This year’s award winners include a host of string players, who won prizes in categories including Instrumentalist of the Year, Young Talent of the Year and more
The winners of the 2025 Opus Klassik awards have been announced, which celebrate classical music achievement in Germany. This year’s awards featured numerous string players, who will receive their awards at the ceremonies held on 10-12 October 2025 in Berlin.
Violinist Antje Weithaas has been awarded Instrumentalist of the Year for her recording of Pēteris Vasks’ Violin Concerto no.2.
Young Talent of the Year awards went to violist Timothy Ridout for his recording of Telemann, Bach, Britten and Shaw, and violinist Leia Zhu, for her recording of the complete concertos of Camille Saint-Saëns.
Violinist Augustin Hadelich received the award for Chamber Music Recording of the Year along with pianist Orion Weiss, for their recording American Road Trip.
Cellist Abel Selaocoe and Manchester Collective receive the Classic without Limits LIVE award for Hymns of Bantu, while Innovative Concert of the Year awards went to Mozartfest Würzburg for Hell ist die Nacht and Julien Chauvin and Le Concert de la Loge for Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni & La Follia.
Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing was recognised for Video Clip of the Year, in the roller skating-themed video for Bach Partita Variation, arranged for violin, string quintet and piano by Tim Allhoff.
View the full list of prize winners here
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