Vilde Frang
(c) Marco Borggreve
Vilde Frang has been one of the best-known violinists for at least a decade and a half. Her list of awards and accolades is already long, the most recent being the ICMA Prize for her recording of Beethoven’s and Stravinsky’s Violin Concertos. Gábor Mesterházi from ICMA Jury member Papageno, Budapest, made the following interview with…
NFM Wroclaw
During the Award Ceremony of the International Classical Music Awards on 21 April in Wroclaw three ensembles from the National Forum of Music will enrich the Award presentation, showing how rightly NFM deserves the Special Achievement Award it has been awarded by the ICMA Jury.
Leonhard Baumgartner
(c) Andrej Grilc
The winner of ICMA’s 2023 Discovery Award is 16-year-old Austrian violinist Leonhard Baumgartner, a scholar of the International Music Academy Liechtenstein. He already won prizes like 1st Prize at Zhuhai International Mozart Competition, 1st Prize and Grand Prix at Stockholm International Music Competition. He also was Wiener Symphoniker Talent and made his debut as soloist…
Mahan Esfahani
(c) Kaja Smith
Iranian-American harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani (Tehran, 1984) won an ICMA 2023 in the Category Baroque Instrumental with his CD Bach: Italian Concerto – French Overture (Hyperion). Eduardo Torrico from the Spanish magazine Scherzo, member of the ICMA Jury, made the following interview with the artist. Mahan Esfahani never leaves anyone indifferent. Neither when he plays music…
Palau de la Música, València
The Palau de la Música de València and the International Classical Music Awards have announced that the annual ICMA Awards Ceremony and Gala Concert will take place on April 12, 2024 at the Palau de la Música València, with the Orquesta de València conducted by its artistic and musical director Alexander Liebreich. The event will…
Saò Soulez Larivière
(c) Clara Evens
The repertoire for the viola is limited. But it is growing – also thanks to Sào Soulez Larivière. The viola virtuoso, born in 1998, loves to arrange works for his instrument and experiment with the contemporary. His musical brilliance and versatility have already earned him several awards. This year he is the recipient of the…
Christopher Nupen
South African-born filmmaker Christopher Nupen has died at the age of 88. After moving to Britain he became famous for his sensitive music documentaries. He won an ICMA prize in the Documentary category in 2011 and 2016.
ICMA and NFM National Forum of Music Wrocław present a spectacular Award Ceremony Gala on 21 April. The rich and varied program for this Gala Celebration conducted by Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero will feature winners of this year’s laureate panel, accompanied by the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic.
Karol Mossakowski
The young Polish organist Karol Mossakowski (32), ICMA Award winner 2023, has been named titular of the Cavaillé-Coll grand organ at Saint-Sulpice in Paris, alongside Sophie-Véronique Choplin. Daniel Roth, organist of this organ since 1985, will continue to play regularly as titular emeritus.
