambre de ParisConducting
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Biography
Lars Vogt has established himself as one of the leading musicians of his generation. Born in the German town of Düren in 1970, he first came to public attention when he won second prize at the 1990 Leeds International Piano Competition and has enjoyed a varied career for over twenty-five years. His versatility as an artist ranges from the core classical repertoire of Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms to the romantics Grieg, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov through to the dazzling Lutoslawski concerto. Lars is now increasingly working with orchestras as a conductor and from September 2015 has been Music Director of Royal Northern Sinfonia at Sage Gateshead, a position which he has held for five years with the 2019/20 season marking his final season before he becomes Principal Artistic Part
