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de Maistre wins OPUS KLASSIK award

Xavier de Maistre wins OPUS KLASSIK award
Xavier de Maistre is the winner of an OPUS KLASSIK award in the category “Concerto Recording of the Year.” (Photo: Gregor Hohenberg, Sony Classical)

July 6, 2023

French harpist Xavier de Maistre has won an OPUS KLASSIK award in the category “Concerto Recording of the Year” for his album Glière, Mosolov: Harp Concertos, recorded with the WDR Sinfonieorchester under the baton of Nathalie Stutzmann. The OPUS KLASSIK is a classical music prize in Germany. A specialist jury, made up of representatives from the music and media industry, honors 45 winners in 27 categories. The award ceremony will take place Oct. 8 in Berlin.

Check out our cover interview with de Maistre in the November/December 2019 issue of Harp Column. For more information, visit de Maistre’s website.

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