What is Lars Vogt?
[[File:Lars vogt.jpg|right|200px]] '''Lars Vogt''' (8 September 1970 – 5 September 2022) was a German [[concert pianist]] and conductor. Vogt was born in [[Düren]], [[Germany]]. He became known after winning the 1990 [[Leeds International Piano Competition]]. He founded the festival 'Spannungen' in [[Heimbach]] (Eifel) in 1998. In October 2019, the [[Orchestre de chambre de Paris]] (OCP) announced the appointment of Vogt as its new music director. In February 2021, Vogt was diagnosed with [[cancer]].<ref>{{cite web | author=Hartmut Welscher | title=The Time Remaining | url=https://van-magazine.com/mag/lars-vogt/ | work=[[VAN Magazine]] | date=14 May 2021 | access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=lebrecht |first=norman |date=2022-09-05 |title=Tragic news: Lars Vogt has died |url=https://slippedisc.com/2022/09/tragic-news-lars-vogt-has-died/ |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=Slippedisc |language=en}}</ref> He died on 5 September 2022 from the disease three days before his 52nd birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://operawire.com/obituary-pianist-conductor-lars-vogt-dies-at-51/|title=Obituary: Pianist & Conductor Lars Vogt Dies at 51|work=OperaWire|first=Francisco|last=Salazar|date=5 September 2022|access-date=5 September 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Vogt, Lars}} [[Category:1970 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:German pianists]] [[Category:German conductors]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Germany]] {{bio-stub}}