The results of Germany's premiere classical music awards (formerly the Echo Klassik Awards, but re-branded in 2018) have been announced in advance of the prize ceremony, which will take place at the Konzerthaus Berlin next month. Read on for full details of the winners in each category, including Ádám Fischer, Diana Damrau, Víkingur Ólafsson, and Isata Kanneh-Mason.
Female Singers of the Year - Marlis Petersen & Elīna Garanča
Elīna Garanča (mezzo), Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, Karel Mark Chichon
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Marlis Petersen (soprano), Stephan Matthias Lademann (piano)
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
Male Singer of the Year - Daniel Behle
Daniel Behle (tenor), L'Orfeo Barockorchester, Michi Gaigg
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Instrumentalists of the Year - Anne-Sophie Mutter, Dorothee Oberlinger, Elisabeth Leonskaja
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), The Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles, John Williams
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Dorothee Oberlinger (recorder), Elisabetta de Mircovich (soprano), Walter Vestidello (violoncello), Giancarlo Rado (lute)
I Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca
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Conductor of the Year - Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
Gidon Kremer (violin), Kremerata Baltica, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
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Composer of the Year - Detlev Glanert
Maria Bengtsson, Stephen Bronk, Doris Soffel, Albert Pesendorfer, Nicole Haslett, Nikolai Schukoff, Christoph Pohl
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Donald Runnicles
Available Formats: 2 CDs, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
Newcomers of the Year - Benjamin Bernheim, Elsa Dreisig, Isata Kanneh-Mason, Annelien Van Wauwe
Benjamin Bernheim (tenor), PKF Prague Philharmonia, Emmanuel Villaume
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
Elsa Dreisig (soprano), Jonathan Ware (piano)
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Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Holly Mathieson
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Annelien Van Wauwe (clarinet), Orchestre National de Lille, Alexandre Bloch
Available Formats: SACD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
Orchestra/Ensemble of the Year - Ensemble Resonanz
Ensemble Resonanz, Moses Sumney
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
Solo Vocal Recital (Opera) - Nuria Rial
Nuria Rial (soprano), Johanna Rose (viola da gamba), Fahmi Alqhai, Javier Núñez (harpsichord), Accademia del Piacere
Available Format: CD
Solo Vocal Recital (Lied) - Diana Damrau
Diana Damrau (soprano), Helmut Deutsch (piano), Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons
Available Formats: Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
Solo Instrumental Recital (Violin) - Thomas Zehetmair
Thomas Zehetmair (violin)
Available Formats: 2 CDs, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
Solo Instrumental Recital (Cello) - Daniel Müller-Schott
Daniel Müller-Schott (cello)
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
Solo Instrumental Recital (Piano) - Víkingur Ólafsson
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
Solo Instrumental Recital (Guitar) - Frank Bungarten
Frank Bungarten (guitar)
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Concerto (Organ) - Cameron Carpenter
Cameron Carpenter (organ), Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Christoph Eschenbach
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
Concerto (Piano) - Annika Treutler
Annika Treutler (piano)
Available Formats: CD + Blu-ray Audio, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
Concerto (Trumpet) - Simon Höfele
Simon Höfele (trumpet), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Duncan Ward
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
Concerto (Violin) - Mirijam Contzen
Mirijam Contzen (violin), WDR Sinfonieorchester, Reinhard Goebel
Available Formats: Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
Chamber Music (Duo) - Julian Riem & Raphaela Gromes
Raphaela Gromes (cello), Julian Riem (piano), with Wen-Sinn Yang (cello)
Available Format: CD
Chamber Music (Quartet) - Vision String Quartet
Vision String Quartet
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The 'Klassik ohne Grenzen' Prizes (Classical Without Borders)
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Rachel Willis-Sørensen (soprano)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Ádám Fischer
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
Sebastian Manz (clarinet), Sebastian Studnitzky (piano)
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Francesco Tristano (piano)
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Orchestral (18th-century music)
Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss, Simon Gaudenz
Available Formats: CD, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
Orchestral (19th-century music)
Danish Chamber Orchestra, Danish National Concert Choir, Ádám Fischer
Available Formats: Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
Orchestral (20th/21st-century music)
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Christoph-Mathias Mueller
Available Formats: SACD, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
Choral
Ensemble Wunderkammer
Available Formats: 2 CDs, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
Opera (up to and including 18th-century)
Opera (19th-century)
Benjamin Bernheim (Faust), Véronique Gens (Marguerite), Andrew Foster-Williams (Méphistophélès), Jean-Sébastien Bou (Valentin), Juliette Mars (Siebel), Ingrid Perruche (Marthe), Anas Séguin (Wagner/Un mendiant)
Les Talens Lyriques, Flemish Radio Choir, Christophe Rousset
Available Formats: Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
Opera (20th/21st-century)
Sara Jakubiak (Helene), Brian Jagde (The Stranger), Josef Wagner (The Ruler), Okka von der Damerau (The Messenger), Derek Welton (The Doorman), Burkhard Ulrich (The Blind Judge), Gideon Poppe (The Young Man)
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Marc Albrecht, Christof Loy
Available Format: 2 DVD Videos
Sara Jakubiak (Helene), Brian Jagde (The Stranger), Josef Wagner (The Ruler), Okka von der Damerau (The Messenger), Derek Welton (The Doorman), Burkhard Ulrich (The Blind Judge), Gideon Poppe (The Young Man)
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Marc Albrecht, Christof Loy
Available Format: Blu-ray
World Premiere Recording
Outstanding Achievement in Editing
Dresdner Kammerchor, Hans-Christoph Rademann
Available Formats: 2 CDs, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
Innovative Audio Production
Franz Ensemble
Available Formats: SACD, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
Best-seller
Igor Levit (piano)
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