At the ICMA awards ceremony in Bamberg, Salvatore Pichireddu from Naxos received the Symphonic Music trophy. Paavo Järvi won this award for his recording of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony with the Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich. The conductor could not be present due to other commitments. The maestro now is the proud recipient of this trophy which was sent to him. Read More →

As part of the ICMA Young Artist Awards Network, the young Turkish pianist Can Saraç, winner of the 2025 Discovery Award, made a guest appearance with the Westdeutsche Sinfonia in Leverkusen. Remy Franck reports. Read More →

The International Classical Music organized their annual Award Ceremony and Gala at the Concert Hall of Bamberger Symphoniker in Bamberg. The Award Ceremony was hosted by ICMA President Remy Franck and Secretary General Nicola Cattò. The trophies were presented by the ICMA Jury members. Read More →

This year, Bamberg hosted the International Classical Music Awards. At the same time, the city celebrated the 80th anniversary of its Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Michael Oehme reports. Read More →

ICMA and the Bamberger Symphoniker present a spectacular Award Ceremony Gala on Wednesday 18 March. The concert will be available for free to wider audiences by livestream on Deutsche Welle’s YouTube Channel. Here is the link to the live streaming:

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The Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) celebrated the 10^th anniversary of the Discovery Award with a festive concert organized during their Genera Assembly at the Music Academy Liechtenstein. Read More →

ICMA and Bamberger Symphoniker present a spectacular Award Ceremony Gala on 18 March 2026 at the Joseph Keilberth Hall in Bamberg. The rich and varied program for this Gala Celebration conducted by Chief Condcutor Jakub Hrůša will feature several winners of this year’s laureate panel. Read More →

The 2026 General Assembly of the International Classical Music Awards Jury will be hosted by the Liechtenstein Music Academy from 23 to 25 January. This meeting has been organized to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Discovery Award, which is organized by ICMA in collaboration with the Academy. Several former Discovery Award winners will perform in a concert at the Hagenhaus Auditorium next Saturday.

Austrian mezzo-soprano Anja Mittermüller, who was recently named Young Artist 2026 by the International Classical Music Awards, won the SWR’s Emmerich Smola Prize in Landau on January 17 together with Oleh Lebedyev. The Emmerich Smola Orchestra Prize of the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra also went to Anja Mittermüller. Read More →