Yuan Yu
(c) Andreas Domjanic
The young Chinese flutist Yuan Yu has won the ICMA Discovery Award 2018. Yuan Yu is a student at the Conservatoire national supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris in the class of Professor Philippe Bernold, assisted by Florence Souchard-Delépine.In 2012, he won first prize in the children’s section of the inaugural China Flute…
Christoph Sietzen
(c) Stefan Sietzen
Der Multi-Percussionist Christoph Sietzen, ‘Young Artist oft he Year’ der International Classical Music Awards’ (ICMA), gab im Alter von 12 Jahren sein Debüt bei den Salzburger Festspielen und ist u.a. Preisträger des Internationalen Musikwettbewerbs der ARD. Seine erste Solo-CD ‘Attraction’, die den Titel des für ihn von Emmanuel Séjourné komponierten gleichnamigen Werks trägt, wurde mit…
Yesterday, in the Town Hall of Vaduz, in presence of mayor Ewald Ospelt, Dr. Ernst Walch, president of the Liechtenstein Symphony Orchestra and ICMA president Remy Franck signed the contract for the organization of the ICMA Award Ceremony and Gala Concert which will take place in April, 2021 in Vaduz. Here is the TV report…
Sinfonieorchester Liechtenstein
Today, in the Town Hall of Vaduz, in presence of mayor Ewald Ospelt, Dr. Ernst Walch, president of the Liechtenstein Symphony Orchestra and ICMA president Remy Franck signed the contract for the organization of the ICMA Award Ceremony and Gala Concert which will take place in April, 2021 in Vaduz.
KKL Lucerne
A decisive preparatory meeting for the ICMA Gala and Awards Ceremony 2019 took place yesterday at Lucerne’s KKL. KKL General Manager Philipp Keller, the intendant of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Numa Bischof, ICMA President Remy Franck and Swiss ICMA member Andrea Meuli (Musik+Theater) discussed various aspects of the event which will take place on May…
Ensemble Esperanza
(c) Andreas Dmjanic
Three members of the ICMA Board, Remy Franck, Nicola Cattò and Martin Hoffmeister attended this year’s Next Generation Festival in Bad Ragaz, looking out for outstanding young artists among all those presented at this festival. The organizer of the festival, Internationale Musikakademie Liechtenstein, is a partner for ICMA.
Manfred Honeck
Austrian conductor Manfred Honeck, Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since 2008, is ICMA Artist of the Year. Musica’s Nicola Cattò met the former Vienna Philharmonic viola player (his brother Rainer is still Concertmaster) in Milan at the beginning of January, after the first of three concerts devoted to a traditional Vienna New Year…
The NOSPR Concert Hall in Katowice
After many years of efforts and perseverance of the whole music community, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice announces the First Szymanowski International Music Competition in cooperation with leading Polish musical and cultural institutions (Polish Radio, Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, and Karol Szymanowski Music Society in Zakopane).
Denise Fedeli
(c) D.Vass
In the category DVD Performance, this year’s prize of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) has been awarded to Rileggendo Brahms with the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana conducted by Markus Poschner. This OSI production with the complete Brahms Symphonies has been supported by Helsinn, the orchestra’s international partner, and was published on two DVDs by…
