Congratulations to the winners of the Opus Klassik Awards

7/9/2018

HarrisonParrott congratulates the winners of the Inaugural Opus Klassik Awards. The Opus Klassik Award is the new award for classical music in Germany (succeeding the former ECHO-Klassik) and the winning discs are selected by a jury of Germany recording industry experts. The ceremony takes place on Sunday 14 October at Konzerthaus Berlin and will be broadcast nationwide on ZDF TV at 22.15 (CET).

For more information and tickets to the ceremony, visit www.opusklassik.de

Symphonic recording of the year (music 19^th century)
PAAVO JÄRVI, DEUTSCHE KAMMERPHILHARMONIE BREMEN
“Brahms Volume1: Symphony no. 2, Tragic overture, Academic festival overture” (RCA Red Seal / Sony)
N.B. The Volume 2 of the Brahms cycle will be released on Sony’s RCA Red Seal label on 4 October.

Concert recording of the year (music 20^th / 21^st century ) — violin
LISA BATIASHVILI, YANNICK NÉZET-SÉGUIN, CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF EUROPE
“Visions of Prokofiev” (Deutsche Grammophon / Universal)

Symphonic recording of the year (music 20^th / 21^st century)
JENNIFER JOHNSON CANO, JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET, BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, MARIN ALSOP (NAXOS)
“Amber: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 ”

Singer of the year
JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ
“Mozart” (Sony Classical / Sony Music)
Juan Diego Flórez, Orchestra La Scintilla, Riccardo Minasi

Chamber Music Recording of the Year (Music 19^th century)
TABEA ZIMMERMANN, JÖRG WIDMANN, DÉNES VÁRJON
“Once upon a time … One upon a time … storytelling | Fairy Tales by Robert Schumann and Jörg Widmann “(myrios classics)

Solo Recording / Vocals of the Year (Oratorios / Concert / Song)
BARBARA HANNIGAN, LUDWIG ORCHESTRA
“Crazy Girl Crazy” (Alpha Classics / Outhere)