Brahms-Preis

Brahms-Preis
Awarded for	"Artists who have contributed outstanding work to the preservation of the artistic heritage of Johannes Brahms."
Sponsored by	Karl Uwe Böttcher
Location	Schleswig-Holstein
Country	Germany
Presented by	Brahms-Gesellschaft
Reward(s)	€10,000
First award	1988
Website	brahms-sh.de/brahmspreis/

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. ^[1] It rewards artists who have contributed mesmerizing work for the preservation of the artistic heritage of Johannes Brahms. ^[1]

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: Stephan Genz  [ de ], baritone
• 2000: Christian Tetzlaff, violinist
• 2001: Sabine Meyer, clarinetist
• 2002: Thomanerchor
• 2003: Manfred Sihle-Wissel  [ de ], 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: Matthias Janz  [ de ] and the Flensburger Bach-Chor
• 2014: Johannes Moser, cellist, and Benjamin Moser  [ de ], pianist
• 2015: Thomas Hengelbrock, conductor
• 2016: Christoph Eschenbach, pianist and conductor
• 2017: Herbert Blomstedt, conductor ^[2]
• 2018: Christiane Karg, soprano ^[3]
• 2019: Pieter Wispelwey, cellist, and Paolo Giacometti  [ nl ], pianist ^[4]
• 2020: Midori, violinist ^[5]
• 2023: Friederike Woebcken  [ de ] and the Madrigalchor Kiel ^{[6] [7] [8]}
• 2024: Kent Nagano, conductor ^{[9] [10]}
• 2025: Windsbacher Knabenchor ^[11]

References

1. "Brahms-Preis". Online-Ausgabe des Handbuchs der Kulturpreise (in German). 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
2. "Brahms-Preis für Dirigenten Herbert Blomstedt" (Press release) (in German). Heide, Germany: Brahms-Gesellschaft. dpa. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
3. "Sopranistin Christiane Karg bekommt Brahms-Preis 2018" (Press release) (in German). Flensburg: shz.de. dpa. 3 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
4. "'Brahms-Preis 2019' geht an Künstler aus den Niederlanden". Die Welt (Press release) (in German). Berlin. dpa. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
5. ""Brahms-Preis 2020" geht an japanische Geigerin Midori". neue musikzeitung (in German). Regensburg. dpa. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
6. "News – 10. Febr. 2023 – Brahms-Gesellschaft Schleswig-Holstein verleiht Brahms-Preis 2023". miz.org (in German). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
7. "Brahms-Preis der Brahms-Gesellschaft Schleswig-Holstein für Friederike Woebcken – neue musikzeitung". nmz (in German). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
8. "Aktuell Englisch". Madrigalchor Kiel (in German). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
9. "Preisträger 2024". Brahms-Gesellschaft Schleswig-Holstein e.V. (in German). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
10. "Brahms-Preisverleihung 2024 an Kent Nagano". Büsum an der Nordsee (in German). 16 April 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
11. "Windsbacher Knabenchor erhält Brahms-Preis". NDR.de (in German). 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.

External links

• Official website (in German)