Germany’s OPUS KLASSIK Awards Names 2024 Winners

Opus Klassik Trophäe   Foto:  Markus Nass

This year’s winners include Lang Lang, Anna Prohaska, Gautier Capuçon, Anastasia Kobekina, Klaus Mäkelä, and more

Germany’s foremost classical music prize, the OPUS KLASSIK Awards, has named its prizewinners in anticipation of the awards ceremony in October 2024 in Berlin.

Previously named the Echo Klassik Awards, the OPUS KLASSIK Awards have been running since 1994 and recognize excellence at the highest level in classical music.

Among the string players who received awards, include cellists Gautier Capuçon and Anastasia Kobekina; violinists Hilary Hahn and Isabelle Faust; plus VC Artist María Dueñas, who won the Young Talent of the Year award for her debut album, “Beethoven and Beyond.”

The full list of winners is as follows:

Female Singer of the Year - Anna Prohaska

Male Singer of the Year - Konstantin Krimmel

Instrumentalists of the Year - Gautier Capuçon, Isabelle Faust, Lang Lang

Conductor of the Year - Klaus Mäkelä

Composer of the Year - Liza Lim

Young Talent of the Year - María Dueñas, Valerie Eickhoff, Bruce Liu, Anastasia Kobekina

Orchestra of the Year - Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

Ensemble of the Year - Berliner Barock Solisten

Solo Vocal - Michael Spyres, Charles Castronovo

Solo Instrumental - Bertrand Chamayou, Anna Lapwood, Hilary Hahn

Concerto - Franziska Fleischanderl; Nemanja Radulović, Double Sens; Avi Avital, Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico;

Chamber Music - Shirley Brill & Jonathan Aner; Bertrand Chamayou & Sol Gabetta; Signum Quartett

Classical Without Borders - Reginald Mobley, Efrat Alony

Orchestral - Antonello Manacorda, Kammerakademie Potsdam; Christian Thielemann, Wiener Philharmoniker

Choral - Hans-Christoph Rademann, Gaechinger Cantorey

Opera - Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700; Paul Daniel, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Anne-Catherine Gillet

World Premiere Recording - Anna Skryleva, Magdeburgische Philharmonie, Raffaela Lintl

Innovative Concert - Konzerthaus Berlin

Audiovisual Music Production - Kyra Steckeweh / Tim van Beveren

Video Clip - Marcin

Editorial Achievement - Rainer Maillard

Innovative Listening Experience - Werner Dabringhaus

Film Music/Score - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper, London Symphony Orchestra

New Classical/Neo Classical - Alexandra Stréliski

Promotion of Young Talent - Hanke Brothers

Bestseller - Víkingur Ólafsson

Innovation Award for Sustainability - Tonhalle Düsseldorf

The awards gala will be presented in the Konzerthaus Berlin on October 13, 2024. The event will include performances from award winners alongside the Konzerthausorchester Berlin and conductor Kevin John Edusai.

The awards gala will be presented in the Konzerthaus Berlin on October 13, 2024. The event will include performances from award winners alongside the Konzerthausorchester Berlin and conductor Kevin John Edusai.