ECHO KLASSIK 2016 - Bundesverband Musikindustrie

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ECHO KLASSIK 2016: This Year's Winners Have Been Chosen
The ECHO KLASSIK awards will be handed out on 9 October 2016 at the Konzerthaus
Berlin. The gala event will be hosted by Thomas Gottschalk.
Berlin, 20 July 2016 – Anna Netrebko, Philippe Jaroussky, Sol Gabetta, Pinchas Zukerman,
Holger Falk, Asya Fateyeva, Grigory Sokolov, Christiane Karg and Andrea Bocelli are only
a few of the winners of this year’s ECHO KLASSIK awards. The Deutsche Phono-Akademie,
which acts as the cultural institute of Germany's Federal Music Industry Association
(Bundesverband Musikindustrie, BVMI), also announced today that conductor Nikolaus
Harnoncourt, who died this past March, will be honoured posthumously for his most recent
Beethoven recording with the Concentus Musicus Wien. In the “Bestseller of the Year”
category, the tenor Jonas Kaufmann is a step ahead of the rest with his recording “Nessun
Dorma – The Puccini Album”. The ECHO KLASSIK comprises a total of 57 awards in 22
categories. For a list of all award winners, visit www.echoklassik.de.
The ECHO KLASSIK trophies will be handed out on Sunday, 9 October 2016 at a gala event at
the Konzerthaus in Berlin. Germany’s public TV channel ZDF will broadcast the ceremony that
same evening at 10 pm. After his successful outings in 2010 and 2011, popular German
personality Thomas Gottschalk will host the event for the third time. The announcement
naming the winners scheduled to perform together with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin will
be made shortly. Tickets for the event will go on sale in early September.
“Once again this year, the field of classical music is quite far-reaching and artistically diverse”,
noted BVMI Managing Director Dr. Florian Drücke. “And this broad spectrum is directly
reflected in the list of 2016 ECHO KLASSIK award winners. It contains a wide range of genres
and epochs, major ensembles and soloists, global stars and exciting up-and-comers, all of
whom have made impressive and long-lasting contributions to the culture of music. They’ve also
brought much joy to fans of classical music throughout the year. We are all looking forward to a
star-studded ceremony and many unforgettable moments at the Konzerthaus Berlin.”
ECHO KLASSIK – A Gathering of National and International Classical Music Stars
The ECHO KLASSIK is one of the most prestigious music awards in the world. In 2016, it will be
handed out for the 23rd time in a row. Each year, a virtual who's-who of the classical music
scene attends the glamorous ceremony. This year, the ECHO KLASSIK will be held on 9
October 2016 at the Konzerthaus in Berlin.
The German music-industry body known as the Deutsche Phono-Akademie, the cultural
institute of the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), has organised the ECHO KLASSIK
awards and honoured outstanding performances by national and international artists annually
since 1994. The winners are chosen by a jury consisting of prominent industry experts. The key
goals of the ECHO KLASSIK are to recognise extraordinary recordings but also to use the
prestigious award to foster young talent and bring the fascination and diversity of classical
music to a broader audience.
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An overview of ECHO KLASSIK 2016 award winners (in alphabetical order):
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Andrè Schuen
Andrea Bocelli
Andreas Staier |
Freiburger
Barockorchester
Anna Netrebko
Anna Vinnitskaya |
Kremerata Baltica
Antonio Pappano
Artemis Quartett
Asya Fateyeva
Audiomax
Aurelia Shimkus
Bassoon Consort
Frankfurt
Belcea Quartet
Berliner Philharmoniker
Berolina Ensemble
Bertrand Chamayou
Capella de la Torre
Chor der Sixtinischen
Kapelle |
Massimo Palombella
Christiane Karg
Christophe Coin |
orchester le phénix
Das EducationProgramm des KlavierFestivals Ruhr
Edgar Moreau
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Flemish Radio Choir |
Brussels Philharmonic |
Hervé Niquet
François Leleux |
Münchener
Kammerorchester
German Brass
Grigory Sokolov
Hagen Quartett
Holger Falk
Idéale Audience |
Opéra national de
Paris/Mezzo |
Diana Damrau
Il Pomo d'Oro |
Riccardo Minasi |
Max Emanuel Cencic
Il Pomo d'Oro |
Riccardo Minasi |
Maxim Emylyanychev
Janine Jansen |
London Symphony
Orchestra |
Antonio Pappano
John Wilson Orchestra |
John Wilson
Jonas Kaufmann
Jordi Savall |
Le Concert des Nations
Khatia Buniatishvili
LGM Télévision |
Alexandre Tharaud
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Martin Fröst
MDG |
Christoph Schoener
Musicaphon |
Ingo Schmidt-Lucas
Nelson Freire
Nikolaus Harnoncourt |
Concentus Musicus Wien
Olga Peretyatko
Orchestre Symphonique
de Montréal |
Kent Nagano
Philippe Jaroussky
Pinchas Zukerman
Ralf Pleger
Rolf Lislevand
Salut Salon
Sebastien Daucé |
Ensemble
Correspondances
Sergey & Lusine
Khachatryan
Sol Gabetta
Stefan Temmingh
Teodor Currentzis |
MusicAeterna
Vilde Frang |
Frankfurt Radio
Symphony |
James Gaffigan
Yury Revich
ECHO KLASSIK 2016 at a glance
Date:
9 October 2016
Location:
Konzerthaus Berlin
Gendarmenmarkt, 10117 Berlin
Organiser:
Deutsche Phono-Akademie
Das Kulturinstitut des Bundesverbandes Musikindustrie e.V.
Reinhardtstraße 29, 10117 Berlin
www.musikindustrie.de
No. of guests
Roughly 1,000
Media partner
ZDF
TV broadcast
9 October 2016, 10 pm
Host
Thomas Gottschalk
Official Supporter
ŠKODA
Image material
High-res image material:
http://www.echoklassik.de/klassik-presse/
Information on the
ECHO KLASSIK
http://www.echoklassik.de/en/klassik-startseite/
https://www.facebook.com/ECHO.Klassik
https://twitter.com/ECHO_Musikpreis
https://www.youtube.com/user/echomusikpreis
https://www.instagram.com/echo_musikpreis/
#ECHOKLASSIK2016
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