Noted by The New York Times for his interpretations of Brahms,[1] Vogt performed as a soloist with major orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic.

He ran a festival of chamber music, Spannungen, from 1998, and succeeded his teacher Karl-Heinz Kämmerling as professor of piano at the Musikhochschule Hannover.

[3][4] He rose to prominence after winning second prize at the 1990 Leeds International Piano Competition[5] and went on to give major concerto and recital performances.

[6][13] In May 2014, the Royal Northern Sinfonia announced the appointment of Vogt as its next music director, his first post as a conductor, effective September 2015.

[20] In February 2021, Vogt was diagnosed with cancer of the throat and liver,[5] continuing to play while receiving treatment,[21] and recording between rounds of chemotherapy.

He was awarded the Kulturpreis der Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Rheinland [de] in 2006,[26] and received the Würth Prize of Jeunesses Musicales Germany in 2016.

[28] Gramophone has regarded several of Vogt's recordings as benchmarks, as solo pianist, chamber musician and soloist and conductor with orchestra.