In the association Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik (German Record Critics’ Award), music critics and journalists from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland have come together to award outstanding music and spoken word productions.
We strive for independent judgments, untouched by the interests of producers and the music industry. With currently 32 specialist juries we cover the entire, diverse spectrum of genres, from symphonic music to opera to harpsichord music and spoken word, from jazz to folklore and heavy metal to rock and hip-hop. We publish Quarterly Critic’s Choices honoring the best new releases and also present Annual Awards and Honorary Awards, as well as the »Nachtigall« (Nightingale).
News
The new long list 1/2021 is here!
The German Record Critics’ Award presents the current long list 1/2021.
Vivaldi Symposium with award ceremony
An exquisite little Vivaldi Symposium will take place in the afternoon of December 10th in Turin – in honor of Alberto Basso, who will receive the German Record Critics’ Award’s Honorary Award 2020 in this fitting setting.
Schedule
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23.01.2021
Staatsoper Unter den Linden, BerlinAwarding of the 2020 nightingale to Brigitte Fassbaender
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15.02.2021
Publication of the critic’s choice list 1/2021
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14.05.2021
Publication of the critic’s choice list 2/2021