ORGANIST
German organist Raphael Attila Vogl began his early musical education with cathedral organist Ludwig Ruckdeschel in Passau, Germany. At the age of 18, he attended the Hochschule für Katholische Kirchenmusik und Musikpädagogik (College for Catholic Church Music and Music Education) in Regensburg, Germany. There, he studied organ and church music with Stefan Baier and Markus Rupprecht. He then studied for a year with László Fassang at the Franz-Liszt-Academy in Budapest, Hungary. In 2020, Raphael graduated in organ from the world-renowned Juilliard School, where he studied under Grammy Award-winning Paul Jacobs. Upon completion, he was accepted to the Doctor of Musical Arts, the most advanced degree program at The Juilliard School.
Raphael A. Vogl has participated in various competitions, winning prizes at the Mendelssohn International Organ Competition in Switzerland, the Tariverdiev International Competition in Russia, and the Boulder Bach Festivals World Bach Competition. Raphael made his Alice Tully Hall debut in 2020, where he performed the New York premiere of Sophia Gubaidulina's The Rider on the White Horse at the Focus Festival at Lincoln Center. As a concert organist, he has appeared in concert halls and cathedrals across Europe and America, such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Madison Symphony, and Marian Anderson Hall, and regularly performs with the Philadelphia Orchestra, working with Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Roderick Cox, and Daniele Rustioni.