# Echo Klassik

The Echo Klassik, often stylized as ECHO Klassik, was Germany's major classical music award in 22 categories. The award, presented by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie [de], was held annually, usually in October or September, separate from its parent award, the Echo Music Prize. The Echo Klassik was disestablished in 2018, and replaced by the Opus Klassik [de].

## Ceremonies

| # | Ceremony | Date | Female Singer of the Year | Male Singer of the Year | Conductor of the Year | Host(s) | Venue |
| 1 | 1994 Echo Klassik Awards | March 24, 1994 | Cecilia Bartoli La Cenerentola (G. Rossini), Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Riccardo Chailly | Ben Heppner Turandot (G. Puccini), Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Roberto Abbado | Simon Rattle Symphonie Nr. 7 (H.W. Henze), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | Senta Berger | Flora Köln |
| 2 | 1995 Echo Klassik Awards | March 30, 1995 | Anne Sofie von Otter Marienkantaten und Arien (G.F. Händel), Musica Antiqua Köln, Reihnard Goebel | Thomas Hampson Des Knaben Wunderhorn (G. Mahler), Geoffrey Parsons (Klavier) | John Eliot Gardiner 9 Symphonies (L. v. Beethoven), Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique | Senta Berger | Rathaus Hamburg |
| 3 | 1996 Echo Klassik Awards | September 15, 1996 | Montserrat Caballé Hijo de la luna | Peter Seiffert Festliches Konzert mit Peter Seiffert, Chor & Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Heinz Wallberg, Jiri Kout | Giuseppe Sinopoli 4 Symphonien (R. Schumann), Staatskapelle Dresden | Senta Berger and Gunther Emmerlich | Semperoper, Dresden |
| 4 | 1997 Echo Klassik Awards | September 14, 1997 | Cecilia Bartoli Chant D'Amour, Meldoies Francaises | Thomas Hampson Das Lied von der Erde (G. Mahler) | Bruno Weil Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (L. v. Beethoven) | Senta Berger und Jochen Kowalski | Prinzregententheater Munich |
| 5 | 1998 Echo Klassik Awards | October 25, 1998 | Waltraud Meier Sings Wagner, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Lorin Maazel | Thomas Quasthoff Mozart Arias, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Jörg Faerber | Ingo Metzmacher Sinfonie Nr. 9 (H. W. Henze), Berliner Philharmoniker | Senta Berger und Roger Willemsen | Laeiszhalle Hamburg |
| 6 | 1999 Echo Klassik Awards | October 24, 1999 | Edita Gruberova La Sonnambula (Vincenzo Bellini), Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Marcello Viotti | José Cura Samson & Dalila (Saint-Saens), London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Colin Davis | Lorin Maazel L'Histoire du Soldat (Stravinsky), Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks | Senta Berger und Roger Willemsen | Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar |
| 7 | 2000 Echo Klassik Awards | October 22, 2000 | Anne Sofie von Otter Bengt Forsberg (Klavier), Four Shakespeare Songs Op. 31, Desdemonas Song (E.W. Korngold) | Marcelo Álvarez Tomo y obligo (C. Gardel), N. Marconi (Bandoneon), F. Suarez-Paz (Violine), P. Ziegler (Klavier), M. Cardozo (Gitarre), H. Console (Bass), J. Calandrelli (Dirigent) | Daniel Barenboim | Senta Berger und Roger Willemsen | Schauspielhaus am Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin |
| 8 | 2001 Echo Klassik Awards | September 30, 2001 | Barbara Frittoli Don Giovanni (W.A. Mozart) | Ramón Vargas La Favorite | Günter Wand | Senta Berger und Roger Willemsen | Festspielhaus Baden-Baden |
| 9 | 2002 Echo Klassik Awards | October 13, 2002 | Angela Gheorghiu Casta Diva | Marcelo Álvarez French Arias | Claudio Abbado | Senta Berger | Alte Oper Frankfurt |
| 10 | 2003 Echo Klassik Awards | October 26, 2003 | Vesselina Kasarova Nuit Resplendissante, French Opera Arias | Salvatore Licitra E lucevan le stelle | Simon Rattle Symphony No. 5 (G. Mahler) | Senta Berger | Konzerthaus Dortmund |
| 12 | 2004 Echo Klassik Awards | October 24, 2004 | Anna Netrebko Opera Arias | Thomas Quasthoff Romantische Lieder, Schubert Lieder | – | Senta Berger | Gasteig, Munich |
| 13 | 2005 Echo Klassik Awards | October 16, 2005 | Anna Netrebko Sempre libera | Rolando Villazón Französische Opernarien (Gounod, Massenet) | Claudio Abbado Debussy, Mahler – "La mer", Symphony No. 2 | Senta Berger | Gasteig, Munich |
| 14 | 2006 Echo Klassik Awards | October 22, 2006 | Cecilia Bartoli G.F. Händel, A. Caldara: Opera Proibita | Bryn Terfel Simple Gifts | Daniel Barenboim L. v. Beethoven, W. A. Mozart: Das Ramallah Konzert | Maria Furtwängler | Gasteig, Munich |
| 15 | 2007 Echo Klassik Awards | October 21, 2007 | Elīna Garanča Aria Cantilena | Simon Keenlyside Tales Of Opera | Mariss Jansons Shostakovich: Symphonies | Maria Furtwängler | Gasteig, Munich |
| 16 | 2008 Echo Klassik Awards | October 19, 2008 | Cecilia Bartoli Maria | Philippe Jaroussky Carestini – The Story of a Castrato | Michael Gielen Schönberg, Arnold: Gurrelieder | Götz Alsmann and Natalia Wörner | Gasteig, Munich |
| 17 | 2009 Echo Klassik Awards | October 18, 2009 | Elīna Garanča Bel Canto | Christian Gerhaher Robert Schumann, Melancholie | Sylvain Cambreling Olivier Messiaen, Works for Orchestra | Götz Alsmann und Natalia Wörner | Semperoper, Dresden |
| 18 | 2010 Echo Klassik Awards | October 17, 2010 | Joyce DiDonato Colbran, The Muse | Jonas Kaufmann Sehnsucht | Paavo Järvi Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 & 6 "Pastoral" | Thomas Gottschalk | Saalbau Essen |
| 19 | 2011 Echo Klassik Awards | October 2, 2011 | Simone Kermes Colori d'Amore | Thomas Hampson Des Knaben Wunderhorn | Andris Nelsons Stravinsky: Firebird | Thomas Gottschalk | Saalbau Essen |
| 20 | 2012 Echo Klassik Awards | October 14, 2012 | Renée Fleming Poèmes | Klaus Florian Vogt Helden | Riccardo Chailly Beethoven Symphonies | Nina Eichinger and Rolando Villazón | Konzerthaus Berlin |
| 21 | 2013 Echo Klassik Awards | October 6, 2013 | Joyce DiDonato Drama Queens | Jonas Kaufmann Wagner | Esa-Pekka Salonen Lutosławski: The Symphonies | Nina Eichinger and Rolando Villazón | Konzerthaus Berlin |
| 22 | 2014 Echo Klassik Awards | October 26, 2014 | Anna Netrebko Verdi | Piotr Beczała Rigoletto | Yannick Nézet-Séguin Stravinsky & Stokowski | Nina Eichinger and Rolando Villazón | Gasteig, Munich |
| 23 | 2015 Echo Klassik Awards | October 18, 2015 | Joyce DiDonato Stella di Napoli | Jonas Kaufmann Du bist die Welt für mich | David Zinman Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde & Ferruccio Busoni: Berceuse élégiaque | Nina Eichinger and Rolando Villazón | Konzerthaus Berlin |
| 24 | 2016 Echo Klassik Awards | October 9, 2016 | Anna Netrebko Macbeth | Philippe Jaroussky Green: Mélodies françaises sur des poèmes de Verlaine | Antonio Pappano Verdi: Aida | Thomas Gottschalk | Konzerthaus Berlin |
| 25 | 2017 Echo Klassik Awards | October 29, 2017 | Joyce DiDonato In War & Peace | Matthias Goerne Mahler, Berio: Sinfonia/10 Frühe Lieder | Kent Nagano Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie | Thomas Gottschalk | Elbphilharmonie Hamburg |