Ulrich Andreas Vogt
Ulrich Andreas Vogt (born 6 August 1952) is a German businessman, director of the Vogt-Gruppe. He was a tenor at the Opernhaus Dortmund and founding director of the Konzerthaus Dortmund.
Born in Dortmund, Vogt studied at the conservatory piano and violin, planning to become to be a musician. When his father died in 1974, he took over managing the family's service business. He studied business and simultaneously voice with Elisabeth Grümmer. From 1979 he was a tenor at the Opernhaus Dortmund, then under the direction of Hans Wallat.
In 1984 he retired as a singer to concentrate on the business Vogt-Gruppe for Facility management. He promoted the building of the Konzerthaus Dortmund. From 1998 he was director of the Dortmunder Konzerthaus GmbH, building began in 2000,[1] and the house was opened in 2002.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Philharmonie für Westfalen / Grundsteinlegung für Konzerthaus in Dortmund" (in German). baunetz.de. 10 October 2000. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ "Der Intendant des neuen Konzerthauses Dortmund / Ulrich A. Vogt: Der Mann mit den zwei Seelen". Handelsblatt (in German). 16 June 2000. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
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- German theatre directors
- Businesspeople from Dortmund
- Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Dortmund