Lars Vogt

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