Netrebko was named female singer of the year for her album Sempre Libera; the album will also be honored as the year's bestsseller. Abbado was named conductor of the year for a recording of Debussy's La Mer and Mahler's Second Symphony with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra.
Boulez, who turned 80 this year, will be presented with a lifetime achievement award.
Other winners include tenor Rolando Villazon, flutist Emmanuel Pahud, guitarist Frank Bungarten, pianist H_lne Grimaud, organist Iveta Apkaina, and violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, who will be honored for a disc of violin concertos by Tchaikovsky and Korngold.
The ensemble of the year awards go to the early music group Nova Stravaganza, the Twelve Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic, and the vocal ensemble Singer Pur.
Conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim will receive a special award recognizing him as an "ambassador of music."
