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Opus Klassik 2025: Star line-up in Berlin celebrates musical masterpieces!
The OPUS KLASSIK Prize will be awarded in Berlin on October 11th and 12th, 2025. Highlights include awards and gala events.
Opus Klassik 2025: Star line-up in Berlin celebrates musical masterpieces!
On June 26, 2025, the music world was shaken up by the announcement of this year's winners of the Opus Klassik Prize. Outstanding achievements in the classical music industry are honored in a total of 30 categories. Loud onlinemerker.com Among those honored are the soprano Emily D’Angelo, the trumpeter Lucienne Renaudin Vary, the pianist Hayato Sumino, the soprano Golda Schultz, the tenor Benjamin Bernheim and the baritone Pene Pati. In addition, Christian Thielemann's conducting was honored with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
A special highlight will be the award ceremony on October 12th in the Konzerthaus Berlin, which will be broadcast live on ZDF at 10:15 p.m. The gala will be moderated by Désirée Nosbusch and musically accompanied by the Konzerthausorchester Berlin under the direction of Anu Tali. Tickets are available from just 49 euros, and if you want to find out more, you can go to www.opusklassik.de inform.
The Vienna Philharmonic and their successes
It is particularly pleasing that the Vienna Philharmonic won the Opus Klassik Prize for the concert recording of the year, which was created under the direction of Christian Thielemann and in collaboration with the pianist Igor Levit. The award ceremony will be celebrated in style, and many a classical music lover will mark the dates in red on their calendar.
The award winners not only bring individual highlights, such as the award for Joana Mallwitz as Conductor of the Year or the honors for Louis Philippson and Antje Weithaas, but also embody an impressive range of talents. All together they show how diverse the classical music scene is.
The changes in dance
In contrast, the Staatsballett Berlin is already enjoying great anticipation with its premiere of “Gods and Dogs” on June 28, 2025. With choreographies by Jiří Kylián and Crystal Pite as well as musical accompaniment by Dirk Haubrich, who combines classical and electronic sounds, the piece promises to be a captivating experience.
Cultural reactions to current issues
However, the cultural landscape is not only determined by prices and premieres, but also by social developments. The Plauen-Zwickau Theater has decided to defend itself against the Zwickau city council's gender ban. The theater continues to use gender-appropriate language in its flyers and season brochures - a step that shows how deeply the debate about language and identity is already rooted in the art scene.
The Styrian Autumn 2025, which starts on September 18th in Graz with the theme “Never again peace”, also reflects the current global challenges and invites a critical discourse with exhibitions, performances, music and plays.
As exciting as the developments in the world of classical music are, what is happening in the culture as a whole remains just as complex. It remains to be seen how the individual fields will continue to be interconnected and whether new trends will appear on the horizon.