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 current critic’s choice 4/2020 is here!
Today the German Record Critics’ Award publishes the fourth quarterly list for 2020.
The new longlist 4/2020 is here!
The German Record Critics’ Award presents the current longlist 4/2020.
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