| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2012 Konzerthaus: Mozart Saal | Lars Vogt plays Haydn, Chopin, Thomas Larcher and Brahms at the Vienna Konzerthaus |
 Lars Vogt’s unorthodox pianism knocks at Glenn Gould’s door without ever daring to fully enter his outlandish realm, and since there can only be one Glenn Gould that is perhaps just as well. In addition to the counterintuitive articulation and other Gouldian stylings his performances offer masterful soft playing and, when convincingly maintained, a taut sense of drama. Were all of this to somehow cohere, his interpretations would be formidable.Read full review... | |
| 15-May-2012 Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth Hall | Wit, Woe and Warmth: Lars Vogt at Queen Elizabeth Hall |
 German-born pianist Lars Vogt has an established reputation as a concerto soloist, a recitalist, and a committed chamber musician, enjoying partnerships with esteemed musicians such as Christian Tetzlaff and Thomas Quasthoff. He is involved in many festivals, including one in a power station (with the power turned off) in the German town of Heimbach.
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| 18-Apr-2012 Konzerthaus: Berio-Saal | Compelling Henze and Larcher song cycles from Mark Padmore |
 Tirolian composer Thomas Larcher has always struck me as a musician in the mold of that great Austrian stylistic dabbler, Ernst Krenek. A great deal of the twentieth-century finds itself reflected in Krenek, who rode the wave of numerous landmark ‘-isms’, a master of all (and his twelve-tone opera Karl V, the first full-length instance of operatic serialism, is a masterpiece) and exemplar of none.Read full review... | |
