BIOGRAPHY (English)

Marc L. Vogler (*1998) is a German composer, conductor and pianist. Having composed his first opera at the age of 16 (premiered at  Musiktheater im Revier), he developed an early enthusiasm for classical music. RP called him « A Pioneer in Composition », Olivier Latry described his music as « Icily Full of Truth ». In 2022 he won the prestigious German Composition Award Deutscher Musikwettbewerb. From 2024 on, Vogler is working as Composer in Residence at Oper Dortmund.

Academic studies of contemporary music in Düsseldorf and Cologne at the renowned Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln majoring in composition (Prof. Manfred Trojahn, Prof. Brigitta Muntendorf, Prof. Miroslav Srnka), orchestra conducting and piano gave him the opportunity to establish himself in the world of well-known classical music festivals and obtain engagements throughout Europe.

His music is performed by orchestras, festivals and ensembles around the world, including WDR Sinfonieorchester, Magdeburgische Philharmonie, Hungarian Philharmonic Orchestra, Divertimento Ensemble, Niederrheinische Sinfoniker and Ensemble Musikfabrik and was broadcasted on WDR 3 radio, NDR, Deutschlandfunk and WDR television. He obtained composition commissions for Europäisches Klassikfestival, Oper Bielefeld, AchtBrücken festival of Cologne Philharmonie and BTHVN 2020.

Further performances include concerts in Milan Cathedral (Italy), New Opera West Los Angeles (USA), ARTER Istanbul (Turkey) and during the Cordouan UNESCO Celebration (France). In 2017, his work was presented in an article for Der Spiegel magazine. His opera "Felix Krull" (after the novel by T. Mann) was premiered in 2023 in Excelsior Hotel Ernst Cologne under the musical direction of the composer and received broad media coverage.