Awards,
Opus Klassik Awards 2024
Read on for full details of the winners in each category, including Anna Prohaska, Isabelle Faust, Reginald Mobley and Klaus Mäkelä.
Female Singer of the Year - Anna Prohaska
Anna Prohaska (soprano), Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Camerata Bern
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Male Singer of the Year - Konstantin Krimmel
Konstantin Krimmel (baritone), Daniel Heide (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Instrumentalists of the Year - Gautier Capuçon, Isabelle Faust, Lang Lang
Gautier Capuçon (cello), Jérôme Ducros (piano/harpsichord), Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Maîtrise de Radio France, Lionel Bringuier
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Isabelle Faust (violin), Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Lang Lang (piano), Gina Alice (piano), Gewandhausorchester, Andris Nelsons
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
Conductor of the Year - Klaus Mäkelä
Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Composer of the Year - Liza Lim
Emily Hindrichs (soprano), WDR Sinfonieorchester, Cristian Măcelaru
Available Format: CD
Young Talent of the Year - María Dueñas, Valerie Eickhoff, Bruce Liu, Anastasia Kobekina
María Dueñas (violin), Wiener Symphoniker, Manfred Honeck
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Valerie Eickhoff (mezzo), Eric Schneider (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Bruce Liu (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Anastasia Kobekina (cello), Basel Chamber Orchestra
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Orchestra of the Year - Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Paavo Järvi
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Ensemble of the Year - Berlin Barock Solisten
Berlin Barock Solisten, Reinhard Goebel
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC
Solo Vocal - Michael Spyres, Charles Castronovo
Michael Spyres (baritenor), Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Charles Castronovo (tenor), Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Ivan Repušić
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Solo Instrumental - Bertrand Chamayou, Anna Lapwood, Hilary Hahn
Bertrand Chamayou (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Anna Lapwood (organ)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Hilary Hahn (violin)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Concerto - Franziska Fleischanderl, Nemanja Radulović, Avi Avital
Franziska Fleischanderl (salterio), Il Dolce Conforto, Antonio Vivaldi
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Nemanja Radulović (violin), Double Sens
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Avi Avital (mandolin), Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Chamber Music - Shirley Brill & Jonathan Aner, Sol Gabetta & Bertrand Chamayou, Signum Quartett
Shirley Brill (clarinet), Jonathan Aner (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Sol Gabetta (cello), Bertrand Chamayou (piano)
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Signum Quartett
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Classical Without Borders - Reginald Mobley, Efrat Alony
Reginald Mobley (countertenor), Baptiste Trotignon (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
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Symphonic Recording - Kammerakademie Potsdam/Antonello Manacorda, Wiener Philharmoniker/Christian Thielemann
Kammerakademie Potsdam, Antonello Manacorda
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann
Available Formats: 11 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Choral - Gächinger Kantorei/Hans-Christoph Rademann
Gächinger Kantorei, Hans-Christoph Rademann
Available Format: 2 CDs
Opera - Ensemble 1700/Dorothee Oberlinger, London Philharmonic Orchestra/Paul Daniel
Rupert Charlesworth (tenor), Filippo Mineccia (countertenor), Roberta Mameli (soprano), Benedetta Mazzucato (mezzo), Maria Ladurner (soprano), Niccolo Porcedda (baritone), Dana Marbach (soprano), João Fernandes (bass)
Ensemble 1700, Dorothee Oberlinger
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Anne-Catherine Gillet (Zanetta), Virginie Verrez (Le Prince Raphael), Antoinette Dennefeld (Régina), Josh Lovell (Le Prince Casimir)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera Rara Chorus, Paul Daniel
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
World Premiere Recording - Eugen Engel: Grete Mind
Raffaela Lintl (Grete Minde), Marko Pantelic (Gerdt Minde), Kristi Anna Isene (Trud Minde)
Opernchor Des Theaters Magdeburg, Magdeburgische Philharmonie, Anna Skryleva
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC
Video-Clip of the Year - Marcin 'Carmen Habanera on One Guitar'
Editorial Achievement - Rainer Maillard
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg
Available Format: 17 CDs
Innovative Listening Experience - Werner Dabringhaus
Trio Parnassus, Madeleine Przybyl (viola)
Available Format: SACD
Film Music Album - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper, London Symphony Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper, London Symphony Orchestra
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
New Classical - Alexandra Stréliski
Alexandra Stréliski (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Bestseller
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
