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
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Marlis Petersen (soprano), Stephan Matthias Lademann (piano)
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Male Singer of the Year - Daniel Behle
Daniel Behle (tenor), L'Orfeo Barockorchester, Michi Gaigg
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Instrumentalists of the Year - Anne-Sophie Mutter, Dorothee Oberlinger, Elisabeth Leonskaja
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), The Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles, John Williams
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Dorothee Oberlinger (recorder), Elisabetta de Mircovich (soprano), Walter Vestidello (violoncello), Giancarlo Rado (lute)
I Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca
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Conductor of the Year - Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
Gidon Kremer (violin), Kremerata Baltica, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
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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, Download & Streaming (up to 48 kHz, 24 bit)
Newcomers of the Year - Benjamin Bernheim, Elsa Dreisig, Isata Kanneh-Mason, Annelien Van Wauwe
Benjamin Bernheim (tenor), PKF Prague Philharmonia, Emmanuel Villaume
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Elsa Dreisig (soprano), Jonathan Ware (piano)
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Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Holly Mathieson
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Annelien Van Wauwe (clarinet), Orchestre National de Lille, Alexandre Bloch
Available formats: SACD, Download & Streaming (up to 96 kHz, 24 bit)
Orchestra/Ensemble of the Year - Ensemble Resonanz
Ensemble Resonanz, Moses Sumney
Available formats: CD, Download & Streaming (up to 48 kHz, 24 bit)
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
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Solo Instrumental Recital (Violin) - Thomas Zehetmair
Sei Solo
JS Bach: The Sonatas & Partitas for Violin Solo
Thomas Zehetmair (violin)
Available formats: 2 CDs, Download & Streaming (up to 96 kHz, 24 bit)
Solo Instrumental Recital (Cello) - Daniel Müller-Schott
Daniel Müller-Schott (cello)
Available formats: CD, Download & Streaming (up to 48 kHz, 24 bit)
Solo Instrumental Recital (Piano) - Víkingur Ólafsson
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Available formats: CD, Download & Streaming (up to 192 kHz, 24 bit)
Solo Instrumental Recital (Guitar) - Frank Bungarten
Frank Bungarten (guitar)
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Concerto (Organ) - Cameron Carpenter
Cameron Carpenter (organ), Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Christoph Eschenbach
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Concerto (Piano) - Annika Treutler
Annika Treutler (piano)
Available formats: CD + Blu-ray Audio, Download & Streaming (up to 96 kHz, 24 bit)
Concerto (Trumpet) - Simon Höfele
Simon Höfele (trumpet), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Duncan Ward
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Concerto (Violin) - Mirijam Contzen
Clement: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Beethoven's World
Mirijam Contzen (violin), WDR Sinfonieorchester, Reinhard Goebel
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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
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The 'Klassik ohne Grenzen' Prizes (Classical Without Borders)
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Rachel Willis-Sørensen (soprano)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Ádám Fischer
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Sebastian Manz (clarinet), Sebastian Studnitzky (piano)
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Francesco Tristano (piano)
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Orchestral (18th-century music)
Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss, Simon Gaudenz
Available formats: CD, Download & Streaming (up to 44.1 kHz, 16 bit)
Orchestral (19th-century music)
Danish Chamber Orchestra, Danish National Concert Choir, Ádám Fischer
Available formats: 5 CDs, Download & Streaming (up to 96 kHz, 24 bit)
Orchestral (20th/21st-century music)
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Christoph-Mathias Mueller
Available formats: SACD, Download & Streaming (up to 44.1 kHz, 16 bit)
Choral
JS Bach: St John Passion
Second Version (1725)
Ensemble Wunderkammer
Available formats: 2 CDs, Download & Streaming (up to 96 kHz, 24 bit)
Opera (up to and including 18th-century)
Opera (19th-century)
Gounod: Faust
1859 version
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, Download & Streaming (up to 44.1 kHz, 24 bit)
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, Download & Streaming (up to 48 kHz, 24 bit)
Innovative Audio Production
Franz Ensemble
Available formats: SACD, Download & Streaming (up to 44.1 kHz, 16 bit)
Best-seller
Igor Levit (piano)
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