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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
14
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Orchestra/Ensemble Live-Performance of the Year
Tenebrae Choir
Georg Friedrich Händel: Oratorium "Messias" HWV 56
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
08
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Orchestra/Ensemble of the Year
lautten compagney BERLIN
Dancing Queen - Rameau meets ABBA
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
03
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Instrumentalist of the Year
Lucienne Renaudin Vary
Winter Gardens (Jardins d'Hiver)
Team Member Anna
16
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Classic without Limits LIVE
Abel Selaocoe, Manchester Collective
Hymns of Bantu
Team Member Anna
23
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Audiovisual Music Production of the Year
Alice Sara Ott
Field: Complete Nocturnes
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
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
23
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Audiovisual Music Production of the Year
Alice Sara Ott
Field: Complete Nocturnes
Team Member Anna
16
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Classic without Limits LIVE
Daniel Hope & Friends
Irish Roots
Team Member Anna
13
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Solo Live-Performance of the Year
Víkingur Ólafsson, Yuja Wang
Zu Gast in der Philharmonie Berlin: Yuja Wang & Víkingur Ólafsson
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
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
28
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Prize for Promotion Young Talent (child and youth work)
Musaik – Grenzenlos musizieren e.V.
Team Member Anna
21
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Innovative Concert of the Year
Mozartfest Würzburg
Hell ist die Nacht
Hell ist die Nacht
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
07
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Young Talent of the Year
Timothy Ridout
Telemann / Bach / Britten / Shaw
Telemann / Bach / Britten / Shaw
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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