Brahms-Preis

The Brahms-Preis (Brahms Prize) has been awarded by the Brahms Society of Schleswig-Holstein since 1988. The prize is furnished with 10,000 euros. It rewards artists who have contributed mesmerizing work for 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, clarinetist
 * 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
 * 2014: Johannes Moser, cellist, and Benjamin Moser (pianist), pianist
 * 2015: Thomas Hengelbrock, conductor
 * 2016: Christoph Eschenbach, pianist and conductor
 * 2017: Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
 * 2018: Christiane Karg, soprano
 * 2019: Pieter Wispelwey, cellist, and Paolo Giacometti (pianist), pianist
 * 2020: Midori, violinist
 * 2023: Friederike Woebcken and the Madrigalchor Kiel