Brahms-Preis

The Brahms-Preis (Brahms Prize) has been awarded by the Brahms Society of Schleswig-Holstein since 1988. The prize is furnished with 10,000 euros.^[1] It rewards artists who have contributed mesmerizing work for the preservation of the artistic heritage of Johannes Brahms.^[1]

Brahms-Preis
Awarded for	"Artists who have contributed outstanding work to the preservation of the artistic heritage of Johannes Brahms."
Sponsored by	Karl Uwe Böttcher
Location	Schleswig-Holstein
Country	Germany
Presented by	Brahms-Gesellschaft
Reward(s)	€10,000
First award	1988
Website	brahms-sh.de/brahmspreis/

Winners

• 1988: Leonard Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic
• 1990: Yehudi Menuhin, violinist and conductor
• 1993: Lisa Smirnova, pianist
• 1994: Philharmonie der Nationen (Philharmonic of the Nations)
• 1995: Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass-baritone
• 1996: Professors Renate and Kurt Hofmann, Brahms-Institut Lübeck
• 1997: Detlef Kraus, pianist
• 1998: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone
• 1999: Stephan Genz [de], baritone
• 2000: Christian Tetzlaff, violinist
• 2001: Sabine Meyer, clarinetist
• 2002: Thomanerchor
• 2003: Manfred Sihle-Wissel [de], sculptor
• 2004: Lars Vogt, pianist
• 2005: Dresdner Kreuzchor
• 2006: Musikhochschule Lübeck, Brahms-Institut
• 2007: Thomas Quasthoff, baritone
• 2008: Simone Young and the Hamburg Philharmonic
• 2009: Gerhard Oppitz, pianist
• 2011: Anne-Sophie Mutter, violinist
• 2012: Fauré Quartet, piano quartet
• 2013: Matthias Janz [de] and the Flensburger Bach-Chor
• 2014: Johannes Moser, cellist, and Benjamin Moser [de], pianist
• 2015: Thomas Hengelbrock, conductor
• 2016: Christoph Eschenbach, pianist and conductor
• 2017: Herbert Blomstedt, conductor^[2]
• 2018: Christiane Karg, soprano^[3]
• 2019: Pieter Wispelwey, cellist, and Paolo Giacometti [nl], pianist^[4]
• 2020: Midori, violinist^[5]
• 2023: Friederike Woebcken [de] and the Madrigalchor Kiel^[6][7][8]
• 2024: Kent Nagano, conductor^[9][10]
• 2025: Windsbacher Knabenchor^[11]