Awards,
Opus Klassik Awards 2020
The results of Germany's premiere classical music awards (formerly the Echo Klassik Awards, but re-branded in 2018) have been announced in advance of the prize ceremony, which will take place at the Konzerthaus Berlin next month. Read on for full details of the winners in each category, including Ádám Fischer, Diana Damrau, Víkingur Ólafsson, and Isata Kanneh-Mason.
Female Singers of the Year - Marlis Petersen & Elīna Garanča
Elīna Garanča (mezzo), Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, Karel Mark Chichon
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Marlis Petersen (soprano), Stephan Matthias Lademann (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Male Singer of the Year - Daniel Behle
Daniel Behle (tenor), L'Orfeo Barockorchester, Michi Gaigg
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Instrumentalists of the Year - Anne-Sophie Mutter, Dorothee Oberlinger, Elisabeth Leonskaja
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), The Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles, John Williams
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Dorothee Oberlinger (recorder), Elisabetta de Mircovich (soprano), Walter Vestidello (violoncello), Giancarlo Rado (lute)
I Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano)
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Conductor of the Year - Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
Gidon Kremer (violin), Kremerata Baltica, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Composer of the Year - Detlev Glanert
Maria Bengtsson, Stephen Bronk, Doris Soffel, Albert Pesendorfer, Nicole Haslett, Nikolai Schukoff, Christoph Pohl
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Donald Runnicles
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Newcomers of the Year - Benjamin Bernheim, Elsa Dreisig, Isata Kanneh-Mason, Annelien Van Wauwe
Benjamin Bernheim (tenor), PKF Prague Philharmonia, Emmanuel Villaume
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Elsa Dreisig (soprano), Jonathan Ware (piano)
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Holly Mathieson
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Annelien Van Wauwe (clarinet), Orchestre National de Lille, Alexandre Bloch
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Orchestra/Ensemble of the Year - Ensemble Resonanz
Ensemble Resonanz, Moses Sumney
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Solo Vocal Recital (Opera) - Nuria Rial
Nuria Rial (soprano), Johanna Rose (viola da gamba), Fahmi Alqhai, Javier Núñez (harpsichord), Accademia del Piacere
Available Format: CD
Solo Vocal Recital (Lied) - Diana Damrau
Diana Damrau (soprano), Helmut Deutsch (piano), Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Solo Instrumental Recital (Violin) - Thomas Zehetmair
Thomas Zehetmair (violin)
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Solo Instrumental Recital (Cello) - Daniel Müller-Schott
Daniel Müller-Schott (cello)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Solo Instrumental Recital (Piano) - Víkingur Ólafsson
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
Solo Instrumental Recital (Guitar) - Frank Bungarten
Concerto (Organ) - Cameron Carpenter
Cameron Carpenter (organ), Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Christoph Eschenbach
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Concerto (Piano) - Annika Treutler
Annika Treutler (piano)
Available Format: CD + Blu-ray Audio
Concerto (Trumpet) - Simon Höfele
Simon Höfele (trumpet), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Duncan Ward
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Concerto (Violin) - Mirijam Contzen
Mirijam Contzen (violin), WDR Sinfonieorchester, Reinhard Goebel
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Chamber Music (Duo) - Julian Riem & Raphaela Gromes
Raphaela Gromes (cello), Julian Riem (piano), with Wen-Sinn Yang (cello)
Available Format: CD
Chamber Music (Quartet) - Vision String Quartet
Vision String Quartet
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
The 'Klassik ohne Grenzen' Prizes (Classical Without Borders)
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Rachel Willis-Sørensen (soprano)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Ádám Fischer
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Sebastian Manz (clarinet), Sebastian Studnitzky (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Francesco Tristano (piano)
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Orchestral (18th-century music)
Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss, Simon Gaudenz
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC
Orchestral (19th-century music)
Danish Chamber Orchestra, Danish National Concert Choir, Ádám Fischer
Available Formats: 5 CDs, MP3, FLAC
Orchestral (20th/21st-century music)
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Christoph-Mathias Mueller
Available Format: SACD
Choral
Ensemble Wunderkammer
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Opera (up to and including 18th-century)
Jeanine De Bique (Rodelinda), Tim Mead (Bertarido), Benjamin Hulett (Grimoaldo), Avery Amereau (Eduige), Jakub Józef Orliński (Unulfo), Andrea Mastroni (Garibaldo), Aminata Diouaré (Flavio, the child)
Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm
Available Format: Blu-ray
Opera (19th-century)
Benjamin Bernheim (Faust), Véronique Gens (Marguerite), Andrew Foster-Williams (Méphistophélès), Jean-Sébastien Bou (Valentin), Juliette Mars (Siebel), Ingrid Perruche (Marthe), Anas Séguin (Wagner/Un mendiant)
Les Talens Lyriques, Flemish Radio Choir, Christophe Rousset
Available Formats: 3 CDs + Book, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Opera (20th/21st-century)
Sara Jakubiak (Helene), Brian Jagde (The Stranger), Josef Wagner (The Ruler), Okka von der Damerau (The Messenger), Derek Welton (The Doorman), Burkhard Ulrich (The Blind Judge), Gideon Poppe (The Young Man)
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Marc Albrecht, Christof Loy
Available Format: 2 DVD Videos
Sara Jakubiak (Helene), Brian Jagde (The Stranger), Josef Wagner (The Ruler), Okka von der Damerau (The Messenger), Derek Welton (The Doorman), Burkhard Ulrich (The Blind Judge), Gideon Poppe (The Young Man)
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Marc Albrecht, Christof Loy
Available Format: Blu-ray
World Premiere Recording
Outstanding Achievement in Editing
Dresdner Kammerchor, Hans-Christoph Rademann
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Innovative Audio Production
Best-seller
Igor Levit (piano)
Available Formats: 9 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
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