Nemanja Radulović, Avi Avital, Avi Avital: Between Worlds, VOCES8, Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma & Karina Canellakis
OPUS KLASSIK 2026 Shortlist
Congratulations to the artists on our roster who were selected for the OPUS KLASSIK 2026 Shortlist! The list of nominees was created from over 680 submissions and the winners will be announced at the end of June. The OPUS KLASSIK is Germany’s most prestigious award for classical music and is presented by the Society for the Promotion of Classical Music (Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Klassischen Musik gemeinnützige GmbH). An independent jury of eleven experts from the music industry selects the winners in 30 categories.
Nemanja Radulovic
• Instrumentalist of the Year
• Solo Recording Instrument of the Year
Prokofiev
Avi Avital
• Live Performance of the Year Soloist
Istanbul Symphonic
• Classical Music Without Borders
Avi Avital, Between Worlds Song of the Birds
VOCES8
• Live Performance of the Year Ensemble/Orchestra
Twenty! 20 Songs from 20 Years
• Choral Recording of the Year
Paul Smith: Revolutions
• Chamber Music Recording of the Year
Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma
Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 1 / Op. 70, No. 1 ‘Ghost’ / Op. 11 ‘Gassenhauer’
• Tour of the Year
Karina Canellakis
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Karina Canellakis / Anne-Sophie Mutter