Maya Wichert
Since the age of 4, Munich-born Maya Wichert has been playing the violin. Her enormous talent became apparent very early on. Master classes with Julia Fischer, Christoph Poppen, Ingolf Turban, countless competition successes, sponsorship awards and scholarships underline the potential of the young violinist. Many reasons for the jury of the International Classical Music Awards…
Paul van Nevel
(c) Martina Simkovicova
We no longer present Paul van Nevel, to whom we owe a unique work on the choral repertoire and so many unexpected discoveries. At the helm of his Huelgas Ensemble, van Nevel recorded Simone de Bonefont’s Messa pro Mortuis. This album Cyprès won in ICMA’s Early Music category. ICMA jury member Pierre-Jean Tribot (Crescendo) made…
Can Cakmur
In Zürich startet nächste Woche ein Mozart-Projekt der Orpheum Stiftung, in dem junge Musiker, darunter Preisträger der International Classical Music Awards (ICMAD) mitwirken. Es ist das größte CD-Projekt der 30-jährigen Stiftungsgeschichte: Die Aufnahme aller Instrumentalkonzerte Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts. In den nächsten fünf Jahren sollen auf 11 CDs insgesamt 34 Werke eingespielt werden – von den…
Josu de Solaun
Photo: Audite
Among the winners of the International Classical Music Awards 2021 is the CD Fantasque produced by Audite and played by the violinist Franziska Pietsch and the pianist Josu de Solaun. It contains Sonata no. 1 op. 13 in A major by Gabriel Fauré, the Sonata in G minor by Claude Debussy, the Sonata no. 2…
Ivan Repusic
(c) BR
The CD with the performances of the Croatian Glagolitic Requiem by Igor Kuljeric and the Hymn to Freedom by Jakov Gotovac, released by BR Klassik, won the prestigious International Classical Music Award in the choir category. Jury member Sanda Vojkovic made the following interview with Ivan Repusic, the chief conductor of the Munich Radio Orchestra,…
The Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) today announced the Awards for 2021. German soprano Edita Gruberova is honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Spanish conductor Pablo Heras-Casado is Artist of the Year, Turkish pianist Can Cakmur is Young Artist of the Year. The Discovery Award is awarded to 14-year-old German violinist Maya…
Here is the list with the ICMA winners of the year 2021, as established by the Jury comprising the jury members from the following media: ANDANTE (Turkey) – CRESCENDO (Belgium) – DAS ORCHESTER (Germany) – DEUTSCHE WELLE (Germany) – GRAMOFON (Hungary) – IMZ (Austria) – MUSICAL LIFE (Russia) – MDR KLASSIK (Germany) – MUSICA (Italy)…
For its 10th anniversary, the International Music Academy in Liechtenstein, a valued partner of ICMA, has released a video on its YouTube Channel, in which several students and teachers deliver their own impressions about this unique Academy. The most important announcement however is that the Academy will get a new venue and will move into…
