About the award

The OPUS KLASSIK is the most important award for classical music in Germany and is awarded by Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Klassischen Musik gemeinnützige GmbH A jury of eleven experts from the music and media industry selects the winners in 30 categories.

Applications for the OPUS KLASSIK 2025 can be submitted from 31 January to 31 March 2025. The jury will then nominate a shortlist from which the 2025 winners will be selected. The announcement will be made in summer 2025. The OPUS KLASSIK 2025 will be awarded on the weekend of 10-12 October 2024 in Berlin.

The OPUS KLASSIK jury 2025: Dr. Kerstin Schüssler-Bach (Composer Manager Boosey&Hawkes), Michael Becker (Dircetor Tonhalle Düsseldorf), Sven Schuhmann (Vice President Sony Classical Germany), Elmar Krekeler (Journalist), Tobias Feilen (Editorial Director Music and Theatre ZDF), Günter Hänssler (Hänssler Classics), Stephanie Haase (Director Classics Warner Music), Kleopatra Sofroniou (General Manager Classics Deutsche Grammophon), Julia Ströbel-Bänsch (Rhapsody in School), Timo Buckow (Programme Director Rheingau Musik Festival) and Raliza Nikolov (moderator).

You can find the detailed submission and evaluation guidelines for the OPUS KLASSIK 2025 here.