Brahms-Preis
The Brahms-Preis (Brahms Prize) has been awarded by the Brahms Society of Schleswig-Holstein since 1988. The prize is endowed with 10,000 euros. It rewards artists who have contributed outstanding work to the preservation of the artistic heritage of Johannes Brahms.
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, baritone
- 2000: Christian Tetzlaff, violinist
- 2001: Sabine Meyer, clarinet
- 2002: Thomanerchor
- 2003: Manfred Sihle-Wissel, 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 and the Flensburger Bach-Chor