Ulrich Andreas Vogt
Ulrich Andreas Vogt 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, and the house was opened in 2002.
