Claudio Abbado
In 2004, Abbado returned to conduct the Berlin Philharmonic for the first time since his departure as chief conductor, for concerts of Mahler's Symphony No. 6 recorded live for commercial release. The resulting CD won Best Orchestral Recording and Record of the Year in "Gramophone" magazine's 2006 awards. The Orchestra Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic established the "Claudio Abbado Kompositionspreis" (Claudio Abbado Composition Prize) in his honour, which has since been awarded in 2006, 2010 and 2014.