Jan Vogler (born February 18, 1964) is a German-born classical cellist who lives in New York City."About Jan Vogler"
janvogler.com Born in East Berlin, he studied first with his father Peter Vogler and subsequently with Josef Schwab in Berlin,

Heinrich Schiff Heinrich Schiff (18 November 1951 – 23 December 2016) was an Austrian cellist and conductor. Early life Heinrich Schiff was born on 18 November 1951 in Gmunden, Austria. His parents, Helga (née Riemann) and Helmut Schiff, were composers. H ...

in Basel and

Siegfried Palm Siegfried Palm (25 April 1927 – 6 June 2005) was a German cellist who is known worldwide for his interpretations of contemporary music. Many 20th-century composers like Kagel, Ligeti, Xenakis, Penderecki and Zimmermann wrote music for ...

. At the age of 20 he won the principal cello position of the Staatskapelle Dresden, becoming the youngest player in the history of this orchestra to hold that position. He left the position in 1997 to pursue a solo career, moving to New York with his wife, violinist Mira Wang and their two children. There he befriended

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who joined him in 2017 for a musical recital in the

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. The program, titled "New Worlds", was recorded for Decca Records, Murray's debut album, and toured in Germany and America, including the

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in Hamburg and Carnegie Hall in New York City. German composer

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dedicated his cello concerto ''Dunkle Saiten'' (''Dark Strings'', 2000) to Vogler. Vogler has performed as soloist with the

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, Boston Symphony Orchestra,

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, Staatskapelle Dresden,

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, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Taiwan Philharmonic (NSO), and

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. His regular recital partners include

Hélène Grimaud Hélène Rose Paule Grimaud (born 7 November 1969) is a French classical pianist and the founder of the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, New York. Early life and education Grimaud was born in Aix-en-Provence, France. She described fami ...

. He is a

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recording artist, and his discography includes the Cello Suites of

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, the Dvořák Cello Concerto with the New York Philharmonic, the Schumann Cello Concerto, and other major works. His cello is the Castelbarco/Fau, made by

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in 1707.

Awards

* 2002:

Echo Klassik The Echo Klassik, often stylized as ECHO Klassik, was Germany's major classical music award in 22 categories. The award, presented by the , was held annually, usually in October or September, separate from its parent award, the Echo Music Prize. Th ...

Instrumentalist of the Year * 2006: Echo Klassik, Chamber Music Recording of the Year, Mozart Divertimento, K. 563 * 2011: * 2014: Echo Klassik Instrumentalist of the Year

Partial discography

* 2004: ''Cello Concertos.'' ( Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, conducted by

Thomas Sanderling Thomas Sanderling (; born October 2, 1942) is a German conductor. His father was the conductor Kurt Sanderling. His half-brothers are the conductors Stefan Sanderling and Michael Sanderling. Sanderling was born in Novosibirsk, and began hi ...

, Edel Classics). * 2005:

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...

and Robert Schumann: ''The Works for Cello and Piano'' (Vol. 1–3, Edel Classics). * 2005: ''The Secrets of Dvořak's Cello Concerto.'' (

, conducted by David Robertson,

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(Germany)). * 2006: W.A. Mozart: ''Divertimento, K. 563.'' (Moritzburg Festival, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany)). * 2007: ''my tunes.'' ( Dresdner Kapellsolisten, conducted by Helmut Branny, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany)). * 2007: ''Concerti brillanti.'' (

Münchener Kammerorchester The Munich Chamber Orchestra (german: Münchener Kammerorchester, links=no, italic=no, or MKO) is a German chamber orchestra based in Munich. Its primary concert venue is the Prinzregententheater, Munich. The MKO also gives concerts in Munich at ...

, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany)). * 2009: ''Jan Vogler – the Cellist.'' (Portrait, Edel Classics). * 2009: ''New Worlds.'' (

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chamber orchestra, conducted by

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, Sony Music Entertainment). * 2009: ''experience: live from new york.'' (The Knights, Eric Jacobson, Sony Music Entertainment). * 2010: ''My tunes 2.'' (Dresdner Kapellsolisten, conducted by Helmut Branny, Sony Music Entertainment). * 2012:

Cello Suites Sony Music Entertainment. * 2017: ''New Worlds.'' (With

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). * 2022: ''The Dvorak Album''. (With Tiffany Poon, Kevin Zhu, Chad Hoopes, Matthew Lipman and Juho Pohjonen,

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vogler, Jan 1964 births Living people People from East Berlin Musicians from Berlin German classical cellists German expatriates in the United States Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany