Based in Leipzig, Germany, Accentus Music is an award-winning record label, film and audio production company that was founded by film producer Paul Smaczny; he had worked for EuroArts the 20 years prior to founding Accentus. Accentus Music products have become well established in the contemporary classical and music research fields. Award-winning directors, screenwriters and cinematographers associated with productions for Accentus Music include Anne-Kathrin Peitz, Andreas Morell, Maria Stodtmeier, Isa Willinger and Youlian Tabakov. The company has its own staff of 12 producers, directors, camera operators, audio producers and editors. Establishing itself as a DVD/Blu-ray label on the classical music market in 2010, Accentus produces concert and opera recordings as well as feature-length documentaries and artist portraits. The DVD and Blu-ray releases include productions featuring artists such as Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Riccardo Chailly, Evgeny Kissin, Martha Argerich, the New York Philharmonic, the Staatskapelle Berlin as well as many others. The products include classical music recordings, high-profile concert and opera performances as well as feature-length documentaries. The label has also had a close association with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and the Staatskapelle Berlin. Accentus works closely with major television production companies in Europe such as WDR, Arte, RBB, :de:SWR|SWR, ZDF and numerous other broadcasters to produce special shows and documentaries for regularly scheduled programming. The company has over has over 160 commercial products available to date. Productions by Accentus are regularly featured and film festivals around the world and have earned them [|numerous honors] such as the 2017 "Czech Crystal", Gramophone Classical Music Award, Label of the Year at the 2015 International Classical Music Awards as well and many others. Reviews of Accentus recordings are consistently featured in classical music publications and major journals including Der Spiegel, Fono Forum, Rondo, Wiener Zeitung, Gramophone Magazine, BBC Music Magazine, the Guardian, Classic FM Magazine, Crescendo Magazine and International Record review. The label has built and manages a YouTube channel which is viewed worldwide. Accentus also uses WildKat PR for their promotion and distribution. The label's recordings and DVD's are offered through numerous sites such as Presto Classical and Naxos Records. In 2020 the label produced a commemorative set of videos to mark their 10th Anniversary.
