Lars Vogt

Lars Vogt
Vogt in 2018
Born	(1970-09-08)8 September 1970 Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Died	5 September 2022(2022-09-05) (aged 51) Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany
Education	Musikhochschule Hannover
Occupations	Classical pianist Conductor Academic teacher
Organizations	Berlin Philharmonic Spannungen Musikhochschule Hannover Royal Northern Sinfonia Orchestre de chambre de Paris
Awards	Leeds International Piano Competition Brahms-Preis Opus Klassik

Lars Vogt (8 September 1970 – 5 September 2022) was a German classical pianist, conductor and academic teacher. Noted by The New York Times for his interpretations of Brahms,^[1] Vogt performed as a soloist with major orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic. He was the music director of the Orchestre de chambre de Paris at the time of his death and also served as the music director of the Royal Northern Sinfonia. He ran a festival of chamber music, Spannungen, from 1998, and succeeded his teacher Karl-Heinz Kämmerling as professor of piano at the Musikhochschule Hannover.