New releases: Beethoven with the Royal Northern Sinfonia & Lars Vogt and 'Strauss in St Petersburg'

Lars Vogt has established himself as one of the leading musicians of his generation, enjoying a varied career thus far. His versatility as an artist ranges from the core classical repertoire of Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms to the romantics Grieg, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov through to the dazzling Lutoslawski concerto, while performing with many of the world's leading orchestras, including Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony alongside some of the most prestigious conductors. 

This latest release with the Royal Northern Sinfonia, where he has recently been appointed Music Director, see's Vogt continue his Ondine recordings with a new cycle of Beethovens Piano Concertos. Conducting the Royal Northern Sinfonia from the keyboard, Vogt shows the brilliance and the beauty of these two majestic works of the classic piano concerto literature.

His recent concert performances of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 and Piano Concerto No. 2 were a complete sell-out, gaining plenty of momentum behind this latest album of Piano Concerto No. 1 and  Piano Concerto No. 5 before it was even been released. A must have in your Beethoven collection!