For the third time in the last three years Holger Falk is nominated for the prestigious Opernwelt Critics Award „Singer of the year“. Following his nominations for „Kassandra“ in „Oresteia“ by I. Xenakis at Theater Basel and „Johannes“ in „Morgen und Abend“ by G.F.Haas at Theater Heidelberg (both 2017), this seasons nomination is for „Lord Byron“ in „Diodati.Unendlich“ by Michael Wertmüller, which was also nominated for „world premiere of the year“.

The recording „Hanns Eisler – songs in American Exile“, vol. 3 of Holger Falks and Steffen Schleiermachers Eisler edition, was already awarded with the „Jahrespreis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik“ and as CD of the month by OPERNWELT as well as Grammophones „Editors Choice“.
Now it is nominated twice for the OPUS KLASSIK AWARD 2019, the successor of the former ECHO KLASSIK AWARD.