The ICMA Jury held their General Assembly 2017 at the European Penderecki Center for Music in Luslawice, Poland. The Jury members decided upon the Special Awards for the coming years, set up the deadlines for the votes for the Awards 2018. One major decision was made for the audio categories where the Best Collection category was split into two different categories. While the Best Collection category is kept for collections, there will be a new category for Assorted Programs, such as symphonies combined with concertos or chamber music.
The Jury also made further preparations for the upcoming Award Ceremony in Leipzig on 1 April 2017.
The Jury with pianists Lukasz Krupinski (left of ICMA President Remy Franck) and Konrad Skolarski (right) as well as representatives from the Ludwig van Beethoven Association
ICMA Jury members and young Polish musicians. From the right: Guy Engels, 12 years-old pianist Bartlomiej Slimak, Remy Franck, violinist Jakub Staszel, cellist Krzysztof Michalski, cellist Michal Balas, Andrea Meuli, violonist Magdalena Turek, Nicola Catto, and pianist Wojciech Kogut
The Jury with the General Manager of the Penderecki Centre, Adam Balas (4th from the right) at the bust of Krzysztof Penderecki
