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Award winners for 2007:
"Lighting design" 2007:
Rolf Wenzel, Lichtdesigner
The Opus Award in this category went to Rolf Wenzel for his lighting of the "The Ten Tenors" concert. This concert was recorded live at the time and published on DVD. With his design for the show and the use of modern lighting techniques, Wenzel delivered an unusual concept for classical events, which set off both the ensemble and the whole orchestra perfectly.
Speech of congratulation given by: Dr. Walter Wehrhan, Editor-in-Chief of the trade magazine "Production Partner"
"Stage design" 2007:
Hans Schavernoch, stage designer
For the production of the opera "Salomé" at the Bavarian State Opera, Hans Schavernoch designed a clear, simple set, which, with its movable frames, opened up a wide range of staging opportunities. The frames were lit with invisible LED ramps, so that the most varied situations could be staged, ranging from small rooms to wide panoramas.
Speech of congratulation given by: Tom Becker, Editor-in-Chief of the trade magazine "pma Production Management"
"Technical realisation" 2007:
Klaus Willemsen, Project manager Professional Systems, Sennheiser
Klaus Willemsen took responsibility for the finals of the 2006 "Eurovision Song Contest" in Athens on behalf of Sennheiser. A specialist in wireless technology, he created for the show a wireless microphone network and monitoring system for the singers, musicians, and show hosts and for relays backstage. With 54 microphone channels and 16 monitoring channels for wireless monitoring, the largest musical event in the world was an unmitigated challenge, not least as far as microphone technology is concerned. Speech of congratulation given by: Jürgen Kupczik, Director, Prolight + Sound
"Sound design" 2007:
Bodo Schulte, sound designer and sound engineer
Bodo Schulte was in charge of sound design for the "Tag und Nacht" tour of the German band, Schiller in 2006. The band set new standards in live-performance with their show and the 4.1 surround sound that went with it. Schulte ensured a perfect spatial listening experience using two parallel hard-disk recording systems in tandem. These functioned as surround panners and sent the signals back to the mixing desk.
Speech of congratulation given by: Tom Becker, Editor-in-Chief of the trade magazine "pma Production Management"
"Jury's special prize" 2007:
Harald "CoDuck" Meidt, co-owner of g&d live: motive GmbH
Harald "CoDuck" Meidt received the jury's special prize this year for his "many years of ground-breaking work in the scenography of the most varied productions from pop concerts to product presentations" as the judges say in justifying their choice. Meidt, who began his career as a technician with BAP, the Cologne rock band, has proved himself over a period of many years to be a stylistically confident and innovative pair of hands when it comes to event planning. Since 1995, Harald Meidt has been a partner at g&d live:motive, a full service agency for live marketing in Wuppertal. He has been involved with the VPLT (Association for Lighting, Sound and Event Technology) of which he is vice chairman, since 1997.
Speech of congratulation given by: Florian von Hofen, Managing Director of the Verband für Licht-, Ton- und Veranstaltungstechnik VPLT
Prize winners of 2006
Lighting design
- Stephan Aue, lighting designer
- Franck Evin, artistic director for stage lighting at the Komische Oper Berlin
Sound design
- Professor Wolfgang Fritz, director of sound at the Vienna State Opera and the Bregenz Festival
Technical realisation
- Eddy Frühwirth, production director, HICO Veranstaltungstechnik GmbH
Jury's Special Prize
- Klaus Frenzel, overall project director for the 2005 World Youth Day, Bilfinger Berger AG
Prize winners of 2005
Stage design
- Barbara Ehnes, stage designer
Production
- Heiner Goebbels, director and composer
Lighting design
- Martin Kuhn, lighting designer
Sound design
- Martin Meyer, sound engineer
Life's work
- Max Keller, lighting director at the Munich Kammerspiele
Prize winners of 2004
Lighting Design
- Jerry Appelt, lighting designer
Stage Design
- Thomas Schenk, stage designer
Sounddesign
- Wolfram Kolb, sound designer
Technical Realisation
- Ivo Schob, technical director
Prize winners of 2003
Lighting Design
- Manfred Voss, lighting and stage designer
Stage Design
- Gunther Hecker, lighting designer
Technical Realisation
- Wilfried Gatzweiler, German Federal Art Gallery and Exhibition Centre
Production
- William Forsythe, director of the Frankfurt Ballet and TAT Theater am Turm
Lifetime Achievement
- Patrick Woodroffe, lighting designer
Prize winners of 2002
Lighting Design
- Teddy Goetz, lighting designer
Stage Design
- Christian Sedelmayer, stage and costume designer
Technical Realisation
- Sabine Kierdorf, event manager
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