audite Musikproduktion
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Bernhard Schmidt, cellist of the Mandelring Quartet, appeared on rbb to mark a special milestone: with the award of the Brahms Prize 2026 and the farewell to the long-established concert series "Berlin Zyklus" at the Berlin Philharmonie, the ensemble looks back on an exceptional career. In the interview, Schmidt shared anecdotes from 43 years of quartet history - listen for yourself...
To mark this year's Piano Day, hi-res audio provider Qobuz is placing piano music firmly in the spotlight: until 27 April 2026, a wide selection of piano albums is available with a 30% discount.
Among the selected titles are also 20 audite productions, carefully curated with great attention to detail. These recordings strikingly reflect the stylistic and sonic diversity of the piano repertoire, ranging from finely nuanced solo works and passionately Romantic interpretations to contemporary soundscapes.
Our current April release, Beethoven: Early Works for Flute & Piano with Johannes Hustedt and Sontraud Speidel, has been awarded a KLANG TIPP by AUDIO+stereoplay and is included on the curated music compilation AUDIOphile Pearls, Vol. 40, which brings together audiophile reference recordings.
Reviewer Martin Mezger writes: "Hustedt's flute playing can shade wondrously, blaze powerfully into the stratosphere, and sketch fiery allegro flashes. Speidel's piano playing corresponds with both strength and grace: sensitive, yet never overly delicate."
We are delighted by this recognition from knowledgeable music critics!
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.
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".
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.
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!
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!
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".
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.