Aaaaand that’s a wrap! The voting ballot is closed, your voices have been heard and recorded. Below you can find all of the Winners for our Albums of the Year Awards 2025.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote during this process. We take great pleasure in looking back over the year of fantastic DSD music that we are able to promote, and we are happy that you do as well.

A very big Thank You to NativeDSD Senior Reviewer Bill Dodd and Technical Advisor Brian Moura for their contributions to the AOTY Awards process, and for their efforts in general. NativeDSD would not be what it is without them.

We once again applaud all of the Nominees for AOTY 2025. Just being nominated is a token of excellence in DSD Audio Quality, and with so many great albums this year it was hard to even choose the Nominees!

Album of the Year 2025 Winners

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Solo Vocal (Classical)

Magdalena Kozena & Mitsuko Uchida
Pentatone – PTC5187129

Orchestral (Classical)

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Thomas Netopil
Pentatone – PTC5187221

Solo Instrumental (Classical)

Laszlo Borbely
Hunnia Records – HRES2507

Opera/Vocal Drama (Classical)

Karina Canellakis, Members of Radio Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Rinat Shaham, Gabor Bretz
PENTATONE – PTC5187225

Choral (Classical)

Marek Janowski, Dresdner Philharmonie, Various Soloists
PENTATONE – PTC5187222

Chamber (Classical)

Brecon Baroque, Rachel Podger
Channel Classics – CCS48525

Concertos / Orchestral with Soloist (Classical)

Suzana Bartal, Saarlandische Staatsorchestra, Sebastien Rouland
Channel Classics – CCS47825

Sonatas & Duos (Classical)

This album also receives our Audience Choice Award for receiving the most votes overall, with an impressive 153 votes! Congratulations to Marta Abraham & Laszlo Borbely, Robert Zoltan Hunka and the rest of the Hunnia Records team.

Marta Abraham & Laszlo Borbely
Hunnia Records – HRES2426

Jazz Duo

Fausto Mesolella & Michele Ascolese
Fonè – SACD275

Jazz Trio

Rembrandt Trio
Just Listen Records – JL035

Jazz Ensemble

Lex Jasper Quartet
Sound Liaison – SL1074A

Vocals – Pop & Rock

Al Jarreau
2xHD & Resonance Records – 2XHDRE1269

Vocals – Jazz

Carmen Gomes Inc.
Sound Liaison – SL1081A

Jazz Fusion

André Mehmari & Sergio Reze
ADS – ADS003

Jazz Soloist

Emily Remler
2xHD Mastering & Resonance Jazz – 2XHDRE1277

Classical Crossover

Enzo Pietropaoli, Gabriele Mirabassi, Michele Rabbia, Sonus Vocum Ensemble
Fonè – SACD255

Latin Music

Manfredo Fest
DMP – 034005

World Music

Veni & Péter Cseh
Hunnia Records – HRES2429

Thank You for Voting!

The NativeDSD Team would like to thank Bill Dodd and Brian Moura for having spent an eternity listening to all of the albums released in 2023, and for selecting the albums they believe you should not miss.