The winners of the 2011 Echo Classic Awards have been announced.

We’re delighted to see five important releases of UE works among the winners. They are:

Opera Recording of the Year (20th/ 21st century)
Eugen d'Albert: Der Golem
Stefan Blunier / Beethoven Orchester Bonn / Chor des Theaters Bonn

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World Premiere Recording of the Year
Braunfels: Jeanne d'Arc
Manfred Honeck/ Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Symphonic Recording of the Year (19th century)
Mahler: Symphony No 8
David Zinman/ Tonhalle Orchester Zürich

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Watch David Zinman talking about Mahler in our video interview

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Symphonic Recording of the Year (20th/ 21st century)
Szymanowski: Symphony No 3 - The Song of the Night
Pierre Boulez/ Wiener Philharmoniker

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Male Singer of the Year
Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Thomas Hampson

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We’re also happy to see some of our friends being recognised, including:

Teodoro Anzellotti (Instrumentalist of the Year, accordion)
Truls Mørk (Instrumentalist of the Year, cello)
Andris Nelsons (Conductor of the Year, for his Firebird)
musikFabrik (Chamber Music Recording of the Year (20th/ 21st century))

Congratulations to all involved! See the full list of winners here.