2011 Echo Klassik Awards

The 2011 Echo Klassik Awards were held on October 2, 2011. It is the 19th edition of the annual Echo Klassik awards for classical music. The ceremony took place in the Konzerthaus Berlin and was broadcast on ZDF. It was hosted by Thomas Gottschalk.

Winners

The winners of the 2011 Echo Klassik awards were:

Female Singer of the Year Ã¢ÂÂ Simone Kermes - Colori d'Amore
Male Singer of the Year Ã¢ÂÂ Thomas Hampson - Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Conductor of the Year Ã¢ÂÂ Andris Nelsons for Stravinsky
Instrumentalists of the Year
Accordion - Teodoro Anzellotti
Violin - Lisa Batiashvili
Guitar - Frank Bungarten
Cello - Truls MÃÂ¸rk
Piano - Murray Perahia
Ensemble of the Year
Modern Instruments Ã¢ÂÂ Hagen Quartet
Historical Instruments Ã¢ÂÂ HespÃÂ¨rion XXI
Vocal Music Ã¢ÂÂ Huelgas Ensemble
Lifetime Achievement Award Ã¢ÂÂ Zubin Mehta
Newcomer awards
Vocals Vittorio Grigolo
Violin Ray Chen; Vilde Frang
Cello Maximilian Hornung
Clarinet Sebastian Manz
Oboe RamÃÂ³n Ortega Quero
Piano Anna Vinnitskaya; Yuja Wang
Conductor Robin Ticciati (BR-Chor/Bamberg Symphony/Alice Coote)
The Klassik-ohne-Grenzen Prizes Ã¢ÂÂ David Orlowsky/Singer Pur - Jeremiah; Spark - Downtown Illusions; Rolando VillazÃÂ³n Mexico!
Symphonic Recording of the Year
18th century - Charles Mackerras/Scottish Chamber Orchestra for Mozart Symphonies
19th century Ã¢ÂÂ David Zinman/Tonhalle Orchester ZÃÂ¼rich/WDR Rundfunkorchester KÃÂ¶ln for Mahler: Symphony No. 8
20th/21st century Ã¢ÂÂ Pierre Boulez/Wiener Philharmoniker for Song of the Night
Concerto Recording of the Year
18th century Sergio Azzolini/L'aura Soave Cremona - Vivaldi
19th century

**Organ - Stefan Bleicher/Douglas Boyd/Musikkollegium Winterthur - Rheinberger

**Violin - Susanna Yoko Henkel/Duisburger Philharmoniker/Jonathan Darlington - Tchaikovsky

20th/21st century Ã¢ÂÂ Hilary Hahn for Higdon & Tchaikovsky
Opera Recording of the Year
17th/18th century Ã¢ÂÂ Fabio Biondi/Europa Galante - Vivaldi: Ercole sul Termondonte
19th century Ã¢ÂÂ Not awarded
20th/21st century Ã¢ÂÂ Stefan Blunier/Beethoven Orchester Bonn/Chor des Theaters Bonn - Eugen d'Albert: Der Golem.
Operatic Arias & Duets Ã¢ÂÂ Bejun Mehta - HÃÂ¤ndel: Ombra Cara; RenÃÂ© Pape/Staatskapelle Berlin: Wagner.
Choral Recording of the Year
16th/ 17th century Ã¢ÂÂ Christina Pluhar/L'Arpeggiata - Monteverdi:Vespro della Beate Virgine
18th/19th century Ã¢ÂÂ Christoph Spering/Das Neue Orchester/Chorus Musicus KÃÂ¶ln - Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Elias
20th/21st century Ã¢ÂÂ Marcus Creed/SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart - Heitor Villa-Lobos: Chorwerke
Chamber Music Recording of the Year
17th/18th century - Hille Perl/Dorothee Mields/Lee Santana - Loves Alchymie
19th century - Artemis Quartet; Viktoria Mullova/Kristian Bezuidenhout
20th/21st century

**Mixed Ensemble - musikFabrik

**Strings - Quatuor EbÃÂ¨ne

**Wind - Quintette Aquilon

Solo Recording of the Year
17th/18th century Ã¢ÂÂ Alexandre Tharaud - Scarlatti: Sonates
19th century - Piotr Anderszewski - Schumann
20th/21st century - Henrico Stewen (Marcel Punt) - Reger
Song Recording of the Year Ã¢ÂÂ Diana Damrau - Strauss: Poesie
World Premiere Recording of the Year Ã¢ÂÂ Manfred Honeck/Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Braunfels: Jeanne D'Arc
The Classics for Children Award Ã¢ÂÂ Thomas Honickel/Christian Firmbach/Beethoven Orchester Bonn - Komm, wir fahren nach Amerika
Jury Awards for the Fostering of Young Talents Ã¢ÂÂ Not given
Music DVD Recording of the Year
Documentary - Peter Rosen - A Surprise in Texas - The Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition; Eric Schulz/[rank Gerdes - Carlos Kleiber - Traces To Nowhere
Surround Performance of the Year - Christian Zacharias/Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne - Mozart
Bestseller of the Year Ã¢ÂÂ Lang Lang Live in Vienna