​​The Quartetto di Cremona is one of the winners of the ECHO Klassik. The last but one album of the complete edition of Beethoven's string quartets won in the category Chamber Music Recording (19th century music / String Player). The award ceremony will take place on October 29th 2017 in the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. The gala will be broadcast on television the same evening from 10:00 PM on by the ZDF (German Public TV).

The ECHO Klassik is awarded by the German Phono Academy (Deutsche Phono-Akademie), the cultural institute of the Federal Music Industry Association (Bundesverband Musikindustrie, BVMI). The jury consists of branch representatives from music industry, cultural sector and specialized press. Alongside the recognition of special productions and the support of young talents a further goal of the ECHO Klassik is to bring the fascination and diversity of classical music to a broad audience. Notably the television transmission provides a strong public platform for classical music and supports the publicity of the ECHO Klassik.

We congratulate the Quartetto di Cremona to the award as well as to their outstanding Beethoven cycle and enjoy this popular award with them!

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​From September 25 until October 7 the Swiss Piano Trio will be on tour together with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra. In 6 concerts in Lima, Quito, Cordoba, Rosario, Buenos Aires and San Juan, the Swiss Piano Trio will perform the famous Triple Concerto by Beethoven. Immediately after the tour, this concerto will be recorded as part of Volume V of the Complete Works for Piano Trio by Beethoven, performed by the Swiss Piano Trio.

​The quarterly and annual awards of the German Record Critics' Award (PdSK) are sought-after prices in the German music scene. The winners of the quarterly awards are included in the Quarterly Critics' Choice ("Bestenliste") of the German Record Critics' Award. The lists recommend new releases which merit special attention for the quality of interpretation and for their value to the repertoire. These lists provide a candid picture of new releases which, in the jury's opinion, are of outstanding importance when judged on purely artistic and audiophile grounds.

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