Brahms-Preis

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::summary German music award ::

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name	Brahms-Preis
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awarded_for	"Artists who have contributed outstanding work to the preservation of the artistic heritage of Johannes Brahms."
sponsor	Karl Uwe Böttcher
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location	Schleswig-Holstein
country	Germany
presenter	Brahms-Gesellschaft
host
reward	€10,000
year	1988
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The Brahms-Preis (Brahms Prize) has been awarded by the Brahms Society of Schleswig-Holstein since 1988. The prize is furnished with 10,000 euros. It rewards artists who have contributed mesmerizing work for the preservation of the artistic heritage of Johannes Brahms.

Winners

• 1988: Leonard Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic
• 1990: Yehudi Menuhin, violinist and conductor
• 1993: Lisa Smirnova, pianist
• 1994: Philharmonie der Nationen (Philharmonic of the Nations)
• 1995: Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass-baritone
• 1996: Professors Renate and Kurt Hofmann, Brahms-Institut Lübeck
• 1997: Detlef Kraus, pianist
• 1998: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone
• 1999: , baritone
• 2000: Christian Tetzlaff, violinist
• 2001: Sabine Meyer, clarinetist
• 2002: Thomanerchor
• 2003: , sculptor
• 2004: Lars Vogt, pianist
• 2005: Dresdner Kreuzchor
• 2006: Musikhochschule Lübeck, Brahms-Institut
• 2007: Thomas Quasthoff, baritone
• 2008: Simone Young and the Hamburg Philharmonic
• 2009: Gerhard Oppitz, pianist
• 2011: Anne-Sophie Mutter, violinist
• 2012: Fauré Quartet, piano quartet
• 2013: and the Flensburger Bach-Chor
• 2014: Johannes Moser, cellist, and , pianist
• 2015: Thomas Hengelbrock, conductor
• 2016: Christoph Eschenbach, pianist and conductor
• 2017: Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
• 2018: Christiane Karg, soprano
• 2019: Pieter Wispelwey, cellist, and , pianist
• 2020: Midori, violinist
• 2023: and the Madrigalchor Kiel
• 2024: Kent Nagano, conductor
• 2025: Windsbacher Knabenchor

References

References

1. (2013). "Brahms-Preis".
2. (18 May 2017). "Brahms-Preis für Dirigenten Herbert Blomstedt". Brahms-Gesellschaft.
3. (3 November 2017). "Sopranistin Christiane Karg bekommt Brahms-Preis 2018". shz.de.
4. (29 November 2018). "'Brahms-Preis 2019' geht an Künstler aus den Niederlanden". [[Die Welt]].
5. (22 November 2019). ""Brahms-Preis 2020" geht an japanische Geigerin Midori". [[neue musikzeitung]].
6. (10 February 2023). "News – 10. Febr. 2023 – Brahms-Gesellschaft Schleswig-Holstein verleiht Brahms-Preis 2023".
7. "Brahms-Preis der Brahms-Gesellschaft Schleswig-Holstein für Friederike Woebcken – neue musikzeitung".
8. "Aktuell Englisch".
9. (8 July 2024). "Preisträger 2024".
10. (16 April 2024). "Brahms-Preisverleihung 2024 an Kent Nagano".
11. (11 April 2025). "Windsbacher Knabenchor erhält Brahms-Preis".

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