Ton Koopman finally receives his ECHO Classic Award

Yesterday, after his concert of Buxtehude in De Doelen Rotterdam, Ton Koopman received his ECHO Klassik Award. ECHO is a German music award granted every year by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie. Because of his busy schedual, Ton Koopman could not be there at the award ceremony last October in Dresden.

Ton Koopman won the ECHO Klassik Award for his album Opera Omnia VII Vocal Works Volume 3. More info about this album here.
Other winners of the 2009 ECHO Klassik Award were David Fray, Emmanuel Pahud, Christian Gerhaher, Anna Netrebko, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Placído Domingo and more.