Lars Vogt has rapidly established himself as one of the leading pianists of his generation, performing regularly at major concert venues all over the world. 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.In 2003/ 04 Vogt was appointed the first ever "Pianist in Residence" by the Berlin Philharmonic.Vogt regularly performs with the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, New York Philhar...
Read MoreLars Vogt has rapidly established himself as one of the leading pianists of his generation, performing regularly at major concert venues all over the world. 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.
In 2003/ 04 Vogt was appointed the first ever "Pianist in Residence" by the Berlin Philharmonic.
Vogt regularly performs with the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, NHK Tokyo with conductors like Sir Simon Rattle, Christian Thielemann, Daniel Harding, Robin Ticciati and Manfred Honeck and at festivals like the BBC Proms, Salzburg Festival and the Lucerne Festival.
Vogt also enjoys a high profile as a soloist and chamber musician and recent appearances include London, Paris, Munich, Madrid, Rome, Tokyo and New York. In 1998 he founded the festival "Spannungen" in Heimbach, Germany. Its huge success has been marked by the release of ten live recordings. He enjoys regular partnerships with colleagues such as Christian Tetzlaff and Thomas Quasthoff and collaborates occasionally with actor Klaus-Maria Brandauer and comedian Konrad Beikircher. He founded "Rhapsody in School" which has become a high profile education project across Germany.
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