Lars Vogt has a special relationship with the Berlin Philharmonic, having been appointed their first-ever 'pianist in Residence' in 2003/04.
Interpretation
Lars Vogt conducts the concertos himself from the piano, a practice Beethoven also employed at the premiere of his First Concerto.
Performer Biography
The Royal Northern Sinfonia, the orchestra on this recording, is the UK's only full-time chamber orchestra, founded in 1958.
Performer Biography
Lars Vogt, the pianist and conductor on this album, first gained public attention by winning second prize at the 1990 Leeds International Piano Competition.
Recording & Production
The recordings for this album were made at The Sage Gateshead Concert Hall in the UK, with Piano Concerto No. 1 recorded in October 2016 and No. 5 in November 2016 and January 2017.
Performer Biography
Lars Vogt founded his own chamber music festival in Heimbach near Cologne in June 1998 and established a major educational program, 'Rhapsody in School,' in 2005.
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