Jan Vogler’s greatest skill, namely to explore all the cello’s sound capabilities, has rewarded him with a remarkable career. He regularly works with international orchestras – including the New York Philharmonic – and renowned conductors such as Andris Nelsons, Manfred Honeck and Kent Nagano. He has also worked with the Chicago, Boston, Pittsburgh and Montreal Symphony Orchestras, with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, the Wiener Symphoniker, the London Philharmonic and with Lorin Maazel both in New York and as part of the Frauenkirche’s reopening in Dresden.

Vogler’s intensive dialogue with significant contemporary composers frequently brings premieres with it, most notably from John Harbison and Wolfgang Rihm. Jörg Widman has dedicated his cello concerto ›Dunkle Saiten‹ to this outstanding musician. Also, the work ›Drei Kontinente – Konzert für Cello und Orchester‹ by Nico Muhly, Sven Helbig und Zhou-Long, the recording of which appeared in 2020 performed by the WDR Sinfonieorchester under the baton of Cristian Măcelaru, was also expressly dedicated to this cellist.

Jan Vogler has directed the renowned Dresdner Music Festival since 2008 and has been Artistic Director of the Moritzburg Festival – one of the world’s top chamber music events – since 2001.

Vogler was awarded the European Culture Prize in 2006 and in 2011 he received the Erich Kästner Prize.  A prolific, multi-award-winning artist, Jan Vogler is an exclusive artist for Sony Classical. This cooperation has so far resulted in the release of approximately 20 CDs.

»…talent of the century«, so described the Tagesspiegel Tarmo Peltokoski. This Finnish conductor was appointed ›Principal Guest Conductor‹ by the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen in January 2022 – the first conductor to hold this position.

In recent seasons, Peltokoski has debuted at many major festivals, including the Rheingau Music Festival and the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, as well as in the great concert halls such as the Köln Philharmonie and the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. In addition, he has given debuts with the hr-Sinfonieorchester, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Rotterdam Philharmonic. At just 22, Peltokoski conducted his first complete Ring Cycle as well as another significant Wagner work – Tristan und Isolde – at the Eurajoki Bel Canto Festival. In the same year, he was also appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonisch Orkest, Musical and Artistic Director of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Designate of the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse.

In the 2022/23 season, Tarmo Peltokoski is due to conduct the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony, the RSB Berlin, The Hallé, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Göteborgs Symfoniker, San Diego Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the Hollywood Bowl.

In 2023 Tarmo Peltokoski was awarded the OPUS Klassik for his recording with the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen.

In addition to piano and conducting, Peltokoski also studied composition and arranging and has a particular penchant for musical comedy and improvisation.