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Jan Vogler
"...Vogler's cello playing has humour, wit, energy and temperament and is absolutely fascinating..."
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Recognised for his "rapturously heartfelt" playing (Washington Post), Jan Vogler has rapidly established himself as one of the best young cellists on the world stage. Winner of the 2006 European Cultural Prize for contribution to the cultural community of Germany and the 2002 Echo Award (Germany’s equivalent of the Grammy) for “Best Instrumentalist’, Jan is the modern representative of the German cello tradition which goes back to Emanuel Feuermann and Julius Klengel. He lives in Dresden, Germany and New York City, combining the roots of his traditional musical education with a contemporary style of interpretation.
Vogler's distinguished career has included concerts with orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, Dresden Staatskapelle and Montreal Symphony Orchestra. He has worked with some of the world’s most pre-eminent conductors such as Giuseppe Sinopoli, Lorin Maazel, David Robertson and Marin Alsop and is also an avid recitalist and chamber musician, enjoying collaborations with pianists Louis Lortie and Hélène Grimaud.
Recent highlights in Vogler’s calendar include the much-acclaimed performances of Schumann's Cello Concerto with the New York Philharmonic and its Music Director, Lorin Maazel at the re-opening of the Frauenkirche in Dresden and in the Philharmonic’s own New York season. Recent debuts include concerts with the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig, the Vienna Symphony and the Chicago Symphony under Mark Elder.
A very active recording artist, Vogler’s recent releases for Sony BMG feature him in a wide spectrum of solo and chamber performances. His recording of the Dvorak Cello Concerto with the New York Philharmonic and David Robertson received the highest accolades: "...the concerto is ultimately what makes the disc worthwhile, and shows Vogler to be a heroic interpreter whose way with the cello is just as astounding as Rostropovich's..." (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Jan Vogler began playing the cello at age six, initially studying with his father Peter Vogler and then, later, with Josef Schwab in Berlin. He went on to work with Heinrich Schiff and Siegfried Palm.
Artistic Director of both the Moritzburg Festival and Dresden’s Master concert series, Vogler lives in both New York and Dresden with his wife, violinist Mira Wang, and their two children. He plays the precious Montagnana ‘Ex-Hekking’ cello from 1721.
"...Jan Vogler belongs to the world’s leading instrumental soloists of his generation..." Financial Times
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