Jan Vogler

Jan Vogler’s distinguished career has brought him together with renowned conductors and internationally acclaimed orchestras around the world, such as New York Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and London Philharmonic Orchestra. His great ability allowed him to explore the sound boundaries of the cello and to establish an intensive dialogue with contemporary composers and artists. The New York Times praises his “soulful, richly hued playing” and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung grants him ability “to make his cello speak like a singing voice”.
In addition to his classical concert activities as a soloist, Jan Vogler is constantly looking
for new ways to combine music with other arts. In February 2024, he gave a highly acclaimed concert with inaugural-poet Amanda Gorman, performing Gorman’s contemporary poems with cello suites by J. S. Bach in the Isaac Stern Auditorium in Carnegie Hall. The duo appeared on the popular ‘Late Night Show with Stephen Colbert’ in March 2024. Jan Vogler has also collaborated with actor Bill Murray for their joint musical-literary project “Bill Murray, Jan Vogler & Friends – New Worlds”. Jan Vogler has been working successfully with the Sony Classical label since 2003 and in
the course of this cooperation around 20 CDs have been produced so far.
He has been Intendant of the renowned Dresden Music Festival since October 2008 as
well as Artistic Director of the Moritzburg Festival since 2001. In 2006, he received the European Award for Culture and in 2011 the Erich-Kästner Award for tolerance, humanity and international understanding. In June 2018 he received the European Award for Culture TAURUS as Director of the Dresden Music Festival. 2021 Jan Vogler was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.