Posts by: Remy Franck

Our dialogue with Ermonela Jaho has been ongoing for many years, at least since 2021, when the great singer won the ICMA Award in the Vocal Music category with her recital Anima rara, released by the Opera Rara label. Despite the restrictions of the Covid period, she came to Vaduz for our gala and stunned…

The Leipzig vocal ensemble Amarcord won an ICMA award this year for its recording Maria – Josquin in Leipzig. Jury member Martin Hoffmeister (Gewandhausradio) spoke with Daniel Knauft, the bassist of Amarcord. Mr. Knauft, with the album Maria, the Amarcord ensemble won the 2026 ICMA in the Early Music category. Early music, including very early…

German viola player Nils Mönkemeyer is one of the performers on an album dedicated to Shostakovich Discoveries which has been awarded an ICMA in the Premiere Recordings category. Frauke Adrians form ICMA Jury member Das Orchester made the following interview with Nils Mönkemeyer. Mr. Mönkemeyer, violinist Carolin Widmann has just succeeded in getting Lufthansa to…

The London Symphony Orchestra’s record label LSO Live is Label of the Year at the International Classical Music Awards.  Kai Luehrs-Kaiser from the ICMA Jury member Das Orchester made the following interview with the LSO’s new Chief Conductor Antonio Pappano. Mr. Pappano, for the first time in your career, you find yourself without an opera…

Although she is only seventeen years old, Mariam Abouzahra’s playing reveals an inner maturity and crystal-clear musicality that has convinced the most important decision-makers in the international industry: in 2026, she will receive the Discovery Award of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA). Born in Germany to an Egyptian-Hungarian family, the young violinist is currently…

During the recent ICMA General Assembly at the Liechtenstein Music Academy, violinist Chouchane Siranossian spoke about a new project that aims to implement new methods of teaching improvisation. Here is her slightly abridged speech. First of all, thank you very much for the invitation. It is a real honour for me to be here presenting…

Italian pianist Roberto Prosseda won this year in the ICMA category ‘Concertos’ with his Hyperion recording ‘War Silence,’ with the Concerti di Fano, Dallapiccola, Omizzolo, and Carrara. Jury member Nicola Cattò from the Italian magazine Musica made the following interview with the pianist. You are very attached, as a performer and teacher, to the Italian…

Hungarian Péter Zombola is Composer of the Year of the ICMA (International Classical Music Awards). Alongside this prestigious honor, it was recently announced that his work will represent Hungary at the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) festival. Ahead of the gala concert in Bamberg and his masterclasses in the United States, Máté Ur –…

The Pavel Haas Quartet has won an ICMA 2026 award in the chamber music category for its Supraphon recording of Martinů quartets. The jury noted that « the musicians masterfully reveal the very different characters of Quartets Nos. 2, 3, 5, and 7. The recordings capture the full range of emotions contained in the pieces, from…