Jan Vogler brings out a powerful, expressive sound from the priceless Montagnana “Ex Hekking” cello dating from 1721 that he plays. He started his career as principal cellist of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden aged only 20, but left in 1997 in order to be a soloist. Highlights of his career include his performances with the New York Philharmonic, one of them with Lorin Maazel during the reopening festivities of the Dresden Frauenkirche. His eclectic repertoire includes contemporary music and in the next months he will premiere two pieces: Armenian composer Tigran Mansurian’s new cello concerto, and a new work by American composer John Harbison. Vogler is the artistic director of the Moritzburg Festival near Dresden, focused on chamber music, and director of the Dresden Music Festival which this year comes to us under the title of…
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