Congratulations, Claire Huangci!

We’re happy that Claire Huangci won the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik 2/2026 in the category Keyboard Music. The jury comments:

“On this album, the American pianist Claire Huangci combines narrative depth, tonal beauty and breathtaking virtuosity with remarkable ease. She guides the listener through a varied programme of works by women composers, each with its own emotional world. At the same time, Huangci gives the programme a clear profile of its own through the imagination and wit of her playing. The result is an album of striking emotional range.”