Awards

The Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen
and Artistic Director Paavo Järvi

Paavo Järvi · Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2, Tragic Overture and Academic Festival Overture
Category: Symphonic recording of the year (19th century music)

Paavo Järvi · Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 4, Overture, scherzo & finale, Concert piece for Four Horns

Paavo Järvi · Ludwig van Beethoven: Overtures

Paavo Järvi · Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies No. 2 & 6 ›Pastoral‹
Category: Conductor of the year

Janine Jansen · Beethoven & Britten: Violin Concerto
Category: Concert recording of the year

Piotr Anderszewski · Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelles op. 126/Piano Concerto No. 1
Category: Concert recording of the year (18th century music/piano)

Alison Balsom · Haydn & Hummel: Trumpet Concertos
Category: Concert recording of the year (18th century music/trumpet)

David Fray · Johann Sebastian Bach: Piano Concertos
Category: Instrumentalist of the year (piano)

Produced by Deutsche Welle, the documentary ›The Beethoven Project‹ has received 16 international film and TV awards to date, including the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature (USA) and the Music Pen Club Award 2010 (Japan). The film was also recommended in the Quarterly Critics’ Choice of the German Music Critics’ Award (Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik) in 2011.

Best Soundtrack – Rhode Island International Film Festival 2010, USA
Official Selection – The World Film Festival Montréal 2010, Canada
Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature – Cincinnati International Film Festival 2010, USA
Spezialpreis Creation – Eyes & Ears Awards 2010, Munich
Official Selection – Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival 2010, China
Music Pen Club Award 2010 – Japan
Bestenliste – Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik 2011
Special Jury Remi Award – WorldFest Houston 2011, USA
intermedia-globe GRAND PRIX AWARD, intermedia-globe GRAND AWARD,
intermedia-globe GOLD AWARD – WorldMediaFestival 2011, Hamburg
Official Selection / Showcase – Shanghai TV Festival 2011, China
Official Selection – DocMiami International Film Festival 2011, USA
Best Programme – Hot Bird TV Awards 2011, Italy
Silver World Medal – New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards 2012, USA

The follow-up project ›Schumann at Pier2‹ – Deutsche Welle’s DVD documentary on the complete cycle of Robert Schumann’s symphonies – has already received six awards, including the Gold Remi Award at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival 2013 (USA) and the Czech Television Prize at the Golden Prague International Television Festival 2012 (Czech Republic).

Official Selection – The World Film Festival Montreal 2012, Canada
Czech Television Prize – Golden Prague International TV Festival 2012, Czech Republic
Gold Remi Award – World Fest Houston 2013, USA
Award of Merit – Accolade Competition 2013, USA
Honorable Mention – International Film Festival for Environment, Health and Culture 2013, Indonesia
intermedia-globe Gold Award – WorldMediaFestival Hamburg 2013, Germany

The music documentary ›The Brahms Code‹ by Christian Berger has been included in the German Record Critics’ Award’s ›Quarterly Critics’ Choice‹ list. Furthermore, at the prestigious New York Festivals Awards 2020 the fascinating documentary film prevailed against numerous international submissions and was presented with a Silver Award by the international jury of leading experts.

Silver World Medal – New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards 2020, USA
Quarterly Critics’ Choice – German Record Critics’ Award 2020