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Germany's most

prestigious award

award for classical music.

for classical music.

News
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).

Die Shortlist ist veröffentlicht
03.06.2025
The Shortlist 2025 is published

For the second time, the OPUS KLASSIK jury is not only selecting the winners, but also nominating a shortlist.

An overview of the nominated artists and projects can be found here.

The winners of OPUS KLASSIK 2025 will be announced at the end of June.

Das OPUS KLASSIK Wochenende 2025
05.03.2025
The OPUS KLASSIK Weekend 2025

The OPUS KLASSIK weekend will take place on October 11 and 12 in Berlin, featuring the concert and the gala.

Ticket sales are expected to begin in July. Further details will follow here shortly.

Award winners 2025
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
Leia Zhu
Camille Saint-Saëns: Complete Concertos
Team Member Anna
07
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Young Talent of the Year
Aigul Akhmetshina
Aigul
Team Member Anna
22
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Tour of the Year
The World of Hans Zimmer – A New Dimension
Bestseller des Jahres (ermittelt durch die GfK)
Team Member Anna
Bestseller des Jahres (ermittelt durch die GfK)
Lang Lang
Saint-Saëns
Würdigung des Lebenswerkes einer Künstlerin / eines Künstlers
Team Member Anna
Würdigung des Lebenswerkes einer Künstlerin / eines Künstlers
Arvo Pärt
Filmmusik / Score des Jahres
Team Member Anna
Filmmusik / Score des Jahres
Daniel Blumberg
The Brutalist
Team Member Anna
22
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Tour of the Year
The World of Hans Zimmer – A New Dimension
Team Member Anna
28
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Prize for Promotion Young Talent (child and youth work)
Werkstatt ‘Zukunftstöne’, Ensemble Quillo
Team Member Anna
23
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Audiovisual Music Production of the Year
Alice Sara Ott
Field: Complete Nocturnes
Team Member Anna
05
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Composer of the Year
Jüri Reinvere
On the ship of Fools
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
24
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Video Clip of the Year
Eldbjørg Hemsing
Bach Partita Variation
Team Member Anna
05
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Composer of the Year
Jüri Reinvere
On the ship of Fools
Team Member Anna
07
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Young Talent of the Year
Yoav Levanon
Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Totentanz
Team Member Anna
21
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Innovative Concert of the Year
Liedstadt
Liedstadt Opening
Bestseller des Jahres (ermittelt durch die GfK)
Team Member Anna
Bestseller des Jahres (ermittelt durch die GfK)
Lang Lang
Würdigung des Lebenswerkes einer Künstlerin / eines Künstlers
Team Member Anna
Würdigung des Lebenswerkes einer Künstlerin / eines Künstlers
Arvo Pärt
Kammermusikeinspielung des Jahres
Team Member Anna
Kammermusikeinspielung des Jahres
Alexandre Tharaud
Team Member Anna
02
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Male Singer of the Year
Pene Pati
Nessun Dorma
Nessun Dorma
Team Member Anna
12
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Chamber Music Recording of the Year
Lucie Horsch, Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century
The Frans Brüggen Project
The Frans Brüggen Project
Team Member Anna
03
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Instrumentalist of the Year
Asya Fateyeva
Dancing Queen - Rameau meets ABBA
Dancing Queen - Rameau meets ABBA
Team Member Anna
15
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Classic without Limits
Alexandre Tharaud
Alexandre Tharaud & Friends - Four Hands
Alexandre Tharaud & Friends - Four Hands
Team Member Anna
Solistische Einspielung Instrument des Jahres
Philipp Schupelius
Driven: Vivaldi | Rachmaninov
Team Member Anna
Audiovisuelle Musikproduktion des Jahres
Astrid Bscher
Ich leb' allein in meinem Himmel - Der Sänger Günther Groissböck
Team Member Anna
Filmmusik / Score des Jahres
Daniel Blumberg
The Brutalist
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
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).

Die Shortlist ist veröffentlicht
03.06.2025
The Shortlist 2025 is published

For the second time, the OPUS KLASSIK jury is not only selecting the winners, but also nominating a shortlist.

An overview of the nominated artists and projects can be found here.

The winners of OPUS KLASSIK 2025 will be announced at the end of June.

For the second time, the OPUS KLASSIK jury is not only selecting the winners, but also nominating a shortlist.

An overview of the nominated artists and projects can be found here.

The winners of OPUS KLASSIK 2025 will be announced at the end of June.

Das OPUS KLASSIK Wochenende 2025
05.03.2025
The OPUS KLASSIK Weekend 2025

The OPUS KLASSIK weekend will take place on October 11 and 12 in Berlin, featuring the concert and the gala.

Ticket sales are expected to begin in July. Further details will follow here shortly.

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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