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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 overview of 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
30
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Innovation Award for Sustainability
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
FLOW -Tage der Nachhaltigkeit
Team Member Anna
01
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Female Singer of the Year
Emily D'Angelo
Freezing
Team Member Anna
09
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Solo Recording Singing of the Year
Golda Schultz
Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy!
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
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
04
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Conductor of the Year
Joana Mallwitz
The Kurt Weill Album
Team Member Anna
05
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Composer of the Year
Jüri Reinvere
On the ship of Fools
Team Member Anna
25
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Innovative Listening Experience of the Year
David Chalmin
Sonic Wires
Team Member Anna
12
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Chamber Music Recording of the Year
Augustin Hadelich, Orion Weiss
American Road Trip
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
15
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Classic without Limits
Bryce Dessner
Solos
Team Member Anna
30
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Innovation Award for Sustainability
Elchinger Musiktage e.V.
Elchinger Musiktage
Team Member Anna
07
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Young Talent of the Year
Lionel Martin
Kabalewski: Cellokonzert Nr. 2 / Schostakowitsch: Sonate für Cello und Klavier / Tschaikowski: Rokoko-Variationen
Team Member Anna
27
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New Classic/ Neoclassic
Kaan Bulak, Simon Höfele
No Clouds in Haraz
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
10
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Solo Recording Instrument of the Year
Jan Lisiecki
Preludes
Preludes
Team Member Anna
07
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Young Talent of the Year
Isabel Schicketanz
Seelentrost
Seelentrost
Team Member Anna
07
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Young Talent of the Year
Louis Philippson
Exposition
Exposition
Team Member Anna
12
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Chamber Music Recording of the Year
Alexandre Tharaud
Alexandre Tharaud & Friends - Four Hands
Alexandre Tharaud & Friends - Four Hands
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 overview of 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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