Joseph Moog
Pianist Joseph Moog has gained attention not only for his performances of standard repertory but also for playing neglected and forgotten works as well as his own compositions.
Moog was born in Ludwigshafen, West Germany, near Mannheim, on December 26, 1987, and grew up in nearby Neustadt. He is apparently unrelated to Robert Moog of synthesizer fame. He took up the piano at age four and was supported by his parents, both orchestral musicians. At ten, Moog was accepted for studies at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, and by 12, he was already concertizing, making his debut with a recital in Rio de Janeiro. He went on to the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg, studying with Bernd Glemser, and the Hochschule für Musik, Drama und Medien in Hannover. He has performed with major orchestras around Europe and the U.S., including the Chicago Symphony, the Philharmonia Orchestra, and the Helsinki Philharmonic. Moog's recital résumé is similarly prestigious, including appearances at Wigmore Hall in London, the Frick Collection in Washington, D.C., and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. His programming is notable for its inclusion of lesser-known repertory such as the Piano Concerto of Moritz Moszkowski. He also performs and records the keyboard sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti as well as the music of Scriabin, with which he felt a strong affinity even in his teenage years. Moog often, unusually for a contemporary concert pianist, plays his own compositions in concert.
Moog has made more than a dozen recordings, mostly for the Claves and Onyx Classics labels. His recording of the Moszkowski concerto with the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken-Kaiserslautern (2015) earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Classical Instrumental Solo. In 2020, Moog released an Onyx recording of the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15, with the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie under Nicholas Milton.
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Discography
14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Rachmaninoff, York Bowen, Medtner: Works for 2 Pianos
Classical - Released by Onyx Classics on 23 Mar 2023
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Franz Liszt: Recital
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 2 May 2011
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Between Heaven & Hell - Liszt
Classical - Released by Onyx Classics on 11 Oct 2019
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Brahms & Schumann
Classical - Released by PM Classics Ltd. on 26 Nov 2021
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Reger: Piano Concerto, 6 Intermezzi
Concertos - Released by PM Classics Ltd. on 26 Nov 2021
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1, Four Piano Pieces Op. 119
Concertos - Released by PM Classics Ltd. on 27 Nov 2020
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Strauss: Burleske
Joseph Moog, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Nicholas Milton
Concertos - Released by Onyx Classics on 8 Dec 2017
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Debussy & Ravel
Classical - Released by PM Classics Ltd. on 16 Nov 2018
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Metamorphose (n): Transcriptions for Piano After Romantics Composers
Classical - Released by Claves Records on 1 Mar 2009
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Franz Liszt: The Two Piano Concertos / Tottentanz
Concertos - Released by Claves Records on 1 Jan 2007
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Joseph Moog - Klavier
Classical - Released by Animato on 1 Oct 2005
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Lili Boulanger: Nocturne (Version for Saxophone and Piano by Andreas Mader)
Classical - Released by Naive on 22 Mar 2024
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Sparkling Keys (L´Édition Musique No3 by Geldermann)
Jazz - Released by Better Music on 22 Apr 2022
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Walking the Dog
Classical - To be released on 12 Apr 2024 by Naive
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