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Just a few days after his success at the Gramophone Awards in London, Jean Rondeau has been honoured again, this time in Germany. The French harpsichordist is among the winners of the 2026 OPUS KLASSIK Awards, presented on Sunday 11 October at the Konzerthaus Berlin. His complete recording of the works of Louis Couperin for Erato, already named Recording of the Year in London, has now received an OPUS KLASSIK in the Instrumental Solo Recording of the Year category.
Baroque music was also recognised in the Opera Recording of the Year category, awarded to Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, featuring Joyce DiDonato, Michael Spyres and Il Pomo d’Oro under the direction of Maxim Emelyanychev.
Another notable award went to the young Israeli soprano Shira Patchornik, honoured as Young Artist of the Year (Nachwuchskünstlerin des Jahres) for her album Bella Furia. The Freiburger Barockorchester, together with Ensemble Recherche, received the Award for Young Talent Development (work with children and young people) for its project HEAR! We move, which combines musical discovery with movement. Also worth noting, in the Innovative Concert of the Year category, is the project BACH CELLO DANCE, bringing together cellist Anastasia Kobekina and choreographer Sasha Waltz.
The ceremony was presented by Luxembourgish actress Désirée Nosbusch, with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin conducted by Anna Rakitina, and was broadcast later that evening on the German public television channel ZDF.
Official website: https://opusklassik.de/award-winners-2026
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