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.

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 presented a concert with inaugural-poet Amanda Gorman that integrated Bach’s cello suites with spoken word poetry in the Isaac Stern Auditorium in the Carnegie Hall. Jan Vogler has also collaborated with actor Bill Murray for their joint musical-literary project »Bill Murray, Jan Vogler & Friends – New Worlds« which drew international attention.

Highlights of Jan Vogler’s career as a soloist are concerts with the New York Philharmonic – both in New York and Dresden at the occasion of the reopening of the rebuilt Dresdner Frauenkirche under the direction of Lorin Maazel in 2005 –, Chicago, Boston, Pittsburgh and Montréal Symphony Orchestras, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra dell’ Accademia di Santa Cecilia – Roma, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic as well as with The Knights.  He collaborates with conductors such as Andris Nelsons, Fabio Luisi, Sir Antonio Pappano, Valery Gergiev, Thomas Hengelbrock, Manfred Honeck and Kent Nagano.

Under the artistic direction of Jan Vogler and conductor Kent Nagano, Wagner's »Ring« tetralogy will be performed, based on the latest findings of research into Wagner and performance practice, and integrated into an extensive supporting program as part of the multi-year project »The Wagner Cycles« of the Dresdner Musikfestspiele from 2023 to 2026.

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. The most recent releases were with the cello concertos of Edouard Lalo and Enrique Casals in March 2023.

Jan Vogler has been Artistic Director of the renowned Dresdner Musikfestspiele 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 Dresdner Musikfestspiele. In 2021, Jan Vogler was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Jan Vogler plays the Stradivari »Ex Castelbarco/Fau« 1707 cello.