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Lang Lang und Hayato Sumino beim OPUS KLASSIK Wochenende
28.07.2025
Lang Lang and Hayato Sumino at the OPUS KLASSIK Weekend

Lang Lang, Emily D'Angelo, Lucienne Renaudin Vary, Louis Philippson and Leia Zhu are the first artists confirmed to perform at the OPUS KLASSIK Gala. Danae Dörken & Pascal Schumacher and Hayato Sumino have been confirmed for the OPUS KLASSIK concert on 11 October.

Ticket links and information can be found here.

And the winners are…
25.06.2025
And the winners are…

The wait is finally over and the winners of OPUS KLASSIK 2025 have been announced.

An overviewof all award-winning artists and projects can be found here.

Beginn Ticketverkauf OPUS KLASSIK Wochenende
25.06.2025
Ticket sales OPUS KLASSIK Weekend starts

The OPUS KLASSIK weekend with special concerts and award ceremonies will take place from 11 to 12 October 2025 in Berlin. The participants and the programme will be announced in the coming weeks. Ticket links and all information can be found here.

Award winners 2025
Team Member Anna
10
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Solo Recording Instrument of the Year
Fazil Say
Oiseaux tristes
Team Member Anna
26
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Film Music / Score of the Year
Daniel Blumberg
The Brutalist
Team Member Anna
01
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Female Singer of the Year
Emily D'Angelo
Freezing
Team Member Anna
07
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Young Talent of the Year
Timothy Ridout
Telemann / Bach / Britten / Shaw
Sonderpreis Kuratorische Leistung
Team Member Anna
Sonderpreis Kuratorische Leistung
Kirill Gerstein
Music in Time of War – Debussy/Komitas
Bestseller des Jahres (ermittelt durch die GfK)
Team Member Anna
Bestseller des Jahres (ermittelt durch die GfK)
Lang Lang
Saint-Saëns
Filmmusik / Score des Jahres
Team Member Anna
Filmmusik / Score des Jahres
Daniel Blumberg
The Brutalist
Team Member Anna
20
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World Premiere Recording of the Year
Oliver Triendl, Christiane Silber, Konstanze von Gutzeit, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Maria Herz: Piano Concerto, Cello Concerto, Orchestral Works
Team Member Anna
18
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Choral Recording of the Year
Paul van Nevel, Huelgas Ensemble
Max Reger: Melancholy (Vocal Works)
Team Member Anna
16
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Classic without Limits LIVE
Abel Selaocoe, Manchester Collective
Hymns of Bantu
Team Member Anna
10
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Solo Recording Instrument of the Year
Fazil Say
Oiseaux tristes
Team Member Anna
Preis für Nachwuchsförderung (Kinder- und Jugendarbeit)
Werkstatt ‘Zukunftstöne’, Ensemble Quillo
Team Member Anna
Innovationspreis für Nachhaltigkeit
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
FLOW -Tage der Nachhaltigkeit
Team Member Anna
Neue Klassik / Neoklassik
Pascal Schumacher, Danae Dörken
Glass Two
Shortlist 2025
Team Member Anna
17
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Symphonic Recording of the Year
Philipp von Steinaecker, Mahler Academy Orchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 9 on Period Instruments
Team Member Anna
21
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Innovative Concert of the Year
Liedstadt
Liedstadt Opening
Team Member Anna
14
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Orchestra/Ensemble Live-Performance of the Year
Aurora Orchestra
Aurora Orchestra & Abel Selaocoe in der Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
Team Member Anna
22
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Tour of the Year
Mikis Takeover! Ensemble & Samy Deluxe
Kammermusikeinspielung des Jahres
Team Member Anna
Kammermusikeinspielung des Jahres
Alexandre Tharaud
Solistische Einspielung Instrument des Jahres
Team Member Anna
Solistische Einspielung Instrument des Jahres
Philipp Schupelius
Audiovisuelle Musikproduktion des Jahres
Team Member Anna
Audiovisuelle Musikproduktion des Jahres
Astrid Bscher
Team Member Anna
01
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Female Singer of the Year
Fatma Said
Lieder
Lieder
Team Member Anna
27
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New Classic / Neoclassic
Florian Christl
Donau
Donau
Team Member Anna
27
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New Classic / Neoclassic
Kaan Bulak, Simon Höfele
No Clouds in Haraz
No Clouds in Haraz
Team Member Anna
20
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World Premiere Recording of the Year
Jess Gillam, Karl Jenkins, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Stravaganza
Stravaganza
Team Member Anna
Innovationspreis für Nachhaltigkeit
Elchinger Musiktage e.V.
Elchinger Musiktage
Team Member Anna
Innovationspreis für Nachhaltigkeit
Die Nixen
Oceankids
Team Member Anna
Preis für Nachwuchsförderung (Kinder- und Jugendarbeit)
Junges Ensemble Musiktheater Hamburg
The OPUS KLASSIK 
Weekend
OPUS KLASSIK Concert  

11th October 2025, 7:30 p.m.
St. Elisabeth-Kirche Berlin

OPUS KLASSIK Gala

12th October 2025, 3:45 p.m.
Konzerthaus Berlin

News
Lang Lang und Hayato Sumino beim OPUS KLASSIK Wochenende
28.07.2025
Lang Lang and Hayato Sumino at the OPUS KLASSIK Weekend

Lang Lang, Emily D'Angelo, Lucienne Renaudin Vary, Louis Philippson and Leia Zhu are the first artists confirmed to perform at the OPUS KLASSIK Gala. Danae Dörken & Pascal Schumacher and Hayato Sumino have been confirmed for the OPUS KLASSIK concert on 11 October.

Ticket links and information can be found here.

And the winners are…
25.06.2025
And the winners are…

The wait is finally over and the winners of OPUS KLASSIK 2025 have been announced.

An overviewof all award-winning artists and projects can be found here.

Beginn Ticketverkauf OPUS KLASSIK Wochenende
25.06.2025
Ticket sales OPUS KLASSIK Weekend starts

The OPUS KLASSIK weekend with special concerts and award ceremonies will take place from 11 to 12 October 2025 in Berlin. The participants and the programme will be announced in the coming weeks. Ticket links and all information can be found here.

OPUS KLASSIK Weekend
OPUS KLASSIK Concert
11th October 2025
OPUS KLASSIK Gala
12th October 2025
ALLE PREISTRÄGER*INNEN
Shortlist 2025

Submissions

Submissions

Projects, albums, and artists can be submitted for OPUS KLASSIK 2026 from January 31 to March 31, 2026.

To give classical music

To give classical music more

more attention and

attention and visibility.

visibility.

Award winners 2025
Award winners 2025

About the award

About the award

OPUS KLASSIK honors outstanding projects and artists who inspire, captivate, and set new standards in classical music. With 30 award categories, it reflects the rich diversity of today’s classical music scene.

Review: OPUS KLASSIK
Weekend 2025
11. und 12. Oktober 2025

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