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2011 Echo Klassik Awards

Field	Value
name	2011 Echo Klassik Awards
date	October 2, 2011
venue	Konzerthaus Berlin
host	Thomas Gottschalk
network	ZDF
previous	2010
main	Echo Klassik
next	2012

The 2011 Echo Klassik Awards were held on October 2, 2011. It is the 19th edition of the annual Echo Klassik awards for classical music. The ceremony took place in the Konzerthaus Berlin and was broadcast on ZDF. It was hosted by Thomas Gottschalk.

Performances

Alison Balsom
ensemble amarcord/Leipziger Streichquartett
Khatia Buniatishvili
David Garrett
Philippe Jaroussky
Anna Prohaska
Erwin Schrott
Klaus Florian Vogt

Orchestra

Konzerthausorchester Berlin conducted by Vasily Petrenko

Winners

The winners of the 2011 Echo Klassik awards were:

Female Singer of the Year – Simone Kermes - Colori d'Amore
Male Singer of the Year – Thomas Hampson - Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Conductor of the Year – Andris Nelsons for Stravinsky
Instrumentalists of the Year
- Accordion - Teodoro Anzellotti
- Violin - Lisa Batiashvili
- Guitar - Frank Bungarten
- Cello - Truls Mørk
- Piano - Murray Perahia
Ensemble of the Year
- Modern Instruments – Hagen Quartet
- Historical Instruments – Hespèrion XXI
- Vocal Music – Huelgas Ensemble
Lifetime Achievement Award – Zubin Mehta
Newcomer awards
- Vocals Vittorio Grigolo
- Violin Ray Chen; Vilde Frang
- Cello Maximilian Hornung
- Clarinet Sebastian Manz
- Oboe Ramón Ortega Quero
- Piano Anna Vinnitskaya; Yuja Wang
- Conductor Robin Ticciati (BR-Chor/Bamberg Symphony/Alice Coote)
The Klassik-ohne-Grenzen Prizes – David Orlowsky/Singer Pur - Jeremiah; Spark - Downtown Illusions; Rolando Villazón Mexico!
Symphonic Recording of the Year
- 18th century - Charles Mackerras/Scottish Chamber Orchestra for Mozart Symphonies
- 19th century – David Zinman/Tonhalle Orchester Zürich/WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln for Mahler: Symphony No. 8
- 20th/21st century – Pierre Boulez/Wiener Philharmoniker for Song of the Night
Concerto Recording of the Year
- 18th century Sergio Azzolini/L'aura Soave Cremona - Vivaldi
- 19th century :**Organ - Stefan Bleicher/Douglas Boyd/Musikkollegium Winterthur - Rheinberger :**Cello - Sol Gabetta - Elgar :**Violin - Susanna Yoko Henkel/Duisburger Philharmoniker/Jonathan Darlington - Tchaikovsky
- 20th/21st century – Hilary Hahn for Higdon & Tchaikovsky
Opera Recording of the Year
- 17th/18th century – Fabio Biondi/Europa Galante - Vivaldi: Ercole sul Termondonte
- 19th century – Not awarded
- 20th/21st century – Stefan Blunier/Beethoven Orchester Bonn/Chor des Theaters Bonn - Eugen d'Albert: Der Golem.
- Operatic Arias & Duets – Bejun Mehta - Händel: Ombra Cara; René Pape/Staatskapelle Berlin: Wagner.
Choral Recording of the Year
- 16th/ 17th century – Christina Pluhar/L'Arpeggiata - Monteverdi:Vespro della Beate Virgine
- 18th/19th century – Christoph Spering/Das Neue Orchester/Chorus Musicus Köln - Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Elias
- 20th/21st century – Marcus Creed/SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart - Heitor Villa-Lobos: Chorwerke
**Chamber Music Recording of the Year **
- 17th/18th century - Hille Perl/Dorothee Mields/Lee Santana - Loves Alchymie
- 19th century - Artemis Quartet; Viktoria Mullova/Kristian Bezuidenhout
- 20th/21st century :**Mixed Ensemble - musikFabrik :**Strings - Quatuor Ebène :**Wind - Quintette Aquilon
Solo Recording of the Year
- 17th/18th century – Alexandre Tharaud - Scarlatti: Sonates
- 19th century - Piotr Anderszewski - Schumann
- 20th/21st century - Henrico Stewen (Marcel Punt) - Reger
Song Recording of the Year – Diana Damrau - Strauss: Poesie
Editorial Achievement of the Year – Ben van Oosten - Marcel Dupré: Orgelwerke
World Premiere Recording of the Year – Manfred Honeck/Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Braunfels: Jeanne D'Arc
The Classics for Children Award – Thomas Honickel/Christian Firmbach/Beethoven Orchester Bonn - Komm, wir fahren nach Amerika
Jury Awards for the Fostering of Young Talents – Not given
Music DVD Recording of the Year
- Opera - Cecilia Bartoli - Halévy: Clari
- Documentary - Peter Rosen - A Surprise in Texas - The Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition; Eric Schulz/rank Gerdes - [Carlos Kleiber - Traces To Nowhere
Surround Performance of the Year - Christian Zacharias/Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne - Mozart
Bestseller of the Year – Lang Lang Live in Vienna
Special Social Engagement Award – José Antonio Abreu

References

"ECHO Klassik Prizewinners 2011". ECHO.

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