Apr 14, 2026 | Wencke Wallbaum | News Brahms Prize 2026 for the Mandelring Quartet

​We are delighted that the Mandelring Quartet, which has enjoyed a close and trusting collaboration with us for over 20 years, has been awarded this year's Brahms Prize.
The prize, endowed with €10,000, is among the most prestigious honours in the field of classical music, recognising outstanding artistic achievement as well as the preservation of Johannes Brahms's musical legacy.
The Mandelring Quartet, which has recorded not only the three string quartets but also all string quintets and sextets, as well as the Clarinet Quintet for audite, thus follows in the footsteps of such distinguished artists as Leonard Bernstein, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Sabine Meyer, Christoph Eschenbach, Herbert Blomstedt, Midori and Kent Nagano.

The official award ceremony will take place on 26 September 2026 at St Bartholomew's Church in Wesselburen.

We warmly congratulate the ensemble on this outstanding achievement and are proud of our long-standing and inspiring collaboration.

Mar 18, 2026 | Wencke Wallbaum | News CD of the Week

​Our latest March release, Dora Pejačević: Complete Symphonic Works, has already been receiving significant acclaim in the classical music scene. This week, several esteemed radio stations - including RBB, SWR, and Radio Klassik Stephansdom - have named the album "CD of the Week".

Mar 9, 2026 | Wencke Wallbaum | News | Release | Artists CD Presentation in Zagreb

​As part of a guest performance by the Staatskapelle Weimar under the direction of Ivan Repušić, our latest March release was presented in Zagreb last weekend: the first complete recording of the symphonic works by Croatian composer Dora Pejačević.

Jan 6, 2026 | Wencke Wallbaum | News | Artists | Release Lajos Rovatkay (1933–2026)

​We have lost a great musician and long-standing collaborator.

With deep gratitude, we bid farewell to Lajos Rovatkay, who, as a pioneer of historical performance practice, brought his immense knowledge of the repertoire and tireless research to our label over many years.

He enriched our catalogue with a recording series of the almost forgotten Haydn predecessor Gregor Joseph Werner. How wonderful that he was able to hold the final CD of the series, which will be released in February, in his own hands.

Thank you for everything, Lajos!

Nov 18, 2025 | Wencke Wallbaum | News 3 Nominations for ICMA 2026

​Three audite productions have been nominated for the International Classical Music Awards 2026 - so keep your fingers crossed for the announcement of the finalists in December!

Aug 15, 2025 | Wencke Wallbaum | News | Rezension German Record Critics' Award (PdSK) for Jean-Baptiste Dupont's Bach transcriptions

Jean-Baptiste Dupont's interpretation of Bach transcriptions on the organ of Saint-Sernin won the German Record Critics' Award (PdSK) in the preselection of 283 new CD releases and received the PdSK Quarterly Award in the category "Keyboard Instruments".

Aug 1, 2025 | Wencke Wallbaum | News Another award for current Mandelring Quartett release

​​Our current July release Dvořák: String Quartet, Op. 96, String Quintet, Op. 97 & Humoresques, Op. 101 with the Mandelring Quartett has been awarded a KLANG TIPP by Audio / Stereoplay.

Jul 7, 2025 | Wencke Wallbaum | News SUPERSONIC for Mandelring Quartett

​Our current July release Dvořák: String Quartet, Op. 96, String Quintet, Op. 97 & Humoresques, Op. 101 with the Mandelring Quartett has been awarded a SUPERSONIC by the Luxembourg trade magazine Pizzicato.

Apr 7, 2025 | Wencke Wallbaum | News audite production on new long list of German Record Critics’ Award (PdSK)

155 jurors from 32 specialist juries have chosen a total of 256 titles (CDs, DVDs and audiobooks) from the new releases of the last quarter and nominated them for the Quarterly Critics' Choice ("Bestenliste") II/2025 of the German Record Critics' Award (PdSK), which will be published on 15 May.

Apr 1, 2025 | Wencke Wallbaum | News New Distribution Channels

​As of 1 April 2025, we have realigned our distribution structures and are delighted to welcome Naxos as a new member of our distributor team. Going forward, Naxos will handle the distribution of our physical releases in Germany, the USA, Japan, and other regions in the Far East.