- Christine Schäfer, Berliner Philharmoniker & Claudio Abbado
- Lorin Maazel, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Waltraud Meier
- Bernard Haitink & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Anne Sofie von Otter, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado & Thomas Quasthoff
- Ben Heppner, Peter Schneider & Staatskapelle Dresden
- Edith Mathis, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Seiji Ozawa
- Uwe Heilmann, Gewandhausorchester & Peter Schreier