Lars Vogt
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Biography
Lars Vogt â born in Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on September 8, 1970 - was a German pianist and conductor who caught the eye of the classical music fraternity when he was runner-up at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1990 at the age of 20. He performed with many of the world's top orchestras and collaborated with major artists on a long list of recordings. In 2015, he was named music director of the Royal Northern Sinfonia in Gateshead, England. He also conducted the Philharmonie Zuidnederland, Nuremburg Symphony and Bochumer Symphony and his 2016-17 season saw performances with the NHK Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Tonkünstlerorchester, NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Santa Cecilia Orchestra at La Scala in Milan, the Philharmonia and Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Born in the former West Germany, he studied in Achen and Hannover and, following his acclaim at Leeds, he began a career that saw him perform across Europe, Asia, and America. He founded the Spannungen Festival in Heimbach, near Cologne, Germany in 1998, performed as pianist in residence with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Simon Rattle) in 2003-4, and taught at the Hannover Conservatory of Music. His many recordings released between 1992 and 2022 feature works by Grieg, Schumann, Beethoven, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Mozart, Liszt, and Chopin. In 2015, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Or Small Ensemble Performance with violinist Christian Tetzlaff and cellist Tanja Tetzlaff for Brahms: The Piano Trios. Lars Vogtâs 2016 release, Brahms: The Violin Sonatas with Tetzlaff went to Number 14 on Billboard's Classical Albums Chart. Other notable recordings by Lars Vogt include Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2, D. 929 (2006), Smetana, Ravel, and Watkins: Piano Trios (2012), Chopin (2014), Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 5 (2017), Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Piano Concerto 3 (2017), Schumann & Strauss: Melodramas (2022) and Schubert: Schwanengesang (2022). Lars Vogt was diagnosed with cancer of the throat and liver in February 2021 and died on September 5, 2022.
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Lars Vogt, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Sir Simon Rattle
Grieg & Schumann: Klavierkonzerte
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Lars Vogt, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Sir Simon Rattle
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
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- Kammermusik Nr.2: Sehr lebhafte Achtel featuring Claudio Abbado
- Kammermusik Nr.2: KLEINES POTPOURRI. Sehr lebhafte Viertel featuring Claudio Abbado
- Cello Sonata No. 2 in D minor Op. 40: III. Largo by Lars Vogt
- III. Adagio featuring Lars Vogt
- Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2: II. Andante appassionato (Arr. for Viola) by Lars Vogt
- Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2: I. Allegro amabile (Arr. for Viola) by Lars Vogt
- Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2: III. Andante con moto - Allegro (Arr. for Viola) by Lars Vogt
- Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: III. Rondo. Molto allegro featuring City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- IV. Vivace featuring Lars Vogt
- I. Largo featuring Lars Vogt
- Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: II. Adagio featuring City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1: II. Andante. Un poco Adagio (Arr. for Viola) by Lars Vogt
- Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1: I. Allegro appassionato. Sostenuto ed espressivo (Arr. for Viola) by Lars Vogt
- Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478: I. Allegro
- Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1: IV. Vivace (Arr. for Viola) by Lars Vogt
- Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1: III. Allegretto grazioso (Arr. for Viola) by Lars Vogt
- Applause 1
- Schumann: Märchenbilder, Op. 113: No. 2, Lebhaft by Lars Vogt
- Schumann: Märchenbilder, Op. 113: No. 1, Nicht Schnell by Lars Vogt
- Schumann: Märchenbilder, Op. 113: No. 4, Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck by Lars Vogt
- Schumann: Märchenbilder, Op. 113: No. 3, Rasch by Lars Vogt
- Quatuor pour la fin du temps: VII. Fouillis d'arcs-en-ciel, pour l'ange qui annonce la fin du temps
- Quatuor pour la fin du temps: VIII. Louange à l'immortalité de Jésus
- Quatuor pour la fin du temps: VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes
