Female Singer of the Year
Joyce DiDonato - Colbran, The Muse (Virgin Classics/EMI Music)
Male Singer of the Year
Jonas Kaufmann - Sehnsucht (Decca/Universal Music)
Instrumentalists of the Year
Siegbert Rampe, Cembalo - Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Klavierwerke (MDG - Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm)
Lang Lang, Piano - Tschaikowsky/Rachmaninoff: Klaviertrios (Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music)
Albrecht Mayer, Oboe - Bach-Werke für Oboe, Orchester und Chor (Decca/Universal Music)
Martin Schmeding, Organ - J. S. Bach: Goldberg-Variationen (Fassung für Orgel) (Cybele Records)
Tabea Zimmermann, Viola - M. Reger/J. S. Bach: Suiten für Viola (Myrios Classics)
Conductor of the Year:
Paavo Järvi - L. v. Beethoven: Sinfonien 2 & 6 ?Pastorale? (Sony Classical)
Orchestra of the Year:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Mariss Jansons - Anton Bruckner: Sinfonie 7 (BR-Klassik)
Ensembles of the Year:
Old Music:
Lautten Compagney / Wolfgang Katschner - Timeless ? Music by Merula and Glass (DHM/Sony Music)
Vocal Music:
Norddeutscher Figuralchor / Jörg Straube - Francis Poulenc: Weltliche Chorwerke (MDG - Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm)
Young Musicians of the Year:
Christiane Karg, Singer - Verwandlung ? Lieder eines Jahres (Berlin Classics)
Alice Sara Ott, Piano - Frédéric Chopin: Sämtliche Walzer (Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music)
Olga Scheps, Piano - Frédéric Chopin: Klavierwerke (RCA Red Seal/Sony Music)
Meta4 Violin Quartet - Joseph Haydn: Streichquartette op.55, 1-3 (hänssler CLASSIC)
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor - Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra: Maurice Ravel (EMI Classics)
Classics Without Borders
Fauré Quartett - Popsongs (Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music)
Selmer Saxharmonic / Milan Turkvić - Flying Saxophone Circus (MDG - Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm)
Christina Pluhar and L?Arpeggiata - Via Crucis (Virgin Classics/EMI)
Symphonic Recordings of the Year:
18th Century:
Cappella Coloniensis (conductor Bruno Weil) - Joseph Haydn: Londoner Sinfonien 93, 95, 96 (Ars Produktion)
19th Century:
Anima Eterna Brugge (conductor Jos van Immerseel) - Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Zig-Zag Territoires)
20th ? 21st Centuries:
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Rundfunkchor Berlin (Conductor Marek Janowski) - Hans Werner Henze: Sinfonie Nr. 9 (WERGO)
Concert Recordings of the Year:
18th Century:
Christian Zacharias, Piano - W.A. Mozart: Klavierkonzerte Vol. 5 (MDG - Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm)
Nils Mönkemeyer (viola) / Dresdner Kapellsolisten (Conductor Helmut Branny) - Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten (Sony Classical)
19th Century:
Peter Hörr, Cello - Jean-Louis Duport: Cellokonzerte 4 ? 6 (MDG - Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm)
Arabella Steinbacher, Violin - A. Dvorak/K. Szymanowski: Violinkonzert Op.53/Romanze/Violinkonzert Op.35 (PentaTone Classics)
20th and 21st Centuries:
Gautier Capuçon, Cello - Tschaikowsky/Prokofiev: Rokoko-Variationen, Sinfonia Concertante (Virgin Classics/EMI Music)
Janine Jansen, Violin - Beethoven & Britten: Violin Concertos (Decca/Universal Music)
Evgeny Kissin, Piano - Sergej Prokofiev: Klavierkonzerte 2 & 3 (EMI Classics)
Opera Recordings of the Year:
17th and 18th Centuries:
Juan-Diego Florez - Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice (Decca/Universal Music)
19th Century:
Philharmonie Festiva (Conductor Gerd Schaller) - Károly Goldmark: Merlin (Profil Edition Günter Hänssler)
20th and 21st Centuries:
Münchener Rundfunkorchester (Conductor Ulf Schirmer) - Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Des Simplicius Simplicissimus Jugend (BR-Klassik)
Arias and Duets:
Cecilia Bartoli - Sacrificium (Decca/Universal Music)
Vivica Genaux - Antonio Vivaldi: Opera Arias (Pyrotechnics - Virgin Classics/EMI Music)
Bryn Terfel - Bad Boys (Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music)
Choral Works of the Year:
16th and 17th Centuries:
Huelgas Ensemble (Conductor Paul van Nevel) - Michelangelo Rossi: La Poesia Cromatica (DHM/Sony Music)
18th and 19th Centuries:
Amarcord - Rastlose Liebe (Raumklang)
Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Arnold Schoenberg Choir / Concentus Musicus Wien - Joseph Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten (DHM/Sony Music)
20th and 21st Centuries:
Osvaldo Golijov - Osvaldo Golijov: Die Markus-Passion (Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music)
Mädchenchor Hannover / Camerata Vocale Hannover / Knabenchor Hannover / Kammerchor Hannover / Norddeutscher Figuralchor / Bachchor Hannover / Brahmschor Hannover / Junges Vokalensemble Hannover / Capella St. Crucis - Glaubenslieder ? Neue Kantaten zum Kirchenjahr (Rondeau Production)
Chamber Music Recordings of the Year:
17th and 18th Centuries:
Casal Quartett - Birth of the String Quartet (Solo Musica)
Wiener Klaviertrio - Joseph Haydn: Klaviertrios (MDG - Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm)
19th Century:
Ma?alot Quintet - Gioacchino Rossini: La Cenerentola/Tancredi arr. für Bläserquintett ? (MDG Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm)
Isabelle Faust / Alexander Melnikov - L. v. Beethoven: Sonaten für Violine & Klavier (harmonia mundi)
Belcea Quartet - Franz Schubert: Streichquintett/Streichquartette (EMI Classics)
20th and 21st Centuries:
Minguet Quartett - Peter Ruzicka: Sämtliche Werke für Streichquartett (Neos Music)
Solo Recordings of the Year:
17th and 18th Centuries:
Murray Perahia, Piano - J. S. Bach: Partitas 1, 5 & 6 (Sony Classical)
19th Century:
Mihaela Ursuleasa, Piano - Beethoven/Brahms/Ravel/Ginastera/Constantinescu: Klavierwerke (Berlin Classics)
20th and 21st Centuries:
Hardy Rittner, Piano - Arnold Schönberg: Sämtliche Klavierwerke (MDG ? Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm)
Song Recording of the Year:
Angelika Kirchschlager - Robert Schumann: Lieder (Sony Classical)
Editorial Achievement of the Year:
Leif Ove Andsnes - Mussorgsky: Pictures Reframed, Buch-Edition, (EMI Classics)
Year?s First-time Recording:
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Conductor Sir Charles Mackerras) Bohuslav Martinu, Drei Fragmente und Suite aus der Oper ?Juliette? (Supraphon)
Classics for Children:
Ute Kleeberg / Uwe Stoffel - Prinzessin Graues Mäuschen (Edition SEE-IGEL)
Surround Recording of the Year:
Karl Amadeus Hartmann und das Streichquartett (Cybele Records)
Music DVD Recording of the Year:
Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold - Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana (Conductor Zubin Mehta) (Unitel Classica/C Major)
Hél?ne Grimaud - A Russian Night (Deutsche Grammophon/Universal)
Bestseller of the Year:
David Garrett - Classic Romance (DEAG Classics)
The list of winners for life achievement and talent scouting has not been published yet. The Echo Classik awards ceremony will be held at the Essen Philharmonics building on October 17.
Source: Fidelio.hu
