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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
04
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Conductor of the Year
Joana Mallwitz
The Kurt Weill Album
Team Member Anna
22
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Tour of the Year
The World of Hans Zimmer – A New Dimension
Team Member Anna
09
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Solo Recording Singing of the Year
Golda Schultz
Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy!
Team Member Anna
07
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Young Talent of the Year
Hayato Sumino
Human Universe
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
22
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Tour of the Year
The World of Hans Zimmer – A New Dimension
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
03
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Instrumentalist of the Year
Antje Weithaas
Pēteris Vasks, Violin Concerto No. 2
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
21
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Innovative Concert of the Year
Hanni Liang, Maya Dunietz
Broken Two. A Symphony
Team Member Anna
01
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Female Singer of the Year
Golda Schultz
Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy!
Team Member Anna
03
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Instrumentalist of the Year
Asya Fateyeva
Dancing Queen - Rameau meets ABBA
Team Member Anna
16
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Classic without Limits LIVE
Samy Deluxe, Mikis Takeover! Ensemble
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
07
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Young Talent of the Year
Yoav Levanon
Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Totentanz
Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Totentanz
Team Member Anna
23
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Audiovisual Music Production of the Year
Asmik Grigorian, Valentin Uryupin, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
Tchaikovsky: The Enchantress
Tchaikovsky: The Enchantress
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
04
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Conductor of the Year
Paavo Järvi
Haydn: London Symphonies No. 94&99 / 95&98
Haydn: London Symphonies No. 94&99 / 95&98
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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