Paavo Jarvi, conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, has been named conductor of the year by The German Phono Academy in Berlin for his recordings of Beethoven’s 2nd and 6th “Pastoral” symphonies.
Similarly, Lang Lang and Joyce DiDonato each won instrumentalist and singer of the year, respectively. Janine Jansen, Evgeny Kissin, and 6 others won concert recording of the year.
Additionally, the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra won best world recording of the year under the baton of Sir Charles Mackerras, who passed away this month.
The ECHO Klassik Awards will be presented in October at the philharmonic hall in Essen. For more information see the article on Billboard.
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