Deutsch-Wagram near Vienna, September 5, 2025: At the Marchfelderhof, Jonas Kaufmann received the Golden Johann Strauss Award, an honor bestowed by the Johann Strauss Society Vienna, which had previously been awarded to Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Renate Holm, and Otto Schenk.
Numerous celebrities offered their congratulations, including entrepreneur Hans Peter Haselsteiner, festival president Helga Rabl-Stadler, Tyrol’s governor Anton Mattle, soprano Birgit Sarata, and bass Kurt Rydl. Peter Grossmann, head of the Marchfelderhof, also unveiled a marble plaque in honor of Jonas Kaufmann.
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A recording of eternal value
SWR Kultur
A recording that is amongst the finest Parsifals on disc.
The Guardian
Hard to imagine a better vocal cast … Jonas Kaufmann’s performance is breathtaking.
Télérama
Jonas Kaufmann's Parsifal is also unique and unforgettable. … His metamorphosis in Act 2, when he understands his mission and tears himself away from Kundry's voluptuousness, is so violent, so clear-cut, so abrupt, that it leaves an indelible mark on the work's most climactic moment.
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