Cluj-Napoca will host, for the first time in Romania, the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA). The announcement was made today, during a press conference held in Cluj-Napoca. The Transylvania State Philharmonic will host this landmark event in the classical music world, which will take place on April 9, 2027, in the Héritage Hall of the…
Cristian Macelaru, Cristina Comandasu & Remy Franck
(c) Ioana Chirita
Conductor Cristian Macelaru and the Orchestre National de France, together with the Radio France Choir, are among the 2025 winners in the Symphonic Music category for their DG recording of orchestral works by Georges Enescu, including the Romanian Rhapsodies and Symphonies Nos. 1-3. The prize has now been presented by jury president Remy Franck and…
Drazen Domjanic & Beat Fehlmann
(c) Remy Franck
At the Hagenhaus in Nendeln, the headquarters of the International Music Academy Liechtenstein, the handover of the Academy’s management from Drazen Domjanic to Beat Fehlmann took place this week. The ceremony was accompanied by music from current and former Academy scholarship holders.
Tonhalle Düsseldorf
(c) Telemaz Coprporate
The live video of the ICMA Gala Concert played by the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker and featuring many winning artists from the 2025 panel is highly successful on the YouTube channel of Deutsche Welle. More than 250.000 people saw it. Enthusiastic comments come from all over the world.
Classeek has announced the successful culmination of the 2025-26 season of the Classeek Open Application. The press release says: « …we’d like to extend a heartfelt thanks to the multitude of talented musicians who applied this season. The sheer volume and impressive calibre of applications made the jury’s task very challenging, a testament to the vibrant…
The International Classical Music Awards (ICMA), aware of the planned reform of the German copyright company GEMA, is concerned about the potentially serious consequences of the reform plans.
The International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) have published a playlist presenting a standout take of each of the albums which won an award in 2025. 14 audio categories are represented with 15 albums, Early Music, Baroque Instrumental and Baroque Vocal, Vocal Music, Choral Music, Opera, Solo Instrument, Chamber Music, Concertos, Symphonic Music, Contemporary Music, Assorted…
Ettore Pagano
The 22-year-old Italian cellist Ettore Pagano, winner of the ICMA Classeek Award 2025, has been awarded the Premio Franco Abbiati, the Italian music critics’ prize for ‘Best Soloist 2024’.
The Westdeutsche Sinfonia organized a concert at the Forum Leverkusen this weekend as part of the ICMA Network for Young Artist Awards. The soloist was 18-year-old Austrian violinist Leonhard Baumgartner, winner of the ICMA Discovery Award 2023. Remy Franck reports.
