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Germany's most prestigious

Germany's most

prestigious award

award for classical music.

for classical music.

News
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.

Join the team
10.06.2025
Join the team

The OPUS KLASSIK is looking for support with a working student position for this summer - we look forward to receiving your applications and a new team member soon!

You can find the job advertisement here (German required).

Award winners 2025
Team Member Anna
12
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Chamber Music Recording of the Year
Augustin Hadelich, Orion Weiss
American Road Trip
Team Member Anna
21
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Innovative Concert of the Year
Julien Chauvin, Le Concert de la Loge
Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni & La Follia
Team Member Anna
19
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Opera Recording of the Year
Sophie Gordeladze, Marcus Bosch, Cappella Aquileia
Giuseppe Verdi: GIOVANNA D’ARCO
Team Member Anna
03
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Instrumentalist of the Year
Antje Weithaas
Pēteris Vasks, Violin Concerto No. 2
Sonderpreis Kuratorische Leistung
Team Member Anna
Sonderpreis Kuratorische Leistung
Kirill Gerstein
Music in Time of War – Debussy/Komitas
Filmmusik / Score des Jahres
Team Member Anna
Filmmusik / Score des Jahres
Daniel Blumberg
The Brutalist
Preis für Nachwuchsförderung (Kinder- und Jugendarbeit)
Team Member Anna
Preis für Nachwuchsförderung (Kinder- und Jugendarbeit)
Werkstatt ‘Zukunftstöne’, Ensemble Quillo
Team Member Anna
03
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Instrumentalist of the Year
Seong-Jin Cho
Ravel - The Complete Solo Piano Works
Team Member Anna
04
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Conductor of the Year
Joana Mallwitz
The Kurt Weill Album
Team Member Anna
14
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Orchestra/Ensemble Live-Performance of the Year
Tenebrae Choir
Georg Friedrich Händel: Oratorium "Messias" HWV 56
Team Member Anna
07
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Young Talent of the Year
Leia Zhu
Camille Saint-Saëns: Complete Concertos
Team Member Anna
Innovationspreis für Nachhaltigkeit
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
FLOW -Tage der Nachhaltigkeit
Team Member Anna
Neue Klassik / Neoklassik
Pascal Schumacher, Danae Dörken
Glass Two
Team Member Anna
Innovatives Hörerlebnis des Jahres
David Chalmin
Sonic Wires
Shortlist 2025
Team Member Anna
12
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Chamber Music Recording of the Year
Alexandre Tharaud
Alexandre Tharaud & Friends - Four Hands
Team Member Anna
21
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Innovative Concert of the Year
Stegreif e.V.
Freebruckner
Team Member Anna
03
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Instrumentalist of the Year
Kirill Gerstein
Music in Time of War
Team Member Anna
11
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Concert Recording of the Year
Baiba Skride, Andris Nelsons, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Shostakovich Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
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
27
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New Classic / Neoclassic
Kaan Bulak, Simon Höfele
No Clouds in Haraz
No Clouds in Haraz
Team Member Anna
05
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Composer of the Year
Joe Hisaishi
Joe Hisaishi in Vienna
Joe Hisaishi in Vienna
Team Member Anna
21
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Innovative Concert of the Year
Liedstadt
Liedstadt Opening
Liedstadt Opening
Team Member Anna
07
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Young Talent of the Year
Louis Philippson
Exposition
Exposition
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
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.

Join the team
10.06.2025
Join the team

The OPUS KLASSIK is looking for support with a working student position for this summer - we look forward to receiving your applications and a new team member soon!

You can find the job advertisement here (German required).

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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