We are delighted to announce that Tokyo Phil, conducted by Andrea Battistoni, our Chief Conductor, has won the 2021 OPUS KLASSIK Prize in the 20th/21st Century symphonic category, the most prestigious award in Germany for classical music recordings. The prize went for the international disc, "Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" / Akira Ifukube: “Sinfonia Tapkaara, Godzilla, " released by Denon/MDG in July 2020 (originally released by Columbia Japan in 2018), the first of the five international titles in the "BEYOND THE STANDARD" series, all performed by Battistoni/Tokyo Phil under the theme of combining a classical masterpiece with a noteworthy Japanese symphonic work. Our award is among the 25 categories and 48 winners selected from approximately 600 nominations worldwide released between March 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021.

　OPUS KLASSIK Award

Domestic release: April 2018 from Nippon Columbia Co.
Andrea Battistoni, conductor / Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" / Akira Ifukube: Sinfonia Tapkara, Godzilla" COCQ-85414

"BEYOND THE STANDARD" series official website