Awards
International recognition for outstanding productions
Since Cybele was founded, many of its productions have been honoured with major prizes, nominations and recommendations from international juries.
These distinctions range from outstanding performances and editorial achievements to pioneering awards for sound quality, surround and immersive audio formats.
- Gramophone Magazine – “250 Greatest Recordings of All Time”
- 7 ECHO Klassik awards
- Grammy nomination
- Annual Prize of the German Record Critics’ Award
- 2 MIDEM Classical Awards
- Diapason d’Or
- OPUS KLASSIK
- Honoured several times by the German Record Critics’ Award (quarterly selection)
- Numerous further international awards
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Outstanding international awards
Great Britain
Gramophone Magazine – “250 Greatest Recordings of all Time”
- Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Requiem für einen jungen Dichter
France
MIDEM Classical Awards 2010
- Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Requiem für einen jungen Dichter
Awards in the categories:
- “Recording of the Year Award”
- “Choral Award”
USA
Grammy Awards 2011 – nomination
Category: “Best Contemporary Composition”
- Appassionatamente plus Lulu-Suite
Germany
German Record Critics’ Award – Annual Prize 2017
- Bernd Alois Zimmermann and the late symphonic works
Germany
OPUS KLASSIK 2023
Category: “Editorial achievement of the year”
- Simon Laks: works for piano
- Simon Laks: works for cello
Awards for sound quality, surround & immersive audio
Germany
ECHO Klassik 2010
Category: “Surround recording of the year”
- Karl Amadeus Hartmann and the string quartet
Germany
ECHO Klassik 2016
Category: “Surround recording of the year – special prize: 3D headphone recording”
- Johann Georg Linike: Mortorium (Musicaphon)
Germany
Stereoplay – “Audiophile SACD of the month”
- Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Requiem für einen jungen Dichter
France
Diapason – “Diapason d’Or”
- Gerd Zacher: organ works
France
opushd.net – “Opus d’Or Award”
- Pierre Boulez and the piano
- Max Reger Edition – complete organ works (box set)
- Bernd Alois Zimmermann and the late symphonic works
- Jean-Pierre Leguay: Momenti – works for piano
Further major classical awards
ECHO Klassik 2017
Category: “Solo recording of the 20th/21st century”
- Piano works around Russian Futurism (box set)
ECHO Klassik 2015
Category: “Chamber music recording of the year (17th/18th century)”
- Johann Wilhelm Hertel: chamber music for winds (Musicaphon)
ECHO Klassik 2012
Category: “Music DVD production of the year (opera)”
- Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (Musicaphon)
International critics’ awards and recommendations
German Record Critics’ Award (quarterly selection)
- Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Requiem für einen jungen Dichter (1/2009)
- Rolf Riehm: aprikosenbäume gibt es, aprikosenbäume gibt es (1/2009)
- Tilo Medek: organ works (2/2009)
- Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (4/2011, Musicaphon)
- Mallorca Edition – historic organs (3/2017)
- Wolfgang Rihm and the organ (1/2020)
- Friedrich Cerha: complete organ works, Wolfgang Kogert (3/2026, Kairos)
International Classical Music Award (ICMA) – nominations
- Thomas Adès: string quartets, piano quintet
- Max Reger Edition – complete organ works (box set)
- Hans Erich Apostel and the string quartet
- Hans Werner Henze and the Requiem
- Appassionatamente plus Lulu-Suite
Gramophone Magazine – “Editor’s Choice Award”
- Karl Amadeus Hartmann and the string quartet
The Sunday Times – “TOP 100 Albums of 2010”
- Appassionatamente plus Lulu-Suite
ResMusica – “Key Of The Year Award”
- Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Requiem für einen jungen Dichter
ResMusica – “La Clef”
- Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Requiem für einen jungen Dichter
- J. S. Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988
- Karl Amadeus Hartmann and the string quartet
- Hans Werner Henze and the Requiem
International Record Review – “IRR Outstanding Award”
- Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Requiem für einen jungen Dichter
- French women composers
Pizzicato – “Excellentia Award”
- Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Requiem für einen jungen Dichter
ClassicsToday.com – “10/10 Award”
- Wolfgang Rihm: String Quartets Nos. 1, 4, 8 and 5
Luister – “Luister10 Award”
- Wolfgang Rihm: String Quartets Nos. 1, 4, 8 and 5
MUSICA – 5 stars
- Hans Erich Apostel and the string quartet
PianoNews – “CD of the bimonthly issue”
- Piano works around Russian Futurism Vol. 2
MusicWeb International – “Recording of the Month”
- Tilo Medek: organ works
- Hans Werner Henze and the Requiem
- Max Reger Edition – complete organ works (box set)
- Mallorca Edition – historic organs
- Improvisations for two organs in the Catedral Metropolitana, Mexico City
Further recommendations
- German Audiobook Award
- LEOPOLD media award “Good music for children”
- FonoForum “Star of the month”
- Organ – Journal für die Orgel “reference recording”
- hr2 “CD recommendation”
- Muzyka21 “CD of the month”
- klassik.com recommendations
